Swimming at the 1954 Asian Games
| Swimming at the 1954 Asian Games | |
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| Dates | 5–8 May 1954 |
Swimming was contested at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippine from May 5 to May 8, 1954.
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 m freestyle | Hiroshi Suzuki.svg.png){kind=small} Japan | 58.2 GR | Teijiro Tanikawa Japan | 58.4 | Neo Chwee Kok.svg.png){kind=small} Singapore | 58.6 |
| 400 m freestyle | Yoshihiro Shoji Japan | 4:43.3 GR | Katsuji Yamashita Japan | 4:47.2 | Bana Sailani.svg.png){kind=small} Philippines | 4:48.8 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Yukiyoshi Aoki Japan | 19:13.0 GR | Shichiro Shintaku Japan | 19:13.9 | Tsutomu Nagashima Japan | 19:48.5 |
| 100 m backstroke | Keiji Hase Japan | 1:07.1 GR | Norihiko Kurahashi Japan | 1:09.0 | Takuro Ashida Japan | 1:09.7 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Mamoru Tanaka Japan | 2:41.9 GR | Masaru Furukawa Japan | 2:42.2 | Masao Togami Japan | 2:48.1 |
| 200 m butterfly | Parsons Nabiula Philippines | 2:48.3 GR | Amado Jimenez Philippines | 2:49.1 | Robert Collins Philippines | 3:00.6 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Japan Kenzo Yoshimura Teijiro Tanikawa Yukiyoshi Aoki Hiroshi Suzuki | 9:08.9 GR | Singapore Ong Choon Lim Tan Teow Choon Lionel Chee Neo Chwee Kok | 9:22.0 | Philippines Rolando Santos Bertulfo Cachero Angel Colmenares Bana Sailani | 9:27.2 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Haydee Coloso Philippines | 1:09.7 | Tomiko Atarashi Japan | 1:10.4 | Shizue Miyabe Japan | 1:10.5 |
| 400 m freestyle | Misako Tamura Japan | 5:32.2 GR | Akiko Miyazaki Japan | 5:39.4 | Yoshiko Sato Japan | 5:43.9 |
| 100 m backstroke | Jocelyn von Giese Philippines | 1:21.6 | Keiko Sadamori Japan | 1:22.1 | Midori Morimae Japan | 1:23.3 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Masayo Aoki Japan | 3:03.6 GR | Kazuko Sakamoto Japan | 3:08.5 | Chizuko Urahata Japan | 3:09.9 |
| 100 m butterfly | Haydee Coloso Philippines | 1:28.3 GR | Norma Yldefonso Philippines | 1:36.5 | Sandra von Giese Philippines | 1:37.5 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Japan Sadako Yamashita Shizue Miyabe Misako Tamura Tomiko Atarashi | 4:49.6 GR | Philippines Sonia von Giese Gertrudes Vito Nimfa Lim Haydee Coloso | 5:15.6 |  Republic of ChinaKwok Ngan-hung Tsui Shiu-ling Chang Zoe-chee Chan Sin-yi | 5:42.2 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | Philippines (PHI) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Republic of China (ROC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |