Swimming at the 2021 SEA Games explained

Event:Swimming
Year:2021
Venue:Mỹ Đình Aquatics Center
Location:Hanoi, Vietnam
Date:14–19 May 2022
Nations:11
Previous:2019
Next:2023

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 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.

Medalists

Men

50 m freestyle21.93
GR, NR		22.2422.85
NR
100 m freestyle49.5750.14shared silver
200 m freestyle1:47.811:47.851:49.35
400 m freestyle3:48.06
GR, NR		3:52.033:56.68
800 m freestyle7:57.65 GR8:04.238:06.71
1500 m freestyle15:00.7515:27.3115:33.54
50 m backstroke25.8325.8625.88
100 m backstroke54.83 56.0856.21
200 m backstroke2:01.58 NR2:01.672:01.80
50 m breaststroke28.28 NR28.3128.32
100 m breaststroke1:01.17
GR, NR		1:01.58
NR		1:02.74
200 m breaststroke2:11.93
GR, NR		2:12.092:17.68
50 m butterfly23.04
GR		23.6724.30
100 m butterfly52.2252.8652.98 NR
200 m butterfly1:58.81 NR1:58.93 NR1:59.33
200 m individual medley2:01.22 NR2:02.89 NR2:03.73
400 m individual medley4:18.10 GR, NR4:22.464:23.43
freestyle relay3:21.81 NR3:24.093:24.28 NR
4×200 m freestyle relay7:16.31 GR7:19.75
NR		7:21.49
4×100 m medley relay3:37.693:39.76 NR3:43.67 NR

Women

50 m freestyle25.12 NR25.3925.49
100 m freestyle55.6056.6256.95
200 m freestyle2:02.062:02.632:03.21
400 m freestyle4:14.164:17.134:17.52
800 m freestyle8:42.608:51.738:58.98
1500 m freestyle16:36.73 GR16:55.8817:07.45
50 m backstroke29.21 NR29.35
NR		29.59[7]
100 m backstroke1:03.36 NR1:03.781:03.86
200 m backstroke2:18.602:19.792:19.90
50 m breaststroke31.4331.6332.10
100 m breaststroke1:08.791:09.601:10.29
200 m breaststroke2:30.242:31.892:31.97
50 m butterfly26.5326.8826.98
100 m butterfly59.1559.341:01.15
200 m butterfly2:09.52
GR NR		2:14.202:14.35
200 m individual medley2:15.982:16.612:16.75
400 m individual medley4:49.984:52.324:56.42
freestyle relayvalign=top3:45.71 valign=top3:48.63valign=top3:51.57
4×200 m freestyle relayvalign=top8:10.75valign=top8:18.67valign=top8:26.24
medley relayvalign=top4:07.62 valign=top4:12.36valign=top4:15.33

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SEA Games 2021 Schedules . 31st SEA Games - Viet Nam 2021 . 8 May 2022.
  2. Web site: World Championships, Commonwealth Games next on Team Singapore's swimming agenda Video . 20 May 2022 . . en.
  3. Web site: BERNAMA . 15 May 2022 . National swimming team loses silver medal due to false start . 20 May 2022 . BERNAMA .
  4. Web site: 2022-05-15 . Schooling loses first SEA Games gold over swim controversy . 23 May 2022 . France 24.
  5. News: SEA Games: Men's 4x100m freestyle relay controversy as Singapore, Malaysia swimmers disqualified . 15 May 2022.
  6. News: Kwek . Kimberly . 14 May 2022 . SEA Games: Singapore men's 4x100m freestyle relay team disqualified after winning race . The Straits Times . 17 May 2022 . en.
  7. Web site: Masniari Wolf Raih Emas di SEA Games 2022. Masniari Wolf won gold in SEA Games 2022. id. 21 July 2024.

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