# Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle

The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 15 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.
There were 44 competitors from 31 countries who took part in this event. Six heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.
Lü Zhiwu from China won the gold medal with 22.37 seconds, two Japanese swimmers Masayuki Kishida and Rammaru Harada won the silver and bronze medal respectively.

## Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Monday, 15 November 2010 | 09:09 | Heats |
| Monday, 15 November 2010 | 18:06 | Final |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record | César Cielo (BRA) | 20.91 | São Paulo, Brazil | 18 December 2009 |
| Asian Record | Shi Runqiang (CHN) | 21.95 | Beijing, China | 28 August 2009 |
| Games Record | Jiang Chengji (CHN) | 22.38 | Bangkok, Thailand | 11 December 1998 |

## Results
### Legend

* DNS — Did not start

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | 5 | Lü Zhiwu (CHN) | 22.44 |
| 2 | 4 | Rammaru Harada (JPN) | 22.71 |
| 3 | 6 | Masayuki Kishida (JPN) | 22.86 |
| 4 | 6 | Park Min-kyu (KOR) | 22.90 |
| 5 | 6 | Virdhawal Khade (IND) | 22.98 |
| 6 | 6 | Shi Runqiang (CHN) | 23.10 |
| 7 | 4 | Lum Ching Tat (HKG) | 23.16 |
| 8 | 5 | Wang Shao-an (TPE) | 23.20 |
| 9 | 5 | Stanislav Kuzmin (KAZ) | 23.23 |
| 10 | 4 | Artur Dilman (KAZ) | 23.39 |
| 11 | 5 | Daniil Tulupov (UZB) | 23.57 |
| 12 | 4 | Arwut Chinnapasaen (THA) | 23.58 |
| 13 | 6 | Pasha Vahdati (IRI) | 23.70 |
| 14 | 5 | Kim Yong-sik (KOR) | 23.72 |
| 15 | 4 | Yan Ho Chun (HKG) | 23.74 |
| 16 | 5 | Daniel Coakley (PHI) | 23.82 |
| 17 | 6 | Mohammad Bidarian (IRI) | 23.83 |
| 18 | 5 | Lao Kuan Fong (MAC) | 23.89 |
| 19 | 3 | Danny Yeo (SIN) | 24.00 |
| 20 | 4 | Foo Jian Beng (MAS) | 24.05 |
| 21 | 5 | Kareem Ennab (JOR) | 24.09 |
| 22 | 4 | Clement Lim (SIN) | 24.12 |
| 23 | 6 | Danil Bugakov (UZB) | 24.19 |
| 24 | 4 | Vasilii Danilov (KGZ) | 24.25 |
| 25 | 6 | Mohammad Madwa (IOC) | 24.31 |
| 26 | 3 | Arjun Jayaprakash (IND) | 24.34 |
| 27 | 3 | Guntur Pratama Putera (INA) | 24.41 |
| 28 | 3 | Lei Cheok Fong (MAC) | 24.63 |
| 29 | 3 | Andreý Molçanow (TKM) | 25.00 |
| 30 | 3 | Heshan Unamboowe (SRI) | 25.08 |
| 31 | 3 | Rami Fetyani (KSA) | 25.09 |
| 32 | 3 | Omar Yusuf (BRN) | 25.11 |
| 33 | 1 | Mohammed Hassan (QAT) | 26.01 |
| 34 | 1 | Mohammed Al-Mahmoud (QAT) | 26.02 |
| 35 | 2 | Batsaikhany Dölgöön (MGL) | 26.50 |
| 36 | 2 | Aung Zaw Phyo (MYA) | 26.60 |
| 37 | 2 | Inayath Hassan (MDV) | 27.63 |
| 38 | 2 | Hem Thon Ponleu (CAM) | 27.68 |
| 39 | 1 | Saylom Souvannala (LAO) | 27.84 |
| 40 | 2 | Naser Juda (PLE) | 28.04 |
| 41 | 2 | Alisher Chingizov (TJK) | 29.15 |
| 42 | 1 | Yousef Al-Nehmi (YEM) | 29.37 |
| 43 | 2 | Ammar Ghanim (YEM) | 29.60 |
| — | 2 | Erdenebilegiin Byambasüren (MGL) | DNS |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| | Lü Zhiwu (CHN) | 22.37 | GR |
| | Masayuki Kishida (JPN) | 22.45 | |
| | Rammaru Harada (JPN) | 22.84 | |
| 4 | Virdhawal Khade (IND) | 22.87 | |
| 4 | Park Min-kyu (KOR) | 22.87 | |
| 6 | Shi Runqiang (CHN) | 22.89 | |
| 7 | Lum Ching Tat (HKG) | 23.15 | |
| 8 | Wang Shao-an (TPE) | 23.16 | |