Swimming at the 1951 Asian Games
Swimming at the 1951 Asian Games | |
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Venue | National Stadium Swimming Pool |
Dates | 5–7 March 1951 |
1954 → |
Swimming was contested at the inaugural 1951 Asian Games in National Stadium Swimming Pool, New Delhi, India from March 5 to March 7, 1951 with eight events all for men.[1]
Singapore was the most successful team in this event. Neo Chwee Kok of Singapore dominated the competition by winning four gold medals.
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m freestyle details | Sachin Nag India | 1:04.7 | Wiebe Wolters Singapore | 1:04.7 | Sotero Alcantara Philippines | 1:04.8 |
400 m freestyle details | Neo Chwee Kok Singapore | 5:13.8 GR | Mohammad Mala Philippines | 5:31.4 | Bimal Chandra India | 5:32.5 |
800 m freestyle details | Neo Chwee Kok Singapore | 11:02.2 GR | Serafin Villanueva Philippines | 11:25.5 | Mohammad Mala Philippines | 11:30.7 |
1500 m freestyle details | Neo Chwee Kok Singapore | 21:43.6 GR | Mohammad Mala Philippines | 22:17.5 | Serafin Villanueva Philippines | 22:21.7 |
100 m backstroke details | Artemio Salamat Philippines | 1:16.3 GR | Kanti Shah India | 1:17.0 | Edilberto Bonus Philippines | 1:17.4 |
200 m breaststroke details | Jacinto Cayco Philippines | 2:54.4 GR | Rene Amabuyok Philippines | 2:54.8 | Jehangir Naegamwalla India | 3:11.0 |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay details | Singapore Wiebe Wolters Lionel Chee Barry Mitchell Neo Chwee Kok | 4:19.8 GR | Philippines Nurhatab Rajab Mohammad Mala Serafin Villanueva Sotero Alcantara | 4:23.2 | India Isaac Mansoor Bimal Chandra Sambhu Saha Sachin Nag | 4:28.8 |
3 × 100 m medley relay details | Philippines Artemio Salamat Jacinto Cayco Nurhatab Rajab | 3:36.5 GR | Singapore Lionel Chee Tan Hwee Hock Neo Chwee Kok | 3:39.5 | India Kanti Shah Jehangir Naegamwalla Sachin Nag | 3:43.6 |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Singapore (SIN) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Philippines (PHI) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
3 | India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Totals (3 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
References
- ^ "Swimming - Medallists from previous Asian Games". Doha2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- Sports 123: Asian Games
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External links
- First Asian Games New Delhi 1951