| Swimming at the 2021 SEA Games | |
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| Venue | Mỹ Đình Aquatics Center | 
| Location | Hanoi, Vietnam | 
| Date | 14–19 May 2022 | 
| Nations | 11 | 
The swimming competitions at the 2021 SEA Games took place at Mỹ Đình Aquatics Center in Hanoi, Vietnam from 14 to 19 May 2022.[1] It is one of four aquatic sports at the Games, along with diving, finswimming and canoeing.
Summary
Singapore dominated the swimming events again, winning just over half of the gold medals at 21 out of 40, in addition to 11 and 12 silver and bronze medals respectively. In total, Singapore won 44 medals.[2]
Host Vietnam came in second with a total of 25 medals at 11 gold medals, 11 silver medals and three bronze medals.
During the 4 × 100 m men freestyle relay event, both Singapore and Malaysia teams were disqualified by officials on technicalities shortly after winning gold and silver respectively. The Philippines team was also disqualified. Malaysia team coach Chris Martin said one of the Malaysian swimmers had entered the pool 0.12 s early during a changeover at the block.[3] A Singapore swimmer was also reportedly left his block early.[4] As a result, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand were awarded the gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.[5][6]
A total of 10 SEA games records and 13 national records were broken.
Participating nations
Medal table
* Host nation (Vietnam)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Singapore | 21 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 
| 2 |  Vietnam* | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 
| 3 |  Thailand | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 
| 4 |  Indonesia | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 
| 5 |  Malaysia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 
| 6 |  Philippines | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 
| Totals (6 entries) | 40 | 41 | 39 | 120 | |
Medalists
| Key | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS | Asian record | GR | SEA Games record | NR | National record | ||
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Teong Tzen Wei  Singapore | 21.93 GR, NR | Jonathan Tan  Singapore | 22.24 | Jeremie Loic Nino Lương  Vietnam | 22.85 NR | 
| 100 m freestyle | Quah Zheng Wen  Singapore | 49.57 | Jonathan Tan  Singapore | 50.14 | shared silver | |
| Jeremie Loic Nino Lương  Vietnam | ||||||
| 200 m freestyle | Khiew Hoe Yean  Malaysia | 1:47.81 | Quah Zheng Wen  Singapore | 1:47.85 | Hoàng Quý Phước  Vietnam | 1:49.35 | 
| 400 m freestyle | Nguyễn Huy Hoàng  Vietnam | 3:48.06 GR, NR | Khiew Hoe Yean  Malaysia | 3:52.03 | Glen Lim Jun Wei  Singapore | 3:56.68 | 
| 800 m freestyle | Nguyễn Huy Hoàng  Vietnam | 7:57.65 GR | Nguyễn Hữu Kim Sơn  Vietnam | 8:04.23 | Khiew Hoe Yean  Malaysia | 8:06.71 | 
| 1500 m freestyle | Nguyễn Huy Hoàng  Vietnam | 15:00.75 | Nguyễn Hữu Kim Sơn  Vietnam | 15:27.31 | Tonnam Kanteemool  Thailand | 15:33.54 | 
| 50 m backstroke | Quah Zheng Wen  Singapore | 25.83 | Paul Lê Nguyễn  Vietnam | 25.86 | I Gede Siman Sudartawa  Indonesia | 25.88 | 
| 100 m backstroke | Quah Zheng Wen  Singapore | 54.83 | Paul Lê Nguyễn  Vietnam | 56.08 | Farrel Armandio Tangkas  Indonesia | 56.21 | 
| 200 m backstroke | Trần Hưng Nguyên  Vietnam | 2:01.58 NR | Khiew Hoe Yean  Malaysia | 2:01.67 | Farrel Armandio Tangkas  Indonesia | 2:01.80 | 
| 50 m breaststroke | Phạm Thanh Bảo  Vietnam | 28.28 NR | Gagarin Nathaniel Yus  Indonesia | 28.31 | Maximillian Ang Wei  Singapore | 28.32 | 
| 100 m breaststroke | Phạm Thanh Bảo  Vietnam | 1:01.17 GR, NR | Maximillian Ang Wei  Singapore | 1:01.58 NR | Gagarin Nathaniel Yus  Indonesia | 1:02.74 | 
| 200 m breaststroke | Maximillian Ang Wei  Singapore | 2:11.93 GR, NR | Phạm Thanh Bảo  Vietnam | 2:12.09 | Job Xi Jay Tan  Malaysia | 2:17.68 | 
| 50 m butterfly | Teong Tzen Wei  Singapore | 23.04 GR | Mikkel Lee  Singapore | 23.67 | Glenn Victor Sutanto  Indonesia | 24.30 | 
| 100 m butterfly | Joseph Schooling  Singapore | 52.22 | Quah Zheng Wen  Singapore | 52.86 | Navaphat Wongcharoen  Thailand | 52.98 NR | 
| 200 m butterfly | Nguyễn Huy Hoàng  Vietnam | 1:58.81 NR | Navaphat Wongcharoen  Thailand | 1:58.93 NR | Ong Jung Yi  Singapore | 1:59.33 | 
| 200 m individual medley | Trần Hưng Nguyên  Vietnam | 2:01.22 NR | Dulyawat Kaewsriyong  Thailand | 2:02.89 NR | Maximillian Ang Wei  Singapore | 2:03.73 | 
