Asia's best swimmers will fight for gold over 41 medal events from 24 to 29 September, in one of the most fiercely contested, and most anticipated, sporting disciplines at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
In an exciting show of tenacity and form before the Paris Olympics in 2024, swimmers will race in a modified format with no semi-finals. Instead, the top eight swimmers in morning heats gain automatic qualification for that evening's finals.
An exception to this is the men's and women's 800m and 1500m freestyle events where seeding times determine who will race the "fast heats" or the "slow heats". In these events, a combined ranking from all heats will determine the medal winners.
SBS will broadcast the swimming finals and "fast heats" from Sunday, September 24 to Friday, September 29, live on SBS On Demand. Replays and highlights will be available afterwards.
Expect high-stakes swims from the People's Republic of China and Japan, reigniting the battles that have seen the two countries finish first and second at every Asian Games since 1982.
Swimmers from the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Kazakhstan will hope to build on their nation's Asian Games success in the pool over the last decade, writing heroic histories of their own.
Swimming schedule: Asian Games LIVE on SBS
All times are AEST.
Sunday, September 24
Swimming Finals - Day 1
21:30 – 23:30 (AEST)
LIVE via SBS On Demand
Schedule:
21:30 – Women’s 200m butterfly final
21:37 – Men’s 200m individual medley final
21:42 – Women’s 1500m freestyle fast heat
22:31 – Men’s 100m freestyle final
22:35 – Women’s 50m breaststroke final
22:53 – Men’s 100m backstroke final
23:27 – Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final
Monday, September 25
Swimming Finals - Day 2
21:30 – 23:30 (AEST)
LIVE via SBS On Demand
Schedule:
21:30 – Men’s 50m backstroke final
21:35 – Women’s 50m backstroke final
21:38 – Men’s 50m freestyle final
21:41 – Women’s 200m freestyle final
22:16 – Men’s 100m breaststroke final
22:35 – Women’s 200m individual medley final
23:10 – Men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final
Tuesday, September 26
Swimming Finals - Day 3
21:30 – 23:30 (AEST)
LIVE via SBS On Demand
Schedule:
21:30 – Women’s 100m freestyle final
21:36 – Men’s 400m individual medley final
21:43 – Women’s 200m backstroke final
21:48 – Men’s 1500m freestyle fast heat
22:37 – Women’s 400m freestyle final
23:14 – Men’s 4x100m medley relay final
Wednesday, September 27
Swimming Finals - Day 4
21:30 – 23:30
LIVE via SBS On Demand
Schedule:
21:30 – Women’s 100m butterfly final
21:36 – Men’s 100m butterfly final
21:40 – Women’s 100m backstroke final
21:44 – Men’s 200m freestyle final
22:19 – Women’s 100m breaststroke final
22:53 – Women’s 400m individual medley final
23:15 – Mixed 4x100m medley relay final
Thursday, September 28
Swimming Finals - Day 5
21:30 – 23:30 (AEST)
LIVE via SBS On Demand
Schedule:
21:30 – Women’s 50m freestyle final
21:35 – Men’s 50m butterfly final
21:38 – Women’s 200m breaststroke final
21:43 – Men’s 200m breaststroke final
22:18 – Men’s 800m freestyle fast heat
22:59 – Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay final
23:21 – Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final
Friday, September 29
Swimming Finals - Day 6
21:30 – 23:30 (AEST)
LIVE via SBS On Demand
Schedule:
21:30 – Women’s 50m butterfly final
21:35 – Men’s 50m breaststroke final
21:38 – Women’s 800m freestyle fast heat
21:49 – Men’s 200m backstroke final
22:24 – Men’s 400m freestyle final
23:01 – Men’s 200m butterfly final
23:21 – Women’s 4x100m medley relay final
