# Swimming at the 2009 East Asian Games

Swimming at the 5th East Asian Games was held 6–10 December 2009 in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The competition featured 40 long course (50m) events: 20 for males, 20 for females.

## Participating nations

7 nations had swimmers in the 2009 East Asian Games:
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* Macau
* South Korea

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m Freestyle | CAI Li China | 22.56 GR | LU Zhiwu China | 22.58 | PARK Min-Kyu South Korea | 22.77 |
| 100m Freestyle | Takuro Fujii Japan | 48.76 | Yoshihiro Okumura Japan | 49.16 | LU Zhiwu China | 49.96 |
| 200m Freestyle | Yoshihiro Okumura Japan | 1:46.37 GR | Sho Uchida Japan | 1:46.87 | ZHANG Lin China | 1:49.59 |
| 400m Freestyle | SUN Yang China | 3:46.16 GR | Sho Uchida Japan | 3:51.36 | JANG Sang-Jin South Korea | 3:51.91 |
| 800m Freestyle | Yohsuke Miyamoto Japan | 7:59.85 GR | LI Yunqi China | 8:01.30 | KANG Yong-Hwan South Korea | 8:01.45 |
| 1500m Freestyle | SUN Yang China | 14:58.35 GR | Yohsuke Miyamoto Japan | 15:15.55 | KANG Yong-Hwan South Korea | 15:41.53 |
| 50m Backstroke | Ryosuke Irie Japan | 25.07 GR | CHENG Feiyi China | 25.62 | JEONG Doo-Hee South Korea | 26.10 |
| 100m Backstroke | Ryosuke Irie Japan | 52.76 GR | PARK Seon-Kwan South Korea | 54.66 | HE Jianbin China | 55.61 |
| 200m Backstroke | Ryosuke Irie Japan | 1:53.73 GR | PARK Seon-Kwan South Korea | 1:59.89 | ZHANG Yu China | 2:01.56 |
| 50m Breaststroke | Ryo Tateishi Japan | 27.84 | Yuki Honda Japan | 28.04 | WANG Shuai China | 28.14 |
| 100m Breaststroke | Ryo Tateishi Japan | 1:00.06 GR | CHOI Kyu-Woong South Korea | 1:01.00 | WANG Shuai China | 1:01.33 |
| 200m Breaststroke | Ryo Tateishi Japan | 2:09.59 GR | Ryohsuke Shimada Japan | 2:11.81 | CHOI Kyu-Woong South Korea | 2:11.87 |
| 50m Butterfly | Kohei Kawamoto Japan | 23.60 GR | ZHOU Jiawei China | 23.83 | SHI Feng China | 23.99 |
| 100m Butterfly | Takuro Fujii Japan | 51.51 GR | Kohei Kawamoto Japan | 51.54 | ZHOU Jiawei China | 52.04 |
| 200m Butterfly | Ryusuke Sakata Japan | 1:55.23 GR | WU Peng China | 1:56.32 | HSU Chi-Chieh Chinese Taipei | 1:56.54 |
| 200m I.M. | Yosuke Mori Japan | 1:58.82 GR | Yuma Kosaka Japan | 1:59.74 | KIM Min-Gyu South Korea | 2:00.41 |
| 400m I.M. | Yuya Horihata Japan | 4:14.89 GR | KIM Min-Gyu South Korea | 4:15.27 | Yosuke Mori Japan | 4:15.54 |
| 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | Japan Takuro Fujii, GR Yoshihiro Okumura, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Sho Uchida | 3:14.73 GR | China LU Zhiwu, SHI Tengfei, CHEN Zuo, CAI Li | 3:17.43 | Hong Kong LUM Ching Tat, NG Chun Nam, CHEUNG Kin Tat, WONG Kai Wai | 3:21.22 |
| 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | Japan Sho Uchida, GR Shunsuke Kuzuhara, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Okumura | 7:10.16 GR | China ZHANG Lin, LI Yunqi, SHI Tengfei, SUN Yang | 7:20.21 | South Korea JANG Sang-Jin, BAE Joon-Mo, KANG Yong-Hwan, PARK Min-Kyu | 7:25.05 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | Japan Ryosuke Irie, Ryo Tateishi, Kohei Kawamoto, Takuro Fujii | 3:31.71 GR | China HE Jianbin, WANG Shuai, ZHOU Jiawei, LU Zhiwu | 3:37.00 | South Korea PARK Seon-Kwan, CHOI Kyu-Woong, JEONG Doo-Hee, PARK Min-Kyu | 3:37.43 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m Freestyle | LI Zhesi China | 24.68 GR | TANG Yi China | 25.49 | Hannah Wilson Hong Kong | 25.70 |
