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:

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:

M = Morning session, E = Evening session

+Men Date → Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E50 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 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E50 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

Men 50 m freestyle 22.47 GR 23.08 23.11 100 m freestyle 48.58 GR 49.91 50.60 200 m freestyle 1.48.96 GR 1.49.17 NR 1.50.73 400 m freestyle 3:53.97 GR 3:55.34 3:57.60 1500 m freestyle 15.31.03 GR 15:38.23 NR 15:55.69 50 m backstroke 25.27 GR 25.34 25.78 100 m backstroke 54.51 GR 55.60 56.31 NR 200 m backstroke 2:00.55 GR 2:02.44 NR 2:03.03 50 m breaststroke 28.27 28.32 28.67 100 m breaststroke 1:02.46 NR 1:02.63 1:02.87 200 m breaststroke 2:14.83 2:16.66 NR 2:16.99 50 m butterfly 23.49 GR 24.12 24.36 100 m butterfly 52.13 GR 52.90 NR 53.98 200 m butterfly 1:55.73 GR 1:56.79 2:00.89 200 m individual medley 2:00.66 GR 2:02.22 2:02.24 400 m individual medley 4:23.50 4:24.81 4:26.29 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:19.59 GR 3:25.55 NR 3:25.92 4×200 m freestyle relay 7:18.14 GR 7:30.13 7:35.63 4×100 m medley relay 3:38.25 GR 3:42.10 3:45.67

Women 50 m freestyle 25.59 GR 25.60 25.79 100 m freestyle 55.93 GR 56.05 NR 56.10 200 m freestyle 1:59.27 GR 2:00.54 2:00.84 400 m freestyle 4:08.66 GR 4:17.79 4:20.20 800 m freestyle 8:34.85 GR 8:52.99 8:56.39 50 m backstroke 28.90 GR 29.36 29.40 100 m backstroke 1:02.67 1:04.38 NR 1:04.80 200 m backstroke 2:14.12 GR 2:17.17 2:18.45 50 m breaststroke 31.45 GR 32.46 32.58 100 m breaststroke 1:10.47 1:11.78 1:11.87 200 m breaststroke 2:31.16 2:31.51 2:35.60 50 m butterfly 26.58 GR 27.02 27.47 100 m butterfly 59.79 1:00.30 1:01.00 200 m butterfly 2:11.12 GR 2:14.50 2:14.51 200 m individual medley 2:13.53 GR 2:18.56 2:18.77 400 m individual medley 4:42.88 GR 4:52.63 4:59.52 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:46.60 3:49.62 3:53.18 4×200 m freestyle relay 8:12.95 8:13.43 8:30.97 NR 4×100 m medley relay 4:08.72 GR 4:12.80 4:16.19

Records broken Men Event Date Round Name Nationality Time Record DayMen's 100 m backstroke 6 June Final Quah Zheng Wen 54.51 GR 1Men's 100 m freestyle 7 June Final Joseph Isaac Schooling 48.58 GR 2Men's 200 m freestyle 6 June Final Hoàng Quý Phước 1.48.96 GR 1Men's 200 m freestyle 7 June Final Joseph Isaac Schooling 1:47.79 GR 2Men'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) 7:18.14 GR 2Men's 50 m freestyle 8 June Final Joseph Isaac Schooling 22.47 GR 3Men's 200 m backstroke 8 June Final Quah Zheng Wen 2:00.55 GR 3Men's 200 m butterfly 8 June Final Joseph Isaac Schooling 1:55.73 GR 3Men's 100 m butterfly 9 June Final Joseph Isaac Schooling 52.13 GR 4Men'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) 3:19.59 GR 4Men's 50 m butterfly 10 June Final Joseph Isaac Schooling 23.49 GR 5Men's 1500 m freestyle 10 June Final Lâm Quang Nhật 15.31.03 GR 5Men's 200 m individual medley 10 June Final Joseph Isaac Schooling 2:00.66 GR 5Men's 50 m backstroke 11 June Final Quah Zheng Wen 25.27 GR 6Men's 400 m freestyle 11 June Final Welson Sim Wee Sheng 3:53.97 GR 6Men'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) 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 DayWomen's 400 m individual medley 6 June Heats Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên 4:43.93 GR 1Women's 800 m freestyle 6 June Final Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên 8:34.85 GR 1Women's 400 m individual medley 6 June Final Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên 4:42.88 GR 1Women's 50 m butterfly 7 June Final Tao Li 26.58 GR 2Women's 200 m backstroke 7 June Final Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên 2:14.12 GR 2Women's 200 m individual medley 7 June Final Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên 2:13.53 GR 2Women's 50 m backstroke 8 June Final Tao Li 28.90 GR 3Women's 100 m freestyle 8 June Final Quah Ting Wen 55.93 GR 3Women's 200 m butterfly 9 June Final Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên 2:11.12 GR 4Women's 200 m freestyle 9 June Final Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên 1:59.27 GR 4Women's 50 m breaststroke 10 June Final Ho Ru'En Roanne 31.45 GR 5Women's 400 m freestyle 10 June Final Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên 4:08.66 GR 5Women'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) 4:08.72 GR 5Women's 50 m freestyle 11 June Final Lim Xiang Qi Amanda 25.59 GR 6

See also Swimming at the 2015 ASEAN Para Games

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