title: Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 100 metre freestyle
text: # Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 100 metre freestyle
  
  The women's 100m freestyle swimming event at the 2006 Asian Games was held on December 6, 2006 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Qatar.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Wednesday, 6 December 2006 | 10:00 | Heats |
  | Wednesday, 6 December 2006 | 18:00 | Final |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
  
  | World Record | Britta Steffen (GER) | 53.30 | Budapest, Hungary | 2 August 2006 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Asian Record | Le Jingyi (CHN) | 54.01 | Rome, Italy | 5 September 1994 |
  | Games Record | Shan Ying (CHN) | 54.40 | Hiroshima, Japan | 3 October 1994 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | Kaori Yamada (JPN) | 56.74 |
  | 2 | 4 | Lee Keo-ra (KOR) | 56.75 |
  | 3 | 2 | Maki Mita (JPN) | 56.92 |
  | 3 | 4 | Pang Jiaying (CHN) | 56.92 |
  | 5 | 3 | Xu Yanwei (CHN) | 57.37 |
  | 6 | 3 | Hannah Wilson (HKG) | 57.43 |
  | 7 | 4 | Ryu Yoon-ji (KOR) | 57.44 |
  | 8 | 2 | Yang Chin-kuei (TPE) | 57.78 |
  | 9 | 2 | Nieh Pin-chieh (TPE) | 58.02 |
  | 10 | 3 | Lee Leong Kwai (HKG) | 58.78 |
  | 11 | 4 | Jiratida Phinyosophon (THA) | 58.83 |
  | 12 | 3 | Pannika Prachgosin (THA) | 59.05 |
  | 13 | 2 | Mylene Ong (SIN) | 59.29 |
  | 14 | 4 | Lynette Ng (SIN) | 59.39 |
  | 15 | 2 | Erica Totten (PHI) | 59.44 |
  | 16 | 2 | Irina Shlemova (UZB) | 59.59 |
  | 17 | 4 | Chui Lai Kwan (MAS) | 1:00.13 |
  | 18 | 3 | Ma Cheok Mei (MAC) | 1:00.15 |
  | 19 | 4 | Shikha Tandon (IND) | 1:00.68 |
  | 20 | 4 | Galina Dukhanova (UZB) | 1:02.99 |
  | 21 | 3 | Valentina Nagornaia (KGZ) | 1:03.05 |
  | 22 | 2 | Jennifer Kabalan (LIB) | 1:04.70 |
  | 23 | 3 | Kiran Khan (PAK) | 1:05.52 |
  | 24 | 1 | Sameera Al-Bitar (BRN) | 1:05.88 |
  | 25 | 1 | Batjargalyn Telmen (MGL) | 1:06.55 |
  | 26 | 2 | Debora Mac (MAC) | 1:06.63 |
  | 27 | 1 | Ameena Fakhro (QAT) | 1:06.77 |
  | 28 | 1 | Nora Al-Awam (QAT) | 1:07.54 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Xu Yanwei (CHN) | 55.02 |
  | | Pang Jiaying (CHN) | 55.17 |
  | | Kaori Yamada (JPN) | 56.29 |
  | 4 | Lee Keo-ra (KOR) | 56.42 |
  | 5 | Ryu Yoon-ji (KOR) | 56.62 |
  | 6 | Hannah Wilson (HKG) | 56.77 |
  | 7 | Maki Mita (JPN) | 56.78 |
  | 8 | Yang Chin-kuei (TPE) | 57.25 |
  