| 100m Freestyle | LI Zhesi China | 54.24 GR | TANG Yi China | 54.82 | Hannah Wilson Hong Kong | 55.13 |
| 200m Freestyle | LIU Jing China | 1:59.55 | Misaki Yamaguchi Japan | 2:00.70 | AU Hoi Shun Hong Kong | 2:01.67 |
| 400m Freestyle | WANG Xinyu China | 4:11.84 | Kazuki Wakanami Japan | 4:13.62 | AU Hoi Shun Hong Kong | 4:14.58 |
| 800m Freestyle | WANG Xinyu China | 8:37.88 | Kazuki Wakanami Japan | 8:42.26 | Natsumi Iwashita Japan | 8:47.23 |
| 1500m Freestyle | Natsumi Iwashita Japan | 16:36.84 | Natasha Tang Hong Kong | 16:53.36 | Carmen Nam Hong Kong | 17:36.88 |
| 50m Backstroke | GAO Chang China | 27.43 GR | ZHAO Jing China | 27.45 | Miyuki Takemura Japan | 28.48 |
| 100m Backstroke | GAO Chang China | 59.77 GR | ZHAO Jing China | 59.97 | Miyuki Takemura Japan | 1:00.86 |
| 200m Backstroke | Tomoyo Fukuda Japan | 2:09.30 GR | BAI Anqi China | 2:09.54 | Miyuki Takemura Japan | 2:12.15 |
| 50m Breaststroke | CHEN Huijia China | 30.46 GR | WANG Randi China | 30.64 | Satomi Suzuki Japan | 31.63 |
| 100m Breaststroke | CHEN Huijia China | 1:05.64 GR | WANG Randi China | 1:07.30 | Satomi Suzuki Japan | 1:07.98 |
| 200m Breaststroke | SUN Ye China | 2:22.59 GR | JEONG Da-Rae South Korea | 2:24.90 | JUNG Seul-Ki South Korea | 2:25.10 |
| 50m Butterfly | JIAO Liuyang China | 25.91 GR | Misaki Ago Japan | 26.64 | HONG Wenwen China | 26.65 |
| 100m Butterfly | JIAO Liuyang China | 57.28 GR | GUO Fan China | 57.88 | Hannah Wilson Hong Kong | 58.85 |
| 200m Butterfly | LIU Zige China | 2:04.65 GR | JIAO Liuyang China | 2:06.07 | Yuko Nakanishi Japan | 2:09.32 |
| 200m I.M. | LIU Jing China | 2:12.10 GR | Tomoyo Fukuda Japan | 2:12.15 | KIM Seo-Yeong South Korea | 2:13.65 |
| 400m I.M. | CHENG Wan-Jung Chinese Taipei | 4:40.21 GR | LIU Jing China | 4:40.34 | ZHENG Rongrong China | 4:41.11 |
| 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | China TANG Yi, ZHENG Rongrong, ZHANG Jiaqi, LI Zhesi | 3:39.75 GR | Hong Kong Hannah Wilson, TSAI Hiu Wai, AU Hoi Shun, SZE Hang Yu | 3:40.80 | Japan Natsuki Hasegawa, An Yumoto, Akane Hoshi, Misaki Yamaguchi | 3:42.55 |
| 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | China WANG Xinyu, TANG Yi, HA Sinan, LIU Jing | 8:01.14 GR | Hong Kong SZE Hang Yu, Hannah Wilson, KONG Man-Yi, AU Hoi Shun | 8:04.86 | South Korea KIM Jung-Hye, PARK Na-Ri, KIM Seo-Yeong, LEE Jae-Young | 8:07.73 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | China CAO Chang, WANG Randi, JIAO Liuyang, YU Yao | 3:58.51 GR | Japan Miyuki Takemura, Satomi Suzuki, Yuko Nakanishi, Misaki Yamaguchi | 4:02.60 | Hong Kong TSAI Hiu Wai, KONG Man-Yi, SZE Hang Yu, Hannah Wilson | 4:03.07 |

### Medal standings

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 20 | 18 | 10 | 48 |
| 2 | Japan | 19 | 14 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | South Korea | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 |