Swimming at the 2021 SEA Games

Swimming
at the 2021 SEA Games
Swimming ; at the 2021 SEA Games
Venue	Mỹ Đình Aquatics Center
Location	Hanoi, Vietnam
Date	14–19 May 2022
Nations	11
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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)

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	Luong Jérémie Loïc Nino Vietnam	22.85 NR
100 m freestyle	Quah Zheng Wen Singapore	49.57	Jonathan Tan Singapore	50.14	shared silver
100 m freestyle	Quah Zheng Wen Singapore	49.57	Luong Jérémie Loïc Nino Vietnam	50.14	shared silver
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 Luong Jérémie Loïc Nino Paul Lê Nguyễn Hoàng Quý Phước Ngô Đình Chuyền	3:21.81 NR	Indonesia Glenn Victor Sutanto Erick Ahmad Fathoni Aflah Fadlan Prawira Joe Aditya Kurniawan	3:24.09	Thailand Tonnam Kanteemool Dulyawat Kaewsriyong Supha Sangaworawong Navaphat Wongcharoen	3:24.28 NR
4×200 m freestyle relay	Vietnam Nguyễn Huy Hoàng Trần Hưng Nguyên Hoàng Quý Phước Nguyễn Hữu Kim Sơn	7:16.31 GR	Malaysia Yin Chuen Lim Welson Sim Wee Sheng Khiew Hoe Yean Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal	7:19.75 NR	Singapore Jonathan Tan Glen Lim Jun Wei Joseph Schooling Quah Zheng Wen	7:21.49
4×100 m medley relay	Singapore Quah Zheng Wen Maximillian Ang Wei Joseph Schooling Jonathan Tan	3:37.69	Vietnam Paul Lê Nguyễn Phạm Thanh Bảo Hoàng Quý Phước Luong Jérémie Loïc Nino	3:39.76 NR	Thailand Tonnam Kanteemool Dulyawat Kaewsriyong Prasobchai Kaewrungrueang Navaphat Wongcharoen	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	29.59^[7]
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 Amanda Lim Christie Chue Quah Jing Wen Quah Ting Wen	3:45.71	Thailand Jenjira Srisaard Natthanan Junkrajang Manita Sathianchokwisan Jinjutha Pholjamjumrus	3:48.63	Indonesia Patricia Yosita Hapsari Angel Gabriella Yus Nurul Fajar Fitriyati Ressa Kania Dewi	3:51.57
4×200 m freestyle relay	Singapore Gan Ching Hwee Christie Chue Quah Jing Wen Quah Ting Wen	8:10.75	Thailand Jinjutha Pholjamjumrus Kamonchanok Kwanmuang Natthanan Junkrajang Kornkarnjana Sapianchai	8:18.67	Indonesia Patricia Yosita Hapsari Angel Gabriella Yus Ressa Kania Dewi Azzahra Permatahani	8:26.24
4 × 100 m medley relay	Singapore Bonnie Yeo Letitia Sim Quah Jing Wen Quah Ting Wen	4:07.62	Philippines Miranda Cristina Renner Jasmine Alkhaldi Chloe Isleta Desirae Aubrey Mangaoang	4:12.36	Thailand Mia Millar Jenjira Srisaard Jingutha Pholjamjumrus Phiangkhwan Pawapotako	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.

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.
^ "Masniari Wolf Raih Emas di SEA Games 2022" [Masniari Wolf won gold in SEA Games 2022] (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 July 2024.

[fn1-7] 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.

[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.

[8] "Masniari Wolf Raih Emas di SEA Games 2022" [Masniari Wolf won gold in SEA Games 2022] (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 July 2024.

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