Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games
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Swimming
was contested from September 30 to October 13 at the 2002 Asian Games
in Busan
, South Korea
.
AR: Asian Record
GR: Asian Games Record
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
was contested from September 30 to October 13 at the 2002 Asian Games
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...
in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Medal table
| 1 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 39 | |
| 2 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 42 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 32 | 31 | 96 |
Men
WR: World RecordAR: Asian Record
GR: Asian Games Record
| 50 m freestyle | 22.86 | | | |23.14 | |||
| 100 m freestyle | |50.76 | |50.83 | |51.22 | |||
| 200 m freestyle | |1:49.29 (GR) | |1:49.36 (GR) | |1:50.66 | |||
| 400 m freestyle | |3:50.41 (GR) | |3:54.57 | |3:56.10 | |||
| 1500 m freestyle | |15:10.99 (AR) | |15:12.32 (AR) | |15:22.38 | |||
| 100 m backstroke | |55.17 | |55.18 | |55.32 | |||
| 200 m backstroke | |2:00.40 | |2:00.76 | |2:01.22 | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | |1:00.45 (GR) | |1:03.04 | |1:03.22 | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | |2:09.97 (WR) | |2:13.60 (GR) | |2:15.81 | |||
| 100 m butterfly | |52.59 (GR) | |53.22 | |53.56 | |||
| 200 m butterfly | |1:56.63 (GR) | |1:57.18 | |1:57.26 | |||
| 200 m individual medley | |2:00.53 (AR) | |2:02.07 (AR) | |2:03.34 | |||
| 400 m individual medley | |4:15.38 (AR) | |4:16.63 (GR) | |4:17.03 (GR) | |||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |  People's Republic of ChinaHuang Shao Hua Jin Hao Chen Zuo Chen Zuo Chen Zuo is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2001/2005 National Games - 1st 100 m free;*2002 Asian Games - 1st 100 m free/4×100 m free relay;... Liu Yu |
3:21.07 |  JapanNaoki Nagura Yoshihiro Okumura Yoshihiro Okumura is a Japanese international swimmer, competing in the freestyle. He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay. A year earlier, at the 2003 Summer Universiade, he won the title in the Men's 200m Freestyle.... Daisuke Hosokawa Daisuke Hosokawa is a Japanese freestyle swimmer.-Personal bests:In long course:* 50m freestyle: 23.08 * 100m freestyle: 49.86 * 200m freestyle: 1:49.22 -External links:*... Hiroaki Akebe |
3:23.43 |  South KoreaSung Min Ko Yun-Ho Kim Min-Suk Han Kyu-Chul |
3:23.58 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | Japan Shunichi Fujita Yoshihiro Okumura Yoshihiro Okumura is a Japanese international swimmer, competing in the freestyle. He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay. A year earlier, at the 2003 Summer Universiade, he won the title in the Men's 200m Freestyle.... Daisuke Hosokawa Daisuke Hosokawa is a Japanese freestyle swimmer.-Personal bests:In long course:* 50m freestyle: 23.08 * 100m freestyle: 49.86 * 200m freestyle: 1:49.22 -External links:*... Yosuke Ichikawa |
7:20.59 | People's Republic of China Wu Peng Wu Peng Wu Peng is a Chinese swimmer. His height is 1.80 m and he weights approximately 72 kg. His father died when he was only 16 years old. He has concentrated on the butterfly since the 10th National Games in 2005.-Early life and career:... Chen Zuo Chen Zuo Chen Zuo is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2001/2005 National Games - 1st 100 m free;*2002 Asian Games - 1st 100 m free/4×100 m free relay;... Yu Cheng Liu Yu |
7:25.36 | South Korea Choi Won-Il Ko Yun-Ho Kim Bang-Hyun Han Kyu-Chul |
