Aquatics at the 1961 SEAP Games

Aquatics at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games included swimming, diving, and waterpolo events. The sports of aquatics were held at Rangoon, Burma. Aquatics events was held between 12 December to 15 December.

Swimming

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle  Burma (BIR) Mya Thee 1:01.0  Burma (BIR) Aung Than 1:01.3  Singapore (SIN) Eric Yeo 1:01.06
200 m freestyle  Burma (BIR) Tin Maung Ni 2:13.9  Burma (BIR) Mya Thee  Singapore (SIN) Tan Thuan Heng 2:19.5
400 m freestyle  Burma (BIR) Tin Maung Ni 4:39.6  Singapore (SIN) Tan Thuan Heng 4:56.4  Burma (BIR) Aung Than
1500 m freestyle  Burma (BIR) Tin Maung Ni 18:47.1  Singapore (SIN) Tan Thuan Heng 19:11.1  Burma (BIR) Aung Than
100 m backstroke  Burma (BIR) Chit Sein 1:13.0  Malaya (MAL) Lim Heng Chek 1:13.5  Thailand (THA) Bhairoje Bochanasamburana 1:13.9
200 m backstroke
100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke  Vietnam (VIE) Huỳnh Văn Hải 2:50.9  Singapore (SIN) Kenneth Kee 2:50.9  Vietnam (VIE) Truong Ke Nhon 2:51.0
100 m butterfly  Vietnam (VIE) Phan Huu Dong 1:09.6  Singapore (SIN) Bernard Chan 1:10.6  Burma (BIR) Tin Maung Ni
200 m butterfly
4 × 200 m freestyle relay  Burma (BIR) 9:18.4  Singapore (SIN) 9:35.0  Malaya (MAL) 9:52.9
4 × 100 m medley relay  Burma (BIR) 4:46.7  Singapore (SIN) 4:47.3  Vietnam (VIE) 4:48.4
Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle  Burma (BIR) Myint Myint Khin 1:19.5  Burma (BIR) Elizabeth Smyth  Thailand (THA) Sirivum Vimolnoth
200 m freestyle  Burma (BIR) Elizabeth Smyth 2:55.0  Burma (BIR) Sylvia Thwin  Thailand (THA) Sirivum Vimolnoth
100 m backstroke  Burma (BIR) Ma Myunt Khin 1:43.3  Burma (BIR) Sylvia Thwin  Thailand (THA) Chongkoal Tavananaonta
100 m breaststroke  Burma (BIR) Lillian Thwin 1:39.7  Burma (BIR) Myint Myint Khin  Thailand (THA) Chongkoal Tavananaonta
100 m butterfly
4 × 100 m freestyle relay  Burma (BIR) 5:38.8  Thailand (THA) not awarded (only two participants)
4 × 100 m medley relay  Burma (BIR)  Thailand (THA) not awarded (only two participants)

Diving

Waterpolo

References