Asian Games 2026: Full swimming schedule — event dates and start times in IST

Srihari Nataraj will spearhead the Indian swimming contingent at the 2026 Asian Games. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT

The 20th edition of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, is set to begin on September 19 and will continue until October 4.

Swimming events for this edition of the quadrennial showpiece will be hosted at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre between September 20 and 25.

India is fielding an all-male 12-member squad in the sport where historically it has won a total of nine medals.

September 20

06:30 - Women’s 200m Butterfly Heats

06:38 - Men’s 200m Individual Medley Heats

06:54 - Women’s 1500m Freestyle Timed Final 2

07:14 - Men’s 100m Freestyle Heats

07:29 - Women’s 50m Breaststroke Heats

07:35 - Men’s 100m Backstroke Heats

07:49 - Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Heats

13:30 - Women’s 200m Butterfly Final

13:39 - Men’s 200m Individual Medley Final

13:48 - Women’s 1500m Freestyle Timed Final 1

14:23 - Men’s 100m Freestyle Final

14:31 - Women’s 50m Breaststroke Final

14:43 - Men’s 100m Backstroke Final

15:03 - Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final

September 21

06:30 - Men’s 50m Backstroke Heats

06:38 - Women’s 50m Backstroke Heats

06:44 - Men’s 50m Freestyle Heats

06:54 - Women’s 200m Freestyle Heats

07:06 - Men’s 100m Breaststroke Heats

07:18 - Women’s 200m Individual Medley Heats

07:33 - Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Heats

13:30 - Men’s 50m Backstroke Final

13:36 - Women’s 50m Backstroke Final

13:42 - Men’s 50m Freestyle Final

13:47 - Women’s 200m Freestyle Final

14:08 - Men’s 100m Breaststroke Final

14:22 - Women’s 200m Individual Medley Final

14:43 - Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Final

September 22

06:30 - Women’s 100m Freestyle Heats

06:42 - Men’s 400m Individual Medley Heats

07:00 - Women’s 200m Backstroke Heats

07:12 - Men’s 1500m Freestyle Timed Final 2

07:47 - Women’s 400m Freestyle Heats

07:59 - Men’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay Heats

13:30 - Women’s 100m Freestyle Final

13:38 - Men’s 400m Individual Medley Final

13:50 - Women’s 200m Backstroke Final

13:59 - Men’s 1500m Freestyle Timed Final 1

14:32 - Women’s 400m Freestyle Final

14:55 - Men’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final

September 23

06:30 - Women’s 100m Butterfly Heats

06:54 - Women’s 100m Backstroke Heats

07:03 - Men’s 200m Freestyle Heats

07:18 - Women’s 100m Breaststroke Heats

07:28 - Women’s 400m Individual Medley Heats

07:40 - Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay Heats

13:30 - Women’s 100m Butterfly Final

13:38 - Men’s 100m Butterfly Final

13:46 - Women’s 100m Backstroke Final

13:54 - Men’s 200m Freestyle Final

14:14 - Women’s 100m Breaststroke Final

14:33 - Women’s 400m Individual Medley Final

14:51 - Mixed 4 x 100m Medley Relay Final

September 24

06:30 - Women’s 50m Freestyle Heats

06:38 - Men’s 50m Butterfly Heats

06:50 - Women’s 200m Breaststroke Heats

06:58 - Men’s 200m Breaststroke Heats

07:10 - Men’s 800m Freestyle - Timed Final 2

07:43 - Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Heats

07:56 - Women’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay Heats

13:30 - Women’s 50m Freestyle Final

13:35 - Men’s 50m Butterfly Final

13:41 - Women’s 200m Breaststroke Final