The swimming competition at the 2002 South American Games consisted of swimming events held August 6–9, 2002 in Belém, Brazil.

Results Men's events 50m freestyle Rodrigo de Oliveira   Brazil 24.00 Antônio Paz Vielmo   Brazil 24.02 Albert Subirats   Venezuela 24.24 100m freestyle Albert Subirats   Venezuela 52.18 Maximiliano Schnettler   Chile 52.64 Rodrigo de Oliveira   Brazil 52.79 200m freestyle Maximiliano Schnettler   Chile 1:54.50 RS Eduardo Ramirez   Venezuela 1:56.24 Albert Subirats   Venezuela 1:58.40 400m freestyle Albert Subirats   Venezuela 4:05.71 Gustavo Taveira   Brazil 4:06.12 Brunno Colosimo   Brazil 4:08.11 1500m freestyle Alejandro Gómez   Venezuela 16:05.05 Gustavo Taveira   Brazil 16:27.91 Brunno Colosimo   Brazil 16:44.21 100m backstroke Daniel Novak   Brazil 59.35 Rodrigo de Oliveira   Brazil 59.85 Raymer Vezga   Venezuela 1:00.54 200m backstroke Rodrigo de Oliveira   Brazil 2:11.43 Daniel Novak   Brazil 2:13.10 Oscar Alonso   Venezuela 2:15.68 100m breaststroke Alan Nagaoka   Brazil 1:05.99 George Albuquerque   Brazil 1:06.63 Eugenio Romoli   Argentina 1:06.89 200m breaststroke Thiago Pereira   Brazil 2:17.94 RS Eugenio Romoli   Argentina 2:24.98 Leopoldo Andara   Venezuela 2:26.74 100m butterfly Wesley Mâncio   Brazil 56.66 José Cadorna   Venezuela 56.92 Anderson Antônio   Brazil 57.60 200m butterfly Anderson Antônio   Brazil 2:05.50 José Cadorna   Venezuela 2:07.09 Wesley Mâncio   Brazil 2:07.41 200m I.M. Lucas Salatta   Brazil 2:07.45 RS Leopoldo Andara   Venezuela 2:09.10 Alan Nagaoka   Brazil 2:09.14 400m I.M. Lucas Salatta   Brazil 4:33.41 RS Leopoldo Andara   Venezuela 4:35.27 Alan Nagaoka   Brazil 4:37.04 4×100m   freestyle relay Brazil   Salatta, Oliveira,   Mâncio, Vielmo 3:32.97 Venezuela   Ramirez, Alesi,   Jimenez, Subirats 3:34.22 Argentina   Rodriguez, Romoli,   Verberck, Franco 3:50.07 4×100m   medley relay Brazil   Novak, Nagaoka,   Mâncio, Vielmo 3:53.68 RS Venezuela   Vezga, Andara,   Alesi, Subirats 3:59.15 Argentina   Lebrand, Romoli,   Rodriguez, Franco 4:07.83

Women's events 50m freestyle Arlene Semeco   Venezuela 26.18 RS Amara Silva   Brazil 26.57 Yamile Bahamonde   Eduador 26.78 100m freestyle Arlene Semeco   Venezuela 57.53 RS Amara Silva   Brazil 58.55 Marita Wong   Peru 58.86 200m freestyle Ana Muniz   Brazil 2:05.51 RS Cecilia Biagioli   Argentina 2:07.23 Marita Wong   Peru 2:08.37 400m freestyle Cecilia Biagioli   Argentina 4:22.60 RS Ana Muniz   Brazil 4:28.20 Kristel Kobrich   Chile 4:30.75 800m freestyle Cecilia Biagioli   Argentina 9:03.26 RS Kristel Kobrich   Chile 9:07.30 Ana Muniz   Brazil 9:10.69 100m backstroke Talita Ribeiro   Brazil 1:04.39 RS Gabriela Costanzo   Paraguay 1:07.21 Francy Palma   Venezuela 1:07.86 200m backstroke Talita Ribeiro   Brazil 2:22.12 RS Valeria Silva   Peru 2:25.77 Constanza Orta   Argentina 2:26.98 100m breaststroke Agustina Giovanni   Argentina 1:13.16 RS Marcelle Lopes   Brazil 1:14.04 Valeria Silva   Peru 1:15.20 200m breaststroke Marcelle Lopes   Brazil 2:36.92 RS Agustina Giovanni   Argentina 2:37.00 Corina Gonçalves   Venezuela 2:43.02 100m butterfly Ivi Monteiro   Brazil 1:03.19 RS Maria Aguila   Peru 1:03.99 Bárbara Jatobá   Brazil 1:06.05 200m butterfly Bárbara Jatobá   Brazil 2:21.80 RS Alicia Garcia   Peru 2:21.90 Ivi Monteiro   Brazil 2:22.03 200m I.M. Lílian Cerroni   Brazil 2:23.76 RS Agustina Giovanni   Argentina 2:25.55 Marita Wong   Peru 2:26.64 400m I.M. Bárbara Jatobá   Brazil 5:01.82 RS Lílian Cerroni   Brazil 5:03.20 Silvia Perez   Venezuela 5:16.94 4×100m   freestyle relay Brazil   Silva, Amblard,   Ribeiro, Monteiro 3:55.02 RS Venezuela   Ruiz, Lopez,   Vilar, Semeco 3:57.12 Argentina   Orta, Zavattaro,   Giovanni, Biagioli 4:09.64 4×100m   medley relay Brazil   Ribeiro, Lopes,   Monteiro, Silva 4:22.49 RS Peru   Guerra, Silva,   Garcia, Wong 4:31.03 Venezuela   Palma, Gonçalves,   Carrillo, Semeco 4:32.61

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