The 8th Asian Swimming Championships

Asian Swimming Championships

The Asian Swimming Championships are a major aquatics event, held every four years among the athletes from Asian countries. It is conducted under the governance of the Asian Amateur Swimming Federation, the governing body of aquatics in Asia....

were held November 25–28, 2009 in Foshan, China

Foshan

Foshan is a city in central Guangdong province in southern China. The prefectural area under the city's jurisdiction over an area of about 3,840 km² and a population of 5.4 million of which 1.1 million reside in the city proper ....

. It featured 38 different events (19 male, 19 female), all of which were contested in a 50m (long course) pool.

Participating countries

174 swimmers (102 males, 72 females) from 15 countries swam at the Championships. Teams were from:
(2) (2 males) (46) (21 m, 25 f) (15) (8 m, 7 f) (33) (16 m, 17 f) (8) (8 males) (28) (14 m, 14 f) (4) (3 m, 1 f) (3) (3 males) (2) (2 males) (8) (5 m, 3 f) (3) (3 males) (2) (2 males) (4) (4 males) (4) (3 m, 1 f) (12) (8 m, 4 f)

Event schedule

Date	November 25, 2009	November 26, 2009	November 27, 2009	November 28, 2009
E v e n t s	50 breast (m) 50 back (w) 100 fly (m) 200 fly (w) 200 free (m) 100 free (w) 400 IM (m) 400 IM (w) 400 Medley Relay (m) 800 Free Relay (w)	50 fly (w) 50 fly (m) 50 free (w) 100 breast (m) 200 breast (w) 400 free (m) 200 free (w) 200 back (m) 100 back (w) 800 Free Relay (m)	50 back (m) 100 fly (w) 200 fly (m) 400 free (w) 100 free (m) 100 breast (w) 200 breast (m) 400 Free Relay (w) 1500 free (m)	50 breast (w) 50 free (m) 200 IM (w) 200 IM (m) 200 back (w) 100 back (m) 400 Medley Relay (w) 400 Free Relay (m) 800 free (w)

Prelims (morning) sessions began at 9:00 a.m., Finals (evening) sessions began at 7:30 p.m.

