Swimming at the 1951 Asian Games
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Swimming
was contested at the 1951 Asian Games
in National Stadium Swimming Pool, New Delhi
, India
from March 5 to March 7, 1951.
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 at the 1951 Asian Games
1951 Asian Games
The 1951 Asian Games, officially known as the First Asian Games, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Delhi, India from 4 to 11 March 1951. The Games received names like First Asiad and 1951 Asiad by the president of the organising committee Anthony de Mello...
in National Stadium Swimming Pool, New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
from March 5 to March 7, 1951.
Medal table
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medalists
| 100 m freestyle |
|1:04.7 | |1:04.7 | |1:04.8 | |||
| 400 m freestyle |
|5:13.8 | |5:31.4 | |5:32.5 | |||
| 800 m freestyle |
|11:02.2 | |11.25.5 | |11.30.7 | |||
| 1500 m freestyle |
|21:43.6 | |22.17.5 | |22.21.7 | |||
| 100 m backstroke |
|1:16.3 | |I:17.0 | |1:17.4 | |||
| 200 m breaststroke |
|2:54.4 | |2:54.8 | |3:11.0 | |||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
Wiebe Wolters Lionel Chee Barry Mitchell Neo Chwee Kok |
4:19.8 | Nurhatab Rajab Mohammad Mala Serafin Villanueva Sotero Alcantara |
4:23.2 | Isaac Mansoor Bimal Chandra Sambu Saha Sachin Nag Sachin Nag Sachin Nag was a great swimming champion of India.-Some of the Achievements of Nag's swimming career:London Olympics 1948 selection meet happened at Azad Hind Bag’s National corner... |
4:28.8 |
| 3×100 m medley relay |
Artemio Salamat Jacinto Cayco Nurhatab Rajab |
3:36.5 | Lionel Chee Tan Hwee Hock Wiebe Wolters |
Kanti Shah Jehangir Naigamwalla Sachin Nag Sachin Nag Sachin Nag was a great swimming champion of India.-Some of the Achievements of Nag's swimming career:London Olympics 1948 selection meet happened at Azad Hind Bag’s National corner... |