Swimming at the 1978 Asian Games
Swimming contested at 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand
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Swimming was contested at the 1978 Asian Games in Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand from December 12 to December 17, 1978.
VenueKasetsart University
Dates12–17 December 1978
| Swimming at the 1978 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Kasetsart University |
| Dates | 12–17 December 1978 |
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Tsuyoshi Yanagidate Japan | 54.10 GR |
Guo Ruishan China | 54.25 | Gerardo Rosario Philippines | 54.28 |
| 200 m freestyle | Gerardo Rosario Philippines | 1:56.68 GR |
Kristiono Sumono Indonesia | 1:56.76 | Hiroshi Sakamoto Japan | 1:57.33 |
| 400 m freestyle | Shuji Tsukasaki Japan | 4:06.83 GR |
Kazuhiko Yoshihara Japan | 4:07.22 | Kristiono Sumono Indonesia | 4:08.30 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Shuji Tsukasaki Japan | 16:14.92 GR |
Takehiko Kawakami Japan | 16:47.83 | Mark Joseph Philippines | 16:49.87 |
| 100 m backstroke | Kenji Ikeda Japan | 1:00.76 GR |
Tsuyoshi Takahashi Japan | 1:01.27 | Tang Qun China | 1:01.96 |
| 200 m backstroke | Tsuyoshi Takahashi Japan | 2:10.87 GR |
Tang Qun China | 2:12.48 | Kenji Ikeda Japan | 2:13.52 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Shigehiro Takahashi Japan | 1:04.94 GR |
Hiroshi Kabatani Japan | 1:05.75 | Wang Lin China | 1:06.42 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Shigehiro Takahashi Japan | 2:22.56 GR |
Hiroshi Kabatani Japan | 2.23.71 | Wang Lin China | 2:26.43 |
| 100 m butterfly | Shinsuke Kayama Japan | 58.41 | Luo Zhaoying China | 58.58 | Gerald Item Indonesia | 59.64 |
| 200 m butterfly | Shinsuke Kayama Japan | 2:06.68 GR |
Gerald Item Indonesia | 2:08.46 | Cho Oh-ryun South Korea | 2:09.19 |
| 200 m individual medley | Tsuyoshi Yanagidate Japan | 2:10.22 GR |
Kozo Tatsumi Japan | 2:11.95 | Gerald Item Indonesia | 2:14.04 |
| 400 m individual medley | Kozo Tatsumi Japan | 4:40.80 GR |
Tsuyoshi Yanagidate Japan | 4:40.86 | Gerald Item Indonesia | 4:46.56 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Japan Hiroshi Sakamoto Shinya Izumi Shigeki Yamazaki Tsuyoshi Yanagidate | 3:35.91 GR |
China Cui Fang Huang Guangliang Mo Zhengjie Zhong Guiyu | 3:39.63 | Indonesia Gerald Item Dwi Widjayanto John David Item Kristiono Sumono | 3:40.24 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Japan Kazuhiko Yoshihara Hiroshi Sakamoto Shigeki Yamazaki Tsuyoshi Yanagidate | 7:49.75 GR |
Indonesia Dwi Widjayanto John David Item Gerald Item Kristiono Sumono | 8:05.55 | Philippines Vicente Cheng Mark Joseph Jairulla Jaitulla Gerardo Rosario | 8:07.10 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Japan Kenji Ikeda Shigehiro Takahashi Shinsuke Kayama Shigeki Yamazaki | 3:56.97 GR |
China Tang Qun Wang Lin Fan Liuke Lu Zhurong | 4:01.08 | Indonesia Lukman Niode Kun Hantyo Gerald Item Dwi Widjayanto | 4:03.98 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Sachiko Yamazaki Japan | 1:00.30 GR |
Shiho Sakanishi Japan | 1:00.84 | Ratchaneewan Bulakul Thailand | 1:01.41 |
| 200 m freestyle | Ratchaneewan Bulakul Thailand | 2:09.98 GR |
Junie Sng Singapore | 2:11.08 | Sachiko Yamazaki Japan | 2:11.09 |
| 400 m freestyle | Junie Sng Singapore | 4:31.35 GR |
Kana Kamo Japan | 4:32.86 | Ratchaneewan Bulakul Thailand | 4:34.08 |
| 800 m freestyle | Junie Sng Singapore | 9:18.33 GR |
Kana Kamo Japan | 9:22.48 | Magumi Tochihara Japan | 9:29.83 |
| 100 m backstroke | Hisae Asari Japan | 1:06.74 GR |
Naoko Miura Japan | 1:07.23 | Choi Yun-jung South Korea | 1:09.57 |
| 200 m backstroke | Hisae Asari Japan | 2:23.12 GR |
Naoko Miura Japan | 2:25.13 | Choi Yun-jung South Korea | 2:26.91 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Chieko Watanabe Japan | 1:16.04 GR |
Liang Weifen China | 1:17.06 | Chiharu Mori Japan | 1:17.19 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Chieko Watanabe Japan | 2:41.01 GR |
Chiharu Mori Japan | 2:46.01 | Liang Weifen China | 2:47.50 |
| 100 m butterfly | Yasue Hatsuda Japan | 1:03.56 GR |
Naoko Kume Japan | 1:03.84 | Shao Tongmei China | 1:07.99 |
| 200 m butterfly | Yasue Hatsuda Japan | 2:15.79 GR |
Naoko Kume Japan | 2:16.80 | Nunung Selowati Indonesia | 2:25.45 |
| 200 m individual medley | Mie Hirata Japan | 2:27.98 | Yuko Imamichi Japan | 2:29.06 | Liang Weifen China | 2:30.12 |
| 400 m individual medley | Mie Hirata Japan | 5:08.34 GR |
Yuko Imamichi Japan | 5:11.43 | Naniek Suwadji Indonesia | 5:22.73 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Japan Sachiko Yamazaki Shiho Sakanishi Mika Saito Makiko Takahashi | 4:03.58 GR |
China Lou Yinghua Liu Yafang Cheng Fengying Yu Ping | 4:12.43 | Thailand Sumatana Pingkalawan Sirirat Changkasiri Sansanee Changkasiri Ratchaneewan Bulakul | 4:17.50 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | Japan Hisae Asari Chieko Watanabe Yasue Hatsuda Sachiko Yamazaki | 4:27.16 GR |
China Chen Weiying Liang Weifen Shao Tongmei Liang Xiuqiong | 4:39.54 | Indonesia Naniek Suwadji Anita Sapardjiman Tati Irianti Erningpraja Nunung Selowati | 4:45.46 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 25 | 17 | 5 | 47 |
| 2 | Singapore (SIN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 7 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |