# Swimming at the 2015 SEA Games

Swimming competitions at the 2015 SEA Games was held at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in the Singapore Sports Hub in Kallang, Singapore from 6 to 11 June 2015. Built only a year earlier, the venue is hosting the SEA Games for the first time. It was used to host the second Southeast Asian Swimming Championships in 2014 as a test bed for the organisers, with the 2015 Southeast Asian Games volunteers hired to also volunteer in the 2014 Swimming Championships to help in the familiarisation of the new venue.
With swimming being a traditional gold mine for Singapore having been the country's strongest sport, there were high expectations for the squad to deliver another record haul of medals, especially given that Singapore is the host country. Two male athletes in particular, namely Joseph Schooling and Quah Zheng Wen were expected to shoulder the responsibility for the hosts, being entered in nine and 12 events respectively. Other athletes expected to shine include Quah Ting Wen, Tao Li and Danny Yeo.
This Aquatics discipline featured 38 long course events: 19 for males and 19 for females. This restores six events which were dropped by the previous host, Myanmar in the 2013 edition.
Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam were expecting to present the most resistance to Singapore's ambitions. In particular, Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên from Vietnam contested strongly especially in 12 events.

## Participating nations

A total of 129 athletes from nine nations competed in swimming at the 2015 SEA Games:
* Cambodia (7)
* Indonesia (22)
* Laos (4)
* Malaysia (17)
* Myanmar (3)
* Philippines (12)
* Singapore (29)
* Thailand (27)
* Vietnam (8)

## Events

In most editions of the games, the swimming programme follows closely with the Olympics swimming programme, offering 32 pool events except the two 10 km open-water marathons. However, in 2011, six more non-Olympic events, namely the shorter 50 metre events for backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly were included. Although these were again dropped in 2013, Singapore re-introduced the 38-event programme to capitalise on its strength in swimming.
The following events were contested (all pool events were long course, and distances are in metres unless stated):
* Freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (women), and 1,500 (men);
* Backstroke: 50, 100 and 200;
* Breaststroke: 50, 100 and 200;
* Butterfly: 50, 100 and 200;
* Individual medley: 200 and 400;
* Relays: 4×100 free, 4×200 free; 4×100 medley

### Schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the swimming competitions. As with previous editions of the games, the swimming programme schedule occurs in two segments, with the heats, if any, being conducted in the morning, followed by the final events during the evening sessions:
Legend :
| Key | H | ½ | F | TF |
| Value | Heats | Semifinals | Final | Timed final |
M = Morning session, E = Evening session
Men :
| Date → | Jun 6 | Jun 6 | Jun 7 | Jun 7 | Jun 8 | Jun 8 | Jun 9 | Jun 9 | Jun 10 | Jun 10 | Jun 11 | Jun 11 |
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 m freestyle | | | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| 100 m freestyle | | | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| 200 m freestyle | H | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| 400 m freestyle | | | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| 1500 m freestyle | | | | | | | | | F | F | | |
| 50 m backstroke | | | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| 100 m backstroke | H | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| 200 m backstroke | | | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| 50 m breaststroke | | | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| 100 m breaststroke | | | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| 200 m breaststroke | H | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 m butterfly | | | | | | | | | H | F | | |
| 100 m butterfly | | | | | | | H | F | | | | |
| 200 m butterfly | | | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| 200 m individual medley | | | | | | | | | H | F | | |
| 400 m individual medley | | | | | | | H | F | | | | |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | | | | | | | | F | | | | |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | | | | F | | | | | | | | |
| 4×100 m medley relay | | | | | | | | | | | | F |
Women :
| Date → | Jun 6 | Jun 6 | Jun 7 | Jun 7 | Jun 8 | Jun 8 | Jun 9 | Jun 9 | Jun 10 | Jun 10 | Jun 11 | Jun 11 |
| Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| 50 m freestyle | | | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| 100 m freestyle | | | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| 200 m freestyle | | | | | | | H | F | | | | |
| 400 m freestyle | | | | | | | | | H | F | | |
| 800 m freestyle | F | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 m backstroke | | | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| 100 m backstroke | | | | | | | H | F | | | | |
| 200 m backstroke | | | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| 50 m breaststroke | | | | | | | | | H | F | | |
| 100 m breaststroke | | | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| 200 m breaststroke | | | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| 50 m butterfly | | | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| 100 m butterfly | | | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| 200 m butterfly | | | | | | | H | F | | | | |
| 200 m individual medley | | | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| 400 m individual medley | H | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | | | | | | F | | | | | | |
| 4×100 m medley relay | | | | | | | | | | F | | |

