# Swimming at the Asian Games

Swimming has been a regular Asian Games sport since the first edition in 1951. Swimming has been the most gold medal sport event next to Athletics, with 41 of 465 gold medals in 2018 edition.
As of the last edition of the Games held in 2023, China is the most successful team in this sport event, with South Korea following in second place. Singapore was the best nation in the inaugural event, and are now fifth overall.

## Editions

| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
| I | 1951 | New Delhi, India | Singapore |
| II | 1954 | Manila, Philippines | Japan |
| III | 1958 | Tokyo, Japan | Japan |
| IV | 1962 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Japan |
| V | 1966 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
| VI | 1970 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
| VII | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | Japan |
| VIII | 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
| IX | 1982 | New Delhi, India | Japan |
| X | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | Japan |
| XI | 1990 | Beijing, China | China |
| XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | China |
| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | China |
| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | China |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | China |
| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | China |
| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | Japan |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | China |

## Events
### Men's events

| Event | 51 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Games |
| 50 metre freestyle | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 |
| 100 metre freestyle | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19 |
| 200 metre freestyle | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 |
| 400 metre freestyle | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19 |
| 800 metre freestyle | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | 3 |
| 1500 metre freestyle | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19 |
| 50 metre backstroke | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| 100 metre backstroke | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19 |
| 200 metre backstroke | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 |
| 50 metre breaststroke | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| 100 metre breaststroke | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 |
| 200 metre breaststroke | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19 |
| 50 metre butterfly | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| 100 metre butterfly | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 |
| 200 metre butterfly | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 200 metre individual medley | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 |
| 400 metre individual medley | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 |
| 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | • | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 |
| 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 |
| 3 × 100 metre medley relay | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Events | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |

### Women's events

| Event | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Games |
| 50 metre freestyle | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 |
| 100 metre freestyle | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 200 metre freestyle | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 |
| 400 metre freestyle | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 800 metre freestyle | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| 1500 metre freestyle | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | 2 |
| 50 metre backstroke | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| 100 metre backstroke | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 200 metre backstroke | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| 50 metre breaststroke | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| 100 metre breaststroke | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 |
| 200 metre breaststroke | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 50 metre butterfly | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| 100 metre butterfly | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 200 metre butterfly | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| 200 metre individual medley | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 |
| 400 metre individual medley | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 |
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 |
| Events | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |

### Mixed

| Event | 18 | 22 | Games |
| 4 × 100 metre medley relay | • | • | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 1 | |

## Medal table

Updated after the day 14 of 2022 Asian Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 280 | 269 | 184 | 733 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 192 | 170 | 99 | 461 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 28 | 20 | 69 | 117 |
| 4 | Singapore (SGP) | 12 | 17 | 33 | 62 |
| 5 | Philippines (PHI) | 10 | 31 | 54 | 95 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 5 | 5 | 15 | 25 |
| 7 | Thailand (THA) | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 8 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 |
| 9 | Syria (SYR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Myanmar (MYA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 13 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 |
| 14 | India (IND) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 15 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 6 | 30 | 36 |
| 17 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | Cambodia (CAM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 542 | 543 | 547 | 1,632 |