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.

Swimming
at the 2021 SEA Games
VenueMỹ Đình Aquatics Center
LocationHanoi, Vietnam
Date14–19 May 2022
Nations11
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Summary edit

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 edit

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (Vietnam)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Singapore21111244
2  Vietnam*1111325
3  Thailand49922
4  Indonesia231015
5  Malaysia1427
6  Philippines1337
Totals (6 entries)404139120

Medalists edit

Key
AS Asian record GR SEA Games record NR National record

Men edit

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[a]   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 edit

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 [b]
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 edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ doubtful timing

References edit

  1. ^ "SEA Games 2021 Schedules". 31st SEA Games - Viet Nam 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. ^ "World Championships, Commonwealth Games next on Team Singapore's swimming agenda | Video". CNA. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ BERNAMA (15 May 2022). "National swimming team loses silver medal due to false start". BERNAMA. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Schooling loses first SEA Games gold over swim controversy". France 24. 2022-05-15. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ "SEA Games: Men's 4x100m freestyle relay controversy as Singapore, Malaysia swimmers disqualified". Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. ^ 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.