## Results

Singapore produced its best performance in swimming in the SEA Games, taking more than half of the total gold medals offered. Joseph Schooling and Quah Zheng Wen won ten of these medals and broke nine games records, with Schooling winning all of his events and Quah winning four. Quah and Schooling also combined with their relay teams to games record-breaking wins in all three relays. The women's individual events were dominated by Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên of Vietnam, who won eight gold medals. The Singaporean women combined to win seven individual events as well as all three relays, breaking the games record in the 4x100 medley.

### Medal summary
#### Key

* Host nation (Singapore)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Singapore (SIN)* | 23 | 12 | 7 | 42 |
| 2 | Vietnam (VIE) | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Malaysia (MAS) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 |

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Joseph Isaac Schooling Singapore | 22.47 GR | Napat Wesshasartar Thailand | 23.08 | Triady Fauzi Sidiq Indonesia | 23.11 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Joseph Isaac Schooling Singapore | 48.58 GR | Quah Zheng Wen Singapore | 49.91 | Hoàng Quý Phước Vietnam | 50.60 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Hoàng Quý Phước Vietnam | 1.48.96 GR | Quah Zheng Wen Singapore | 1.49.17 NR | Welson Sim Wee Sheng Malaysia | 1.50.73 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Welson Sim Wee Sheng Malaysia | 3:53.97 GR | Jessie Khing Lacuna Philippines | 3:55.34 | Pang Sheng Jun Singapore | 3:57.60 |
| 1500 m freestyle details | Lâm Quang Nhật Vietnam | 15.31.03 GR | Aflah Fadlan Prawira Indonesia | 15:38.23 NR | Kevin Yeap Soon Choy Malaysia | 15:55.69 |
| 50 m backstroke details | Quah Zheng Wen Singapore | 25.27 GR | I Gede Siman Sudartawa Indonesia | 25.34 | Kasipat Chograthin Thailand | 25.78 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Quah Zheng Wen Singapore | 54.51 GR | I Gede Siman Sudartawa Indonesia | 55.60 | Trần Duy Khôi Vietnam | 56.31 NR |
| 200 m backstroke details | Quah Zheng Wen Singapore | 2:00.55 GR | Trần Duy Khôi Vietnam | 2:02.44 NR | Ricky Anggawidjaja Indonesia | 2:03.03 |
| 50 m breaststroke details | Indra Gunawan Indonesia | 28.27 | Joshua Hall Philippines | 28.32 | Wong Fu Kang Malaysia | 28.67 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Wong Fu Kang Malaysia | 1:02.46 NR | Radomyos Matjiur Thailand | 1:02.63 | Joshua Hall Philippines | 1:02.87 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Radomyos Matjiur Thailand | 2:14.83 | Lionel Khoo Singapore | 2:16.66 NR | Cheong Ee Hong Christopher Singapore | 2:16.99 |
| 50 m butterfly details | Joseph Isaac Schooling Singapore | 23.49 GR | Glenn Victor Sutanto Indonesia | 24.12 | Quah Zheng Wen Singapore | 24.36 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Joseph Isaac Schooling Singapore | 52.13 GR | Glenn Victor Sutanto Indonesia | 52.90 NR | Triady Fauzi Sidiq Indonesia | 53.98 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Joseph Isaac Schooling Singapore | 1:55.73 GR | Quah Zheng Wen Singapore | 1:56.79 | Jessie Khing Lacuna Philippines | 2:00.89 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Joseph Isaac Schooling Singapore | 2:00.66 GR | Quah Zheng Wen Singapore | 2:02.22 | Jessie Khing Lacuna Philippines | 2:02.24 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Quah Zheng Wen Singapore | 4:23.50 | Pang Sheng Jun Singapore | 4:24.81 | Trần Duy Khôi Vietnam | 4:26.29 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | Singapore (SIN) Joseph Isaac Schooling (49.74)Danny Yeo Kai Quan (50.56)Clement Lim (49.81)Quah Zheng Wen (49.48) | 3:19.59 GR | Malaysia (MAS) Tan Yean Yang Alwyn (51.63)Welson Sim Wee Sheng (51.26)Lim Ching Hwang (51.84)Daniel Bego (50.82) | 3:25.55 NR | Indonesia (INA) Triady Fauzi Sidiq (51.28)Alexis Wijaya Ohmar (52.04)Ricky Anggawidjaja (51.58)Glenn Victor Sutanto (51.02) | 3:25.92 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | Singapore (SIN) Joseph Isaac Schooling (1:47.79 GR)Danny Yeo Kai Quan (1:50.45)Pang Sheng Jun (1:51.33)Quah Zheng Wen (1:48.57) | 7:18.14 GR | Malaysia (MAS) Daniel Bego (1:53.01)Welson Sim Wee Sheng (1:51.23)Lim Ching Hwang (1:52.04)Yeap Soon Choy Kevin (1:53.85) | 7:30.13 | Indonesia (INA) Triady Fauzi Sidiq (1:54.28)Ricky Anggawijaya (1:54.44)Aflah Fadlan Prawira (1:53.35)Satrio Bagaskara Gunadi Putra (1:53.56) | 7:35.63 |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | Singapore (SIN) Quah Zheng Wen (54.81)Lionel Khoo (1:02.33)Joseph Isaac Schooling (51.50)Clement Lim (49.61) | 3:38.25 GR | Indonesia (INA) I Gede Siman Sudartawa (55.78)Indra Gunawan (1:02.18)Glenn Victor Sutanto (53.33)Triady Fauzi Sidiq (50.81) | 3:42.10 | Thailand (THA) Kasipat Chograthin (57.77)Radomyos Matjiur (1:01.95)Navaphat Wongcharoen (55.38)Napat Wesshasartar (50.57) | 3:45.67 |
| AS Asian record | GR Games record | WR World record NR National record (Any world record is necessarily also a games, Asian, and national record. Asian records are also games and national records.) |||||| |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle details | Lim Xiang Qi Amanda Singapore | 25.59 GR | Quah Ting Wen Singapore | 25.60 | Jasmine Alkhaldi Philippines | 25.79 |
| 100 m freestyle details | Quah Ting Wen Singapore | 55.93 GR | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên Vietnam | 56.05 NR | Jasmine Alkhaldi Philippines | 56.10 |
| 200 m freestyle details | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên Vietnam | 1:59.27 GR | Natthanan Junkrajang Thailand | 2:00.54 | Jasmine Alkhaldi Philippines | 2:00.84 |
| 400 m freestyle details | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên Vietnam | 4:08.66 GR | Khoo Cai Lin Malaysia | 4:17.79 | Ammiga Himathongkom Thailand | 4:20.20 |
| 800 m freestyle details | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên Vietnam | 8:34.85 GR | Ammiga Himathongkom Thailand | 8:52.99 | Benjaporn Sriphanomthorn Thailand | 8:56.39 |
| 50 m backstroke details | Tao Li Singapore | 28.90 GR | Shana Lim Jia Yi Singapore | 29.36 | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên Vietnam | 29.40 |
| 100 m backstroke details | Tao Li Singapore | 1:02.67 | Anak Agung Istri Kania Ratih Atmaja Indonesia | 1:04.38 NR | Roxanne Ashley Yu Philippines | 1:04.80 |