| 400 m individual medley | Trần Hưng Nguyên  Vietnam | 4:18.10 GR, NR | Nguyễn Quang Thuấn  Vietnam | 4:22.46 | Aflah Fadlan Prawira  Indonesia | 4:23.43 | 
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay[lower-alpha 1] |  Vietnam 
 | 3:21.81 NR |  Indonesia 
 | 3:24.09 |  Thailand 
 | 3:24.28 NR | 
| 4×200 m freestyle relay |  Vietnam 
 | 7:16.31 GR |  Malaysia 
 | 7:19.75 NR |  Singapore | 7:21.49 | 
| 4×100 m medley relay |  Singapore 
 | 3:37.69 |  Vietnam 
 | 3:39.76 NR |  Thailand 
 | 3:43.67 NR | 
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Jenjira Srisaard  Thailand | 25.12 NR | Amanda Lim  Singapore | 25.39 | Quah Ting Wen  Singapore | 25.49 | 
| 100 m freestyle | Quah Ting Wen  Singapore | 55.60 | Jenjira Srisaard  Thailand | 56.62 | Miranda Cristina Renner  Philippines | 56.95 | 
| 200 m freestyle | Gan Ching Hwee  Singapore | 2:02.06 | Kamonchanok Kwanmuang  Thailand | 2:02.63 | Chan Zi Yi  Singapore | 2:03.21 | 
| 400 m freestyle | Gan Ching Hwee  Singapore | 4:14.16 | Kamonchanok Kwanmuang  Thailand | 4:17.13 | Võ Thị Mỹ Tiên  Vietnam | 4:17.52 | 
| 800 m freestyle | Gan Ching Hwee  Singapore | 8:42.60 | Võ Thị Mỹ Tiên  Vietnam | 8:51.73 | Ashley Yi Xuan Lim  Singapore | 8:58.98 | 
| 1500 m freestyle | Gan Ching Hwee  Singapore | 16:36.73 GR | Võ Thị Mỹ Tiên  Vietnam | 16:55.88 | Yarinda Sunthornrangsri  Thailand | 17:07.45 | 
| 50 m backstroke | Masniari Wolf  Indonesia | 29.21 NR | Jessica Joy Geriane  Philippines | 29.35 NR | Anak Agung Istri Kania Ratih  Indonesia | 29.21 [lower-alpha 2] | 
| 100 m backstroke | Flairene Candrea Wonomiharjo  Indonesia | 1:03.36 NR | Chloe Isleta  Philippines | 1:03.78 | Jessica Joy Geriane  Philippines | 1:03.86 | 
| 200 m backstroke | Chloe Isleta  Philippines | 2:18.60 | Nurul Fajar Fitriyati  Indonesia | 2:19.79 | Mia Millar  Thailand | 2:19.90 | 
| 50 m breaststroke | Letitia Sim  Singapore | 31.43 | Jenjira Srisaard  Thailand | 31.63 | Christie Chue  Singapore | 32.10 | 
| 100 m breaststroke | Letitia Sim  Singapore | 1:08.79 | Jinq En Phee  Malaysia | 1:09.60 | Christie Chue  Singapore | 1:10.29 | 
| 200 m breaststroke | Phiangkhwan Pawapotako  Thailand | 2:30.24 | Christie Chue  Singapore | 2:31.89 | Letitia Sim  Singapore | 2:31.97 | 
| 50 m butterfly | Jenjira Srisaard  Thailand | 26.53 | Quah Ting Wen  Singapore | 26.88 | Quah Jing Wen  Singapore | 26.98 | 
| 100 m butterfly | Quah Jing Wen  Singapore | 59.15 | Quah Ting Wen  Singapore | 59.34 | Jasmine Alkhaldi  Philippines | 1:01.15 | 
| 200 m butterfly | Quah Jing Wen  Singapore | 2:09.52 GR NR | Lê Thị Mỹ Thảo  Vietnam | 2:14.20 | Kamonchanok Kwanmuang  Thailand | 2:14.35 | 
| 200 m individual medley | Quah Jing Wen  Singapore | 2:15.98 | Letitia Sim  Singapore | 2:16.61 | Jingutha Pholjamjumrus  Thailand | 2:16.75 | 
| 400 m individual medley | Kamonchanok Kwanmuang  Thailand | 4:49.98 | Jingutha Pholjamjumrus  Thailand | 4:52.32 | Azzahra Permatahani  Indonesia | 4:56.42 | 
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |  Singapore | 3:45.71 |  Thailand 
 | 3:48.63 |  Indonesia 
 | 3:51.57 | 
| 4×200 m freestyle relay |  Singapore | 8:10.75 |  Thailand 
 | 8:18.67 |  Indonesia 
 | 8:26.24 | 
| 4 × 100 m medley relay |  Singapore 
 | 4:07.62 |  Philippines 
 | 4:12.36 |  Thailand 
 | 4:15.33 | 
Notes
- ↑ Singapore and Malaysia initially finished the race in first and second position, winning the gold and silver medals respectively. Both teams were disqualified due to technicalities after it had ended, resulting in Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand being awarded gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
- ↑ doubtful timing
References
- ↑ "SEA Games 2021 Schedules". 31st SEA Games - Viet Nam 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ↑ "World Championships, Commonwealth Games next on Team Singapore's swimming agenda | Video". CNA. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ↑ BERNAMA (15 May 2022). "National swimming team loses silver medal due to false start". BERNAMA. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ↑ "Schooling loses first SEA Games gold over swim controversy". France 24. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ↑ "SEA Games: Men's 4x100m freestyle relay controversy as Singapore, Malaysia swimmers disqualified". Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ↑ Kwek, Kimberly (14 May 2022). "SEA Games: Singapore men's 4x100m freestyle relay team disqualified after winning race". The Straits Times. Retrieved 17 May 2022.