7:29.36 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Japan Atsushi Nishikori Kosuke Kitajima Kosuke Kitajima is a Japanese multiple Olympic gold medalist breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals for the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:... Takashi Yamamoto Yoshihiro Okumura Yoshihiro Okumura is a Japanese international swimmer, competing in the freestyle. He won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay. A year earlier, at the 2003 Summer Universiade, he won the title in the Men's 200m Freestyle.... |
3:37.45 | People's Republic of China OUyang Kun Peng Zeng Qiliang Zeng Qiliang Zeng Qiliang is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from PR China. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Zeng won the silver medal in the men's 100m breaststroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia., which is the first... Jin Hao Chen Zuo Chen Zuo Chen Zuo is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2001/2005 National Games - 1st 100 m free;*2002 Asian Games - 1st 100 m free/4×100 m free relay;... |
3:42.07 | South Korea Sung Min Son Sung-Uk Yoo Jeong-Nam Ko Yun-Ho |
3:46.44 |
Women
| 50 m freestyle | |25.42 | |25.63 | |25.76 | |||
| 100 m freestyle | |54.92 | 55.51 | | | |||
| 200 m freestyle | |1:58.43 (GR) | |1:59.42 (GR) | |2:00.52 | |||
| 400 m freestyle | |4:07.23 (GR) | |4:12.24 (GR) | |4:15.82 | |||
| 800 m freestyle | |8:25.36 (AR) | |8:28.77 (GR) | |8:44.80 | |||
| 100 m backstroke | |1:01.82 | |1:02.16 | |1:02.35 | |||
| 200 m backstroke | |2:11.44 | |2:12.38 | |2:13.25 | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | |1:06.84 (AR) | |1:08.35 (GR) | |1:10.11 | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | |2:24.01 (GR) | |2:24.67 (GR) | |2:29.82 | |||
| 100 m butterfly | |58.88 | |1:00.18 | |1:01.06 | |||
| 200 m butterfly | |2:08.99 | |2:11.57 | |2:12.07 | |||
| 200 m individual medley | |2:13.94 | |2:14.67 | |2:16.37 | |||
| 400 m individual medley | |4:40.37 | |4:43.49 | |4:47.09 | |||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | People's Republic of China Yang Yu Zhu Yingwen Ju Jielei Xu Yanwei |
3:40.95 | Japan Maki Mita Tomoko Nagai Norie Urabe Sachiko Yamada Sachiko Yamada (swimmer) is an Olympic and former World-Record-holding freestyle swimmer from Japan. She swam for Japan at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.-Major achievements:* 2000 Olympics - 800m freestyle 8th * 2004 Olympics - 400m freestyle 6th -Personal bests:... |
3:44.59 | South Korea Ryu Yoon-Ji Kim Hyun-Ju Shim Min-Ji Sun So-Eun |
3:44.81 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | People's Republic of China Zhu Yingwen Tang Jingzhi Tang Jingzhi Tang Jingzhi is a female Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2001 Goodwill Games - 1st 400m free;*2002/2006 World Short-Course Championships - 1st/2nd 4x200m free relay;... Xu Yanwei Yang Yu |
7:58.46 | Japan Maki Mita Tomoko Nagai Sachiko Yamada Sachiko Yamada (swimmer) is an Olympic and former World-Record-holding freestyle swimmer from Japan. She swam for Japan at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.-Major achievements:* 2000 Olympics - 800m freestyle 8th * 2004 Olympics - 400m freestyle 6th -Personal bests:... Norie Urabe |
8:02.76 | South Korea Ha Eun-Ju Kim Ye-Sul Kim Hyun-Ju Shim Min-Ji |
8:19.62 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | People's Republic of China Zhan Shu Luo Xuejuan Luo Xuejuan Luo Xuejuan is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed mostly in the breaststroke. She is a former World Record holder in swimming, and in some meet results she is listed as "LUO Xue Juan".-Career:... Zhou Yafei Zhou Yafei Zhou Yafei is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2002 Asian Games - 1st 100m fly/4x100m medley relay;... Xu Yanwei |
4:00.21 | Japan Noriko Inada Fumiko Kawanabe Yuko Nakanishi Yuko Nakanishi is a Japanese butterfly swimmer.- Major achievements :2000 Sydney Olympics*200m butterfly 7th 2004 Athens Olympics*100m butterfly 14th... Tomoko Nagai |
4:05.75 | South Korea Shin Min-Ji Ku Hyo-Jin Park Kyung-Wha Sun So-Eun |
4:13.41 |