| 200 m backstroke details | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên Vietnam | 2:14.12 GR | Yessy Venisia Yosaputra Indonesia | 2:17.17 | Roxanne Ashley Yu Philippines | 2:18.45 |
| 50 m breaststroke details | Roanne Ho Singapore | 31.45 GR | Phee Jinq En Malaysia | 32.46 | Erika Kong Chia Chia Malaysia | 32.58 |
| 100 m breaststroke details | Phee Jinq En Malaysia | 1:10.47 | Roanne Ho Singapore | 1:11.78 | Samantha Louisa Ginn Yeo Singapore | 1:11.87 |
| 200 m breaststroke details | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên Vietnam | 2:31.16 | Phiangkhwan Pawapotako Thailand | 2:31.51 | Samantha Louisa Ginn Yeo Singapore | 2:35.60 |
| 50 m butterfly details | Tao Li Singapore | 26.58 GR | Quah Ting Wen Singapore | 27.02 | Jasmine Alkhaldi Philippines | 27.47 |
| 100 m butterfly details | Tao Li Singapore | 59.79 | Quah Ting Wen Singapore | 1:00.30 | Jasmine Alkhaldi Philippines | 1:01.00 |
| 200 m butterfly details | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên Vietnam | 2:11.12 GR | Quah Ting Wen Singapore | 2:14.50 | Sutasinee Pankaew Thailand | 2:14.51 |
| 200 m individual medley details | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên Vietnam | 2:13.53 GR | Phiangkhwan Pawapotako Thailand | 2:18.56 | Yeo Ginn Samantha Louisa Singapore | 2:18.77 |
| 400 m individual medley details | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên Vietnam | 4:42.88 GR | Phiangkhwan Pawapotako Thailand | 4:52.63 | Quah Jing Wen Singapore | 4:59.52 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details | Singapore (SIN) Nur Marina Chan Si Min (58.07)Lim Xiang Qi Amanda (56.13)Hoong En Qi (56.41)Quah Ting Wen (55.99) | 3:46.60 | Thailand (THA) Jenjira Srisa-Ard (58.25)Kornkarnjana Sapianchai (56.92)Benjaporn Sriphanomthorn (57.97)Natthanan Junkrajang (56.48) | 3:49.62 | Indonesia (INA) Patricia Yosita Hapsari (57.99)Kathriana Mella Gustianjani (58.79)Sagita Putri Krisdewanti (58.01)Ressa Kania Dewi (58.39) | 3:53.18 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details | Singapore (SIN) Chue Mun Ee Christie May (2:04.63)Lim Xiang Qi Amanda (2:04.40)Tseng Wei Wen Rachel (2:04.02)Quah Ting Wen (1:59.90) | 8:12.95 | Thailand (THA) Kornkarnjana Sapianchai (2:04.36)Patarawadee Kittiya (2:03.93)Benjaporn Sriphanomthorn (2:03.20)Natthanan Junkrajang (2:01.94) | 8:13.43 | Indonesia (INA) Sagita Putri Krisdewanti (2:05.95)Ressa Kania Dewi (2:06.79)Kathriana Mella Gustianjani (2:09.67)Patricia Yosita Hapsari (2:08.56) | 8:30.97 NR |
| 4×100 m medley relay details | Singapore (SIN) Tao Li (1:03.56)Roanne Ho (1:09.66)Quah Ting Wen (59.18)Lim Xiang Qi Amanda (56.32) | 4:08.72 GR | Thailand (THA) Araya Wongvat (1:04.61)Phiangkhwan Pawapotako (1:11.70)Patarawadee Kittiya (1:01.32)Natthanan Junkrajang (55.17) | 4:12.80 | Philippines (PHI) Roxanne Ashley Yu (1:05.32)Imelda Corazon Wistey (1:14.36)Hannah Dato (1:01.28)Jasmine Alkhaldi (55.23) | 4:16.19 |
| AS Asian record | GR Games record | WR World record NR National record (Any world record is necessarily also a games, Asian, and national record. Asian records are also games and national records.) |||||| |

