Swimming at the 2015 SEA Games explained

Event:Swimming
Games:2015
Venue:OCBC Aquatic Centre, Kallang, Singapore
Dates:6–11 June 2015
Competitors:129
Nations:9
Prev:2013
Next:2017

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.[1]

This Aquatics discipline featured 38 long course events: 19 for males and 19 for females.[2] 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.[3]

Participating nations

A total of 129 athletes from nine nations competed in swimming at the 2015 SEA Games:

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):

50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (women), and 1,500 (men);

50, 100 and 200;

50, 100 and 200;

50, 100 and 200;

200 and 400;

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:

M = Morning session, E = Evening session

Men[4]
Date → Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11
Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E
H F
H F
H F
H F
F F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
F
F
F
Women
Date → Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11
Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E
H F
H F
H F
H F
F F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
H F
F
F
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

Men

50 m freestyle
22.47 GR23.08 23.11
100 m freestyle
48.58 GR49.9150.60
200 m freestyle
1.48.96 GR1.49.17 NR1.50.73
400 m freestyle
3:53.97 GR3:55.343:57.60
1500 m freestyle
15.31.03 GR15:38.23 NR15:55.69
50 m backstroke
25.27 GR25.3425.78
100 m backstroke
54.51 GR55.6056.31 NR
200 m backstroke
2:00.55 GR2:02.44 NR 2:03.03
50 m breaststroke
28.2728.3228.67
100 m breaststroke
1:02.46 NR1:02.631:02.87
200 m breaststroke
2:14.832:16.66 NR2:16.99
50 m butterfly
23.49 GR24.1224.36
100 m butterfly
52.13 GR52.90 NR53.98
200 m butterfly
1:55.73 GR1:56.792:00.89
200 m individual medley
2:00.66 GR2:02.222:02.24
400 m individual medley
4:23.50 4:24.814:26.29
4×100 m freestyle relay
valign=top3:19.59 GR3:25.55 NRvalign=top3:25.92
4×200 m freestyle relay
valign=top7:18.14 GR7:30.13valign=top7:35.63
4×100 m medley relay
valign=top3:38.25 GR3:42.10valign=top3:45.67

Women

50 m freestyle
25.59 GR25.60 25.79
100 m freestyle
55.93 GR56.05 NR56.10
200 m freestyle
1:59.27 GR2:00.542:00.84
400 m freestyle
4:08.66 GR 4:17.794:20.20
800 m freestyle
8:34.85 GR8:52.998:56.39
50 m backstroke
28.90 GR 29.36 29.40
100 m backstroke
1:02.671:04.38 NR1:04.80
200 m backstroke
2:14.12 GR2:17.172:18.45
50 m breaststroke
31.45 GR32.4632.58
100 m breaststroke
1:10.47 1:11.78 1:11.87
200 m breaststroke
2:31.162:31.512:35.60
50 m butterfly
26.58 GR27.0227.47
100 m butterfly
59.791:00.301:01.00
200 m butterfly
2:11.12 GR2:14.502:14.51
200 m individual medley
2:13.53 GR2:18.562:18.77
400 m individual medley
4:42.88 GR4:52.634:59.52
4×100 m freestyle relay
valign=top3:46.603:49.62 3:53.18
4×200 m freestyle relay
valign=top8:12.958:13.43valign=top8:30.97 NR
4×100 m medley relay
valign=top4:08.72 GR4:12.80valign=top4:16.19

Records broken

Men

Event Date Round Name Nationality Time Record Day
Men's 100 m backstroke6 June Final align=left 54.51 GR 1
Men's 100 m freestyle7 June Final align=left 48.58 GR 2
Men's 200 m freestyle6 June Final align=left 1.48.96 GR 1
Men's 200 m freestyle7 June Final align=left 1:47.79 GR 2
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay7 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)		align=left 7:18.14 GR 2
Men's 50 m freestyle8 June Final align=left 22.47 GR 3
Men's 200 m backstroke8 June Final align=left 2:00.55 GR 3
Men's 200 m butterfly8 June Final align=left 1:55.73 GR 3
Men's 100 m butterfly9 June Final align=left 52.13 GR 4
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay9 June Final Joseph Isaac Schooling (49.74)
Yeo Kai Quan Danny (50.56)
Lim Yong'En Clement (49.81)
Quah Zheng Wen (49.48)		align=left 3:19.59 GR 4
Men's 50 m butterfly10 June Final align=left 23.49 GR 5
Men's 1500 m freestyle10 June Final align=left 15.31.03 GR 5
Men's 200 m individual medley10 June Final align=left 2:00.66 GR 5
Men's 50 m backstroke11 June Final align=left 25.27 GR 6
Men's 400 m freestyle11 June Final align=left 3:53.97 GR 6
Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay11 June Final Quah Zheng Wen (54.81)
Lionel Khoo (1:02.33)
Joseph Isaac Schooling (51.50)
Lim Yong'En Clement (49.61)		align=left 3:38.25 GR 6

Women

Event Date Round Name Nationality Time Record Day
Women's 400 m individual medley6 June Heats 4:43.93 GR 1
Women's 800 m freestyle6 June Final 8:34.85 GR 1
Women's 400 m individual medley6 June Final 4:42.88 GR 1
Women's 50 m butterfly7 June Final 26.58 GR 2
Women's 200 m backstroke7 June Final 2:14.12 GR 2
Women's 200 m individual medley7 June Final 2:13.53 GR 2
Women's 50 m backstroke8 June Final 28.90 GR 3
Women's 100 m freestyle8 June Final 55.93 GR 3
Women's 200 m butterfly9 June Final 2:11.12 GR 4
Women's 200 m freestyle9 June Final 1:59.27 GR 4
Women's 50 m breaststroke10 June Final 31.45 GR 5
Women's 400 m freestyle10 June Final 4:08.66 GR 5
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay10 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)		align=left 4:08.72 GR 5
Women's 50 m freestyle11 June Final 25.59 GR 6

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SEA Games: Swimmer Joseph Schooling aims for a perfect 9 golds. 16 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Swimming at the 28th Southeast Asian Games 2015 . seagames2015.com . 28th Southeast Asian Games 2015 (Swimming) . 27 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095113/https://www.seagames2015.com/the-games/sports/swimming . 18 May 2015 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Nguyen wins 2 gold with SEA Games records to lift Vietnam - Yahoo News . 15 January 2017 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305080259/http://news.yahoo.com/malaysia-divers-break-singapores-early-grip-gold-medals-104431766.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Detailed Schedules of Swimming at the 28th SEA Games 2015 . . 27 April 2015.

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