Men

50m freestyle	CAI Li Cai Li Cai Li is a Chinese swimmer, who will competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games - 1st 50 m free;*2005 East Asian Games - 1st 50 m free;...       China	22.55   CR	Lü Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu, more commonly spelled "Lv Zhiwu", is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games – 8th 100m free;...       China	22.58	Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Vikram Khade is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Freestyle swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing setting an Indian national record in 100 m Freestyle while winning his unseeded heat, but failed to qualify for the semifinals in his events...       India	22.67
100m freestyle	Lü Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu, more commonly spelled "Lv Zhiwu", is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games – 8th 100m free;...       China	49.64   CR	Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Vikram Khade is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Freestyle swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing setting an Indian national record in 100 m Freestyle while winning his unseeded heat, but failed to qualify for the semifinals in his events...       India	49.69	Daniil Tulupov      Uzbekistan	49.99
200m freestyle	ZHANG Lin Zhang Lin (swimmer) Zhang Lin is a Chinese swimmer specializing in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events. He is China's most successful male swimmer.Zhang, who began swimming at six, is China's fastest freestyle swimmer. He was selected for the national team in 2002...       China	1:48.88   CR	SHI Tengfei      China	1:49.15	Aaron D'Souza      India	1:50.70
400m freestyle	SUN Yang Sun Yang Sun Yang is an Olympic and world-record-holding distance swimmer from China. He swam for China at the 2008 Olympics. At the 2010 Asian Games, he won the men's 1500m freestyle in an Asian Record; this swim and his two other medals at the Games were cited in his being named the Rookie of the Year...       China	3:49.86   CR	LI Yunqi      China	3:53.18	Jumpei Higashi      Japan	3:54.12
1500m freestyle	SUN Yang Sun Yang Sun Yang is an Olympic and world-record-holding distance swimmer from China. He swam for China at the 2008 Olympics. At the 2010 Asian Games, he won the men's 1500m freestyle in an Asian Record; this swim and his two other medals at the Games were cited in his being named the Rookie of the Year...       China	14:57.33   CR	LI Yunqi      China	15:33.79	Jumpei Higashi      Japan	15:35.13
50m backstroke	Nobuhiro Toyada      Japan	26.15	Kosuke Hagino      Japan	26.17	Daniil Bugakov      Uzbekistan	26.40
100m backstroke	HE Jianbin      China	54.84	Nobuhiro Toyada      Japan	56.23	Takahiro Yamazaki      Japan	56.69
200m backstroke	Takahiro Yamazaki      Japan	2:01.48	ZHANG Yu      China	2:01.92	Nobuhiro Toyada      Japan	2:02.00
50m breaststroke	Parker Lam      Singapore	28.03   CR	WANG Shuai      China	28.22	WONG Chun Yan      Hong Kong	28.33
100m breaststroke	WANG Shuai      China	1:01.26   CR	ZHANG Guoying      China	1:01.79	Sandeep Sejwal Sandeep Sejwal Sandeep Sejwal , is an Indian swimmer. He contested in the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but failed to reach the finals in both events.-Career:...       India	1:01.90
200m breaststroke	Akihiro Yamaguchi      Japan	2:13.56   CR	Yukihiro Takahashi      Japan	2:14.90	Sandeep Sejwal Sandeep Sejwal Sandeep Sejwal , is an Indian swimmer. He contested in the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but failed to reach the finals in both events.-Career:...       India	2:14.99
50m butterfly	SHI Feng Shi Feng Shi Feng is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Shi Feng reached the semifinals of the men's 100 m butterfly...       China	23.76   CR	ZHOU Jiawei Zhou Jiawei Zhou Jiawei is an national-record-holding swimmer from China. He set the Asian Record in the long-course 50m butterfly at the 2009 Chinese Nationals; and set the Chinese Record also in the long-course 100 butterfly at the 2009 Chinese National Games.He has swum for China at the:*Asian Games:...       China	23.96	Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Vikram Khade is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Freestyle swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing setting an Indian national record in 100 m Freestyle while winning his unseeded heat, but failed to qualify for the semifinals in his events...       India	24.14
100m butterfly	ZHOU Jiawei Zhou Jiawei Zhou Jiawei is an national-record-holding swimmer from China. He set the Asian Record in the long-course 50m butterfly at the 2009 Chinese Nationals; and set the Chinese Record also in the long-course 100 butterfly at the 2009 Chinese National Games.He has swum for China at the:*Asian Games:...       China	52.04   CR	SHI Feng Shi Feng Shi Feng is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Shi Feng reached the semifinals of the men's 100 m butterfly...       China	52.36	Hirofumi Ikebata      Japan	53.08
200m butterfly	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:...       China	1:56.71   CR	CHEN Yin      China	1:57.38	Hsu Chi Chieh      Chinese Taipei	1:57.83
200m I.M.	Kosuke Hagino      Japan	2:01.43	LIU Weijia      China	2:01.86	SUN Han      China	2:04.04
400m I.M.	Daiya Seto      Japan	4:20.56	LIU Weijia      China	4:21.86	Keita Sameshima      Japan	4:25.40
4×100m   freestyle relay	China   SHI Tengfei,   BAN Bao,   XIN Tong Xin Tong Xin Tong is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2003/2004 National Champions Tournament - 1st 4×200 m freestyle relay... ,   HE Jianbin	3:20.28   CR	Hong Kong   Jeffrey Lum,   NG Chun Nam,   KONG Chun Yin,   David Wong	3:21.25	Uzbekistan   Daniil Tulupov,   Dmitriy Shvetsov,   Petr Romashkin,   Daniil Bugakov	3:22.83
4×200m   freestyle relay	China   BAN Bao,   LI Yunqi,   SUN Yang Sun Yang Sun Yang is an Olympic and world-record-holding distance swimmer from China. He swam for China at the 2008 Olympics. At the 2010 Asian Games, he won the men's 1500m freestyle in an Asian Record; this swim and his two other medals at the Games were cited in his being named the Rookie of the Year... ,   SHI Tengfei	7:21.94   CR	Japan   Takashi Koike,   Kosuke Hagino,   Shinri Shioura,   Jumpei Higashi	7:25.79	Hong Kong   Kent Cheung,   NG Chun Nam,   Jeffrey Lum,   David Wong	7:28.80
4×100m   medley relay	China   CHENG Feiyi,   ZHANG Guoying,   SHI Feng Shi Feng Shi Feng is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.Shi Feng reached the semifinals of the men's 100 m butterfly... ,   Lü Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu Lü Zhiwu, more commonly spelled "Lv Zhiwu", is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games – 8th 100m free;...	3:38.26   CR	Japan   Nobuhiro Toyada,   Ryuta Tani,   Yuta Kimura,   Shinri Shioura	3:43.41	India   Rehan Poncha,   Sandeep Sejwal Sandeep Sejwal Sandeep Sejwal , is an Indian swimmer. He contested in the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but failed to reach the finals in both events.-Career:... ,   Aaron D'Souza,   Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Vikram Khade is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Freestyle swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing setting an Indian national record in 100 m Freestyle while winning his unseeded heat, but failed to qualify for the semifinals in his events...	3:45.53