## Records broken
### Men

| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record | Day |
| Men's 100 m backstroke | 6 June | Final | Quah Zheng Wen | Singapore | 54.51 | GR | 1 |
| Men's 100 m freestyle | 7 June | Final | Joseph Isaac Schooling | Singapore | 48.58 | GR | 2 |
| Men's 200 m freestyle | 6 June | Final | Hoàng Quý Phước | Vietnam | 1.48.96 | GR | 1 |
| Men's 200 m freestyle | 7 June | Final | Joseph Isaac Schooling | Singapore | 1:47.79 | GR | 2 |
| Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7 June | Final | Joseph Isaac Schooling (1:47.79) Yeo Kai Quan Danny (1:50.45) Pang Sheng Jun (1:51.33) Quah Zheng Wen (1:48.57) | Singapore | 7:18.14 | GR | 2 |
| Men's 50 m freestyle | 8 June | Final | Joseph Isaac Schooling | Singapore | 22.47 | GR | 3 |
| Men's 200 m backstroke | 8 June | Final | Quah Zheng Wen | Singapore | 2:00.55 | GR | 3 |
| Men's 200 m butterfly | 8 June | Final | Joseph Isaac Schooling | Singapore | 1:55.73 | GR | 3 |
| Men's 100 m butterfly | 9 June | Final | Joseph Isaac Schooling | Singapore | 52.13 | GR | 4 |
| Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 9 June | Final | Joseph Isaac Schooling (49.74) Yeo Kai Quan Danny (50.56) Lim Yong'En Clement (49.81) Quah Zheng Wen (49.48) | Singapore | 3:19.59 | GR | 4 |
| Men's 50 m butterfly | 10 June | Final | Joseph Isaac Schooling | Singapore | 23.49 | GR | 5 |
| Men's 1500 m freestyle | 10 June | Final | Lâm Quang Nhật | Vietnam | 15.31.03 | GR | 5 |
| Men's 200 m individual medley | 10 June | Final | Joseph Isaac Schooling | Singapore | 2:00.66 | GR | 5 |
| Men's 50 m backstroke | 11 June | Final | Quah Zheng Wen | Singapore | 25.27 | GR | 6 |
| Men's 400 m freestyle | 11 June | Final | Welson Sim Wee Sheng | Malaysia | 3:53.97 | GR | 6 |
| Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay | 11 June | Final | Quah Zheng Wen (54.81) Lionel Khoo (1:02.33) Joseph Isaac Schooling (51.50) Lim Yong'En Clement (49.61) | Singapore | 3:38.25 | GR | 6 |
* ^ Record was set during the Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

### Women

| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record | Day |
| Women's 400 m individual medley | 6 June | Heats | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên | Vietnam | 4:43.93 | GR | 1 |
| Women's 800 m freestyle | 6 June | Final | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên | Vietnam | 8:34.85 | GR | 1 |
| Women's 400 m individual medley | 6 June | Final | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên | Vietnam | 4:42.88 | GR | 1 |
| Women's 50 m butterfly | 7 June | Final | Tao Li | Singapore | 26.58 | GR | 2 |
| Women's 200 m backstroke | 7 June | Final | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên | Vietnam | 2:14.12 | GR | 2 |
| Women's 200 m individual medley | 7 June | Final | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên | Vietnam | 2:13.53 | GR | 2 |
| Women's 50 m backstroke | 8 June | Final | Tao Li | Singapore | 28.90 | GR | 3 |
| Women's 100 m freestyle | 8 June | Final | Quah Ting Wen | Singapore | 55.93 | GR | 3 |
| Women's 200 m butterfly | 9 June | Final | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên | Vietnam | 2:11.12 | GR | 4 |
| Women's 200 m freestyle | 9 June | Final | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên | Vietnam | 1:59.27 | GR | 4 |
| Women's 50 m breaststroke | 10 June | Final | Ho Ru'En Roanne | Singapore | 31.45 | GR | 5 |
| Women's 400 m freestyle | 10 June | Final | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên | Vietnam | 4:08.66 | GR | 5 |
| Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay | 10 June | Final | Tao Li (1:03.56) Ho Ru'En Roanne (1:09.66) Quah Ting Wen (59.18) Lim Xiang Qi Amanda (56.32) | Singapore | 4:08.72 | GR | 5 |
| Women's 50 m freestyle | 11 June | Final | Lim Xiang Qi Amanda | Singapore | 25.59 | GR | 6 |