| XLIII South American Swimming Championships | |
| Hostcity: | Asunción, Paraguay |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Events: | 42 |
| Dates: | 30 March – 3 April 2016 |
| Previous: | Mar del Plata 2014 |
| Next: | Trujillo 2018 |
The 43rd South American Swimming Championships were held between March 30 and April 3, 2016, in Asunción, Paraguay.
Countries which sent teams were:
| 50 m freestyle | 22.55 | 22.58 | 22.77 | ||||
| 100 m freestyle | 49.59 | 49.69 | 49.98 | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:47.39 | 1:48.62 | 1:50.03 | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | 3:51.33 | 3:52.23 | 3:52.24 | ||||
| 800 m freestyle | 7:58.46 | 7:59.18 | 8:02.66 | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | 15:08.57 AR | 15:16.67 | 15:31.69 | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | 25.19 | 25.74 | 25.85 | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 53.40 | 55.11 | 55.49 | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | 1:59.47 | 2:00.03 | 2:00.13 | ||||
| 50 m breaststroke | 27.97 | 28.01 | 28.04 | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.82 | 1:01.37 | 1:01.88 | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.44 | 2:16.57 | 2:16.87 | ||||
| 50 m butterfly | 24.03 | 24.10 | 24.17 | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 51.90 | 52.44 | 53.87 | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | 1;58.39 | 1:59.39 | 1:59.63 | ||||
| 200 m I.M. | 2:01.18 | 2:01.87 | 2:03.05 | ||||
| 400 m I.M. | 4:17.78 | 4:23.11 | 4:27.23 | ||||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:17.54 | 3:19.50 | 3:20.60 | ||||
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:24.42 | 7:25.69 | 7:37.02 | ||||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:36.88 | 3:39.17 | 3:40.01 | ||||
| 50 m freestyle | 24.80 | 25.37 | 25.67 | ||||
| 100 m freestyle | 54.83 | 55.07 | 56.55 | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:58.94 | 1:59.08 | 2:00.68 | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:07.17 | 4:10.62 | 4:13.75 | ||||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:32.31 | 8:42.82 | 8:47.20 | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:37.85 | 16:44.44 | 17:33.37 | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | 28.11 | 28.17 | 28.98 | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:00.38 | 1:00.47 | 1:01.94 | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:13.47 | 2:15.03 | 2:15.30 | ||||
| 50 m breaststroke | 31.93 | 32.13 | 32.36 | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.46 | 1:09.33 | 1:11.05 | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.03 AR | 2:30.08 | 2:31.61 | ||||
| 50 m butterfly | 26.53 | 26.68 | 27.37 | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 59.11 | 59.33 | 59.66 | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:09.92 | 2:11.04 | 2:11.65 | ||||
| 200 m I.M. | 2:13.46 | 2:14.09 | 2:17.54 | ||||
| 400 m I.M. | 4:42.62 | 4:43.31 | 4:50.27 | ||||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:43.91 | 3:50.37 | 3:52.99 | ||||
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:04.29 | 8:18.85 | 8:19.51 | ||||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:07.48 | 4:08.57 | 4:11.94 | ||||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:30.98 | 3:33.99 | 3:35.42 | ||||
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:42.31 | 3:57.70 | 3:59.56 |
Final medal standings for the 2016 South American Swimming Championships are:
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Guyana