Women

50m freestyle	LI Zhesi Li Zhesi Li Zhesi is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- Major achievements :*2007 National Intercity Games – 1st; 50m free...       China	25.18	TANG Yi Tang Yi Tang Yi is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.She has won six gold medals at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore.-Major achievements:...       China	25.40	Shiori Kaneko      Japan	26.36
100m freestyle	LI Zhesi Li Zhesi Li Zhesi is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- Major achievements :*2007 National Intercity Games – 1st; 50m free...       China	54.84   CR	TANG Yi Tang Yi Tang Yi is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.She has won six gold medals at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore.-Major achievements:...       China	54.88	Masako Kuroki      Japan	57.02
200m freestyle	LIU Jing      China	1:58.76   CR	TANG Yi Tang Yi Tang Yi is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.She has won six gold medals at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore.-Major achievements:...       China	2:00.52	Risa Sekine      Japan	2:00.70
400m freestyle	TAN Miao Tan Miao Tan Miao is a female Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5363...       China	4:13.70	REN Junni      China	4:14.87	YANG Chin Kuei      Chinese Taipei	4:15.91
800m freestyle	TAN Miao Tan Miao Tan Miao is a female Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*http://2008teamchina.olympic.cn/index.php/personview/personsen/5363...       China	8:40.55	REN Junni      China	8:41.14	Mako Kuramatsu      Japan	8:48.10
50m backstroke	GAO Chang Gao Chang Gao Chang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and who was a part of China's 2008 Olympic Team...       China	27.38   CR	ZHAO Jing Zhao Jing (swimmer) Zhao Jing is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Records:*2006 Asian Championships - 28.50, 50 m back...       China	27.77	Sherry Tsai Sherry Tsai Sherry Tsai is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Hong Kong. She studied at Diocesan Girls' School She swam at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. She attended and swam for the University of California, Berkeley in the USA....       Hong Kong	28.93
100m backstroke	GAO Chang Gao Chang Gao Chang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and who was a part of China's 2008 Olympic Team...       China	59.96   CR	ZHAO Jing Zhao Jing (swimmer) Zhao Jing is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Records:*2006 Asian Championships - 28.50, 50 m back...       China	1:00.39	Mai Harada      Japan	1:01.27
200m backstroke	BAI Anqi      China	2:09.96	Sayaka Akase      Japan	2:12.22	Marie Kamimura      Japan	2:13.70
50m breaststroke	CHEN Huijia Chen Huijia Chen Huijia is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games - 5th 100m breaststroke;...       China	31.37   CR	Kana Sugisaki      Japan	31.92	WANG Randi Wang Randi Wang Randi is a female Chinese swimmer, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2007 National Championships - 4th 50 m/5th 100 m breast;...       China	32.06
100m breaststroke	CHEN Huijia Chen Huijia Chen Huijia is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games - 5th 100m breaststroke;...       China	1:07.77   CR	Keiko Fukudome      Japan	1:07.90	Yvette Kong      Hong Kong	1:08.43
200m breaststroke	SUN Ye Sun Ye Sun Ye is an Olympic-medalist swimmer from China. She swam for China at the 2008 Olympics, where she was part of China's 400 Medley Relay which finished 3rd.-Major achievements:*2008 Olympics - 7th 100m breast, 3rd 400m Medley Relay...       China	2:25.37   CR	Keiko Fukudome      Japan	2:25.46	CHENG Wan Jung      Chinese Taipei	2:31.57
