Swimming at the 1978 Asian Games
| Swimming at the 1978 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Kasetsart University |
| Dates | 12–17 December 1978 |
Swimming was contested at the 1978 Asian Games in Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand from December 12 to December 17, 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-yun 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 |
Mio Hirata Japan |
2:27.98 | Yuko Imamichi Japan |
2:29.06 | Liang Weifen China |
2:30.12 |
| 400 m individual medley |
Mio 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 | |