Swimming was contested at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippine from May 5 to May 8, 1954.

Swimming
at the 1954 Asian Games
Dates5–8 May 1954
← 1951
1958 →

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
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Hiroshi Suzuki
  Japan
58.2
GR
Teijiro Tanikawa
  Japan
58.4 Neo Chwee Kok
  Singapore
58.6
400 m freestyle
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Yoshihiro Shoji
  Japan
4:43.3
GR
Katsuji Yamashita
  Japan
4:47.2 Bana Sailani
  Philippines
4:48.8
1500 m freestyle
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Yukiyoshi Aoki
  Japan
19:13.0
GR
Shichiro Shintaku
  Japan
19:13.9 Tsutomu Nagashima
  Japan
19:48.5
100 m backstroke
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Keiji Hase
  Japan
1:07.1
GR
Norihiko Kurahashi
  Japan
1:09.0 Takuro Ashida
  Japan
1:09.7
200 m breaststroke
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Mamoru Tanaka
  Japan
2:41.9
GR
Masaru Furukawa
  Japan
2:42.2 Masao Togami
  Japan
2:48.1
200 m butterfly
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Parsons Nabiula
  Philippines
2:48.3
GR
Amado Jimenez
  Philippines
2:49.1 Robert Collins
  Philippines
3:00.6
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
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  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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
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Haydee Coloso
  Philippines
1:09.7 Tomiko Atarashi
  Japan
1:10.4 Shizue Miyabe
  Japan
1:10.5
400 m freestyle
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Misako Tamura
  Japan
5:32.2
GR
Akiko Miyazaki
  Japan
5:39.4 Yoshiko Sato
  Japan
5:43.9
100 m backstroke
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Jocelyn von Giese
  Philippines
1:21.6 Keiko Sadamori
  Japan
1:22.1 Midori Morimae
  Japan
1:23.3
200 m breaststroke
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Masayo Aoki
  Japan
3:03.6
GR
Kazuko Sakamoto
  Japan
3:08.5 Chizuko Urahata
  Japan
3:09.9
100 m butterfly
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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
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  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 China
Kwok Ngan-hung
Tsui Shiu-ling
Chang Zoe-chee
Chan Sin-yi
5:42.2

Medal table

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Swimming at the 1954 Asian Games on a stamp of the Philippines
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Japan (JPN)99725
2  Philippines (PHI)43411
3  Singapore (SIN)0112
4  Republic of China (ROC)0011
Totals (4 entries)13131339

References

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