50m butterfly	JIAO Liuyang Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second in the 200 m butterfly at 2:04.72, behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in 2:04.18...       China	26.09   CR	HONG Wenwen Hong Wenwen Hong Wenwen is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2006 Asian Championships - 1st 4×100 m medley relay, 2nd 100 m fly;...       China	26.41	Rino Hosoda      Japan	26.90
100m butterfly	JIAO Liuyang Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second in the 200 m butterfly at 2:04.72, behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in 2:04.18...       China	57.12   CR	GUO Fan      China	58.41	Rino Hosoda      Japan	59.33
200m butterfly	LIU Zige Liu Zige Liu Zige is a world record holding swimmer from China. She swam for China at the 2008 Olympics, where she won the women's 200  butterfly in a new world record ....       China	2:06.23   CR	JIAO Liuyang Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second in the 200 m butterfly at 2:04.72, behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in 2:04.18...       China	2:09.48	Natsuki Akiyama      Japan	2:10.31
200m I.M.	CHENG Wan Jung      Chinese Taipei	2:12.55   CR	LIU Jing      China	2:13.23	Emi Takabatake      Japan	2:14.65
400m I.M.	LIU Jing      China	4:41.29   CR	CHENG Wan Jung      Chinese Taipei	4:43.16	Emi Takabatake      Japan	4:44.86
4×100m   Freestyle Relay	China   GUO Fan,   ZHANG Jiaqi,   LI Jiaxing Li Jiaxing Li Jiaxing is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2007 National Champions Tournament - 3rd 200m IM;*2007 National Championships - 3rd 100m back;... ,   ZHENG Rongrong	3:43.30   CR	Hong Kong   SZE Hang Yu,   YU Wai Ting Yu Wai Ting Yu Wai Ting is a swimmer from Hong Kong. At the 2010 Asian Games, she was part of Hong Kong's bronze-medal winning 400 Free Relay.She has swum for Hong Kong at:*Asian Games: 2010*Asian Indoor Games: 2009... ,   Yvette Kong,   Sherry Tsai Sherry Tsai Sherry Tsai is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Hong Kong. She studied at Diocesan Girls' School She swam at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. She attended and swam for the University of California, Berkeley in the USA....	3:45.71	Japan   Masako Kuroki,   Shiori Kaneko,   Emi Takabatake,   Risa Sekine	3:45.92
4×200m   Freestyle Relay	China   WANG Xinyu,   REN Junni,   GUO Junjun,   HA Sinan Ha Sinan Ha Sinan is a swimmer from China. She is listed as a member of China's team at the 2008 Olympics; however, she appears to have not swum at the Games.-References:...	8:09.01   CR	Japan   Risa Sekine,   Natsuki Akiyama,   Haruka Miyazwa,   Masako Kuroki	8:14.44	Hong Kong   SZE Hang Yu,   TANG Wing Yung,   Jennifer Town,   Yvette Kong	8:17.68
4×100m   Medley Relay	China   XU Tian Longzi,   SUN Ye Sun Ye Sun Ye is an Olympic-medalist swimmer from China. She swam for China at the 2008 Olympics, where she was part of China's 400 Medley Relay which finished 3rd.-Major achievements:*2008 Olympics - 7th 100m breast, 3rd 400m Medley Relay... ,   HONG Wenwen Hong Wenwen Hong Wenwen is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2006 Asian Championships - 1st 4×100 m medley relay, 2nd 100 m fly;... ,   YU Yao	4:02.86   CR	Japan   Mai Harada,   Keiko Fukudome,   Rino Hosoda,   Masako Kuroki	4:06.68	Hong Kong   Sherry Tsai Sherry Tsai Sherry Tsai is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Hong Kong. She studied at Diocesan Girls' School She swam at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. She attended and swam for the University of California, Berkeley in the USA.... ,   Yvette Kong,   CHAN Kin Lok,   SZE Hang Yu	4:10.54

Medal tables

1	China	31	23	2	56
2	Japan	5	11	18	34
3	Chinese Taipei	1	1	3	5
4	Singapore	1	-	-	1
5	Hong Kong	-	2	6	8
6	India	-	1	6	7
7	Uzbekistan	-	-	3	3