# Swimming at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle

The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2022 Asian Games took place on 25 September 2023 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center.

## Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Monday, 25 September 2023 | 10:22 | Heats |
| Monday, 25 September 2023 | 11:49 | Swim-off |
| Monday, 25 September 2023 | 19:42 | 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 | Shinri Shioura (JPN) | 21.67 | Tokyo, Japan | 7 April 2019 |
| Games Record | Ning Zetao (CHN) | 21.94 | Incheon, South Korea | 23 September 2014 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
| 25 September 2023 | Heats | Ji Yu-chan | South Korea | 21.84 | GR |
| 25 September 2023 | Final | Ji Yu-chan | South Korea | 21.72 | GR |

## Results
### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | 3 | Ji Yu-chan | South Korea | 21.84 | Q, GR, NR |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | Ian Ho | Hong Kong | 22.07 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | 4 | Jonathan Tan | Singapore | 22.15 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | 5 | Shinri Shioura | Japan | 22.30 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | 3 | Pan Zhanle | China | 22.47 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | Wang Changhao | China | 22.48 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | Katsumi Nakamura | Japan | 22.52 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Baek In-chul | South Korea | 22.68 | QSO |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | Teong Tzen Wei | Singapore | 22.68 | QSO |
| 10 | 5 | 6 | Samyar Abdoli | Iran | 22.80 | |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Matthew Abeysinghe | Sri Lanka | 23.10 | |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Tonnam Kanteemool | Thailand | 23.10 | |
| 13 | 6 | 6 | Virdhawal Khade | India | 23.12 | |
| 14 | 6 | 7 | Tsui Wai Chi | Hong Kong | 23.32 | |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | Marin Sohran | Iran | 23.47 | |
| 16 | 4 | 7 | Dulyawat Kaewsriyong | Thailand | 23.49 | |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | Waleed Abdulrazzaq | Kuwait | 23.52 | |
| 18 | 5 | 7 | Anil Kumar Shylaja Anand | India | 23.54 | |
| 19 | 5 | 2 | Bryan Leong | Malaysia | 23.55 | |
| 20 | 4 | 1 | Joe Kurniawan | Indonesia | 23.67 | |
| 21 | 5 | 1 | Jarod Hatch | Philippines | 23.77 | |
| 22 | 3 | 5 | Musa Jalaýew | Turkmenistan | 23.80 | |
| 23 | 6 | 8 | Tameem El-Hamayda | Qatar | 23.87 | |
| 24 | 1 | 3 | Nguyễn Hoàng Khang | Vietnam | 24.03 | |
| 25 | 4 | 8 | Alexander Shah | Nepal | 24.15 | |
| 26 | 3 | 2 | Ng Chi Hin | Macau | 24.30 | |
| 27 | 3 | 4 | Issa Al-Adawi | Oman | 24.33 | |
| 28 | 6 | 1 | Batbayaryn Enkhtamir | Mongolia | 24.43 | |
| 28 | 3 | 6 | Ahmed Diab | Qatar | 24.43 | |
| 30 | 3 | 3 | Antoine De Lapparent | Cambodia | 24.53 | |
| 31 | 3 | 8 | Arslan Gaýypnazarow | Turkmenistan | 24.84 | |
| 32 | 2 | 4 | Mahmoud Abugharbia | Palestine | 24.89 | |
| 33 | 2 | 6 | Phansovannarun Montross | Cambodia | 24.91 | |
| 34 | 3 | 7 | Rentsendorjiin Tamir | Mongolia | 25.00 | |
| 35 | 3 | 1 | Muhammad Ahmed Durrani | Pakistan | 25.05 | |
| 36 | 2 | 5 | Ardasher Gadoev | Tajikistan | 25.36 | |
| 37 | 2 | 1 | Santisouk Inthavong | Laos | 25.85 | |
| 38 | 2 | 3 | Muhammad Hamza Anwer | Pakistan | 26.16 | |
| 39 | 2 | 7 | Slava Sihanouvong | Laos | 26.51 | |
| 40 | 2 | 8 | Ali Imaan | Maldives | 26.57 | |
| 41 | 1 | 4 | Fahim Anwari | Afghanistan | 27.16 | |
| 42 | 2 | 2 | Ahmadjon Kholov | Tajikistan | 27.39 | |
| | 1 | 5 | Jolanio Guterres | Timor-Leste | DSQ | |

### Swim-off

| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Teong Tzen Wei | Singapore | 22.24 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Baek In-chul | South Korea | 22.39 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Ji Yu-chan | South Korea | 21.72 | GR, NR |
| | 5 | Ian Ho | Hong Kong | 21.87 | |
| | 2 | Pan Zhanle | China | 21.92 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jonathan Tan | Singapore | 22.11 | |
| 5 | 1 | Katsumi Nakamura | Japan | 22.20 | |
| 6 | 8 | Teong Tzen Wei | Singapore | 22.26 | |
| 7 | 7 | Wang Changhao | China | 22.29 | |
| 8 | 6 | Shinri Shioura | Japan | 22.35 | |