The men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming event at the 2017 SEA Games was held on 25 August at the National Aquatic Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
| Swimming – Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2017 SEA Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 25 August 2017 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing Asian and Games records were as follows:
| Asian Record |  Shioura Shinri (JPN) |
21.88 | Tokyo, Japan | 13 April 2014 |
| Games Record |  Joseph Schooling (SGP) |
22.47 | Singapore, Singapore | 8 June 2015 |
Schedule
editAll times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| Friday, 25 August 2017 | 09:20 | Heat 1 |
| 09:20 | Heat 2 | |
| 19:15 | Final |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held on 25 August.
Heat 1
edit- Source: Heat 1 results
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 |  Lê Nguyễn Paul (VIE) |
23.31 | Q |
| 2 | 3 |  Keith Lim (MAS) |
23.34 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Darren Lim (SGP) |
23.41 | Q |
| 4 | 6 |  Kitiphat Pipimnan (THA) |
23.74 | Q |
| 5 | 5 |  Raymond Sumitra Lukman (INA) |
23.78 | |
| 6 | 7 |  Slava Sihanouovong (LAO) |
26.36 | |
| 7 | 2 |  Thiha Aung (MYA) |
26.49 |
Heat 2
edit- Source: Heat 2 results
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Triady Fauzi Sidiq (INA) |
22.73 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Teong Tzen Wei (SGP) |
23.04 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Hoàng Quý Phước (VIE) |
23.38 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Supakrid Pananuratana (THA) |
23.41 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Chan Jie (MAS) |
23.89 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Thol Thoeun (CAM) |
25.81 | |
| 7 | 7 | Cheng Pirort (CAM) |
26.19 |
Final
edit- Source: Final Results
The final was held on 25 August.
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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5 | Teong Tzen Wei (SGP) |
22.55 | |
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4 | Triady Fauzi Sidiq (INA) |
22.66 | NR |
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3 | Lê Nguyễn Paul (VIE) |
22.90 | NR |
| 4 | 7 | Darren Lim (SGP) |
23.07 | |
| 5 | 1 | Supakrid Pananuratana (THA) |
23.16 | |
| 6 | 2 | Hoàng Quý Phước (VIE) |
23.26 | |
| 7 | 6 | Keith Lim (MAS) |
23.34 | |
| 8 | 8 | Kitiphat Pipimnan (THA) |
23.61 |