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 |
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| 1500 m freestyle | Burma (BIR) Tin Maung Ni |
18:47.1 | Singapore (SIN) Tan Thuan Heng |
19:11.1 | Burma (BIR) Aung Than |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 200 m freestyle | Burma (BIR) Elizabeth Smyth |
2:55.0 | Burma (BIR) Sylvia Thwin |
Thailand (THA) Sirivum Vimolnoth |
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| 100 m backstroke | Burma (BIR) Ma Myunt Khin |
1:43.3 | Burma (BIR) Sylvia Thwin |
Thailand (THA) Chongkoal Tavananaonta |
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| 100 m breaststroke | Burma (BIR) Lillian Thwin |
1:39.7 | Burma (BIR) Myint Myint Khin |
Thailand (THA) Chongkoal Tavananaonta |
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| 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
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Waterpolo
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References
- http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Issue/straitstimes19611213.aspx
- http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Issue/straitstimes19611214.aspx
- http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Issue/straitstimes19611215.aspx
- http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Issue/straitstimes19611216.aspx
| Events at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (Rangoon) | |
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| Swimming at the SEA Games | |
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