List of SEA Games records in swimming: Difference between revisions

The fastest times in the swimming events at the Southeast Asian Games are designated as the Southeast Asian Games records in swimming. The events are held in a long course (50 m) pool. All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Singapore has historically proven to be a powerhouse in swimming, especially in Southeast Asia. As a result, most records are held by Singaporeans.

The 2009 Games were held in Vientiane, Laos where the records for 25 events were broken. Of these, 12 records were broken by Singapore, eight by Malaysia, two by the Philippines, and one each by Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. However, most of these records were broken while non-textile swimsuits were legal for use between February 2008 and December 2009. They have since been banned in January 2010. To date, 5 records set using the non-textile swimsuits remain in the record books.

Event	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	21.91	h	Jonathan Tan	Singapore	7 May 2023	2023 Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[1]
100m freestyle	48.58		Joseph Schooling	Singapore	7 June 2015	2015 Southeast Asian Games	Singapore, Singapore	[2]
200m freestyle	1:47.36	r	Welson Sim	Malaysia	24 August 2017	2017 Southeast Asian Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[3]
400m freestyle	3:48.06		Nguyễn Huy Hoàng	Vietnam	16 May 2022	2021 Southeast Asian Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	[4]
800m freestyle	7:57.65		Nguyễn Huy Hoàng	Vietnam	14 May 2022	2021 Southeast Asian Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	[5]
1500m freestyle	14:58.14		Nguyễn Huy Hoàng	Vietnam	5 December 2019	2019 Southeast Asian Games	New Clark City, Philippines	[6]
50m backstroke	25.12		I Gede Siman Sudartawa	Indonesia	7 December 2019	2019 Southeast Asian Games	New Clark City, Philippines	[7]
100m backstroke	53.79		Quah Zheng Wen	Singapore	4 December 2019	2019 Southeast Asian Games	New Clark City, Philippines	[8]
200m backstroke	2:00.06		Quah Zheng Wen	Singapore	6 December 2019	2019 Southeast Asian Games	New Clark City, Philippines	[9]
50m breaststroke	27.56	h	Felix Viktor Iberle	Indonesia	11 May 2023	2023 Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[10]
100m breaststroke	1:00.97		Phạm Thanh Bảo	Vietnam	7 May 2023	2023 Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[11]
200m breaststroke	2:11.45		Phạm Thanh Bảo	Vietnam	10 May 2023	2023 Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[12]
50m butterfly	23.04		Teong Tzen Wei	Singapore	15 May 2022	2021 Southeast Asian Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	[13]
100m butterfly	51.38		Joseph Schooling	Singapore	23 August 2017	2017 Southeast Asian Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[14]
200m butterfly	1:55.73		Joseph Schooling	Singapore	8 June 2015	2015 Southeast Asian Games	Singapore, Singapore	[15]
200m individual medley	2:00.66		Joseph Schooling	Singapore	10 June 2015	2015 Southeast Asian Games	Singapore, Singapore	[16]
400m individual medley	4:18.10		Trần Hưng Nguyên	Vietnam	15 May 2022	2021 Southeast Asian Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	[17]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:16.82			Singapore	6 December 2019	2019 Southeast Asian Games	New Clark City, Philippines	[18]
4×200m freestyle relay	7:16.31			Vietnam	17 May 2022	2021 Southeast Asian Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	[19]
4×100m medley relay	3:37.45			Singapore	8 May 2023	2023 Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[20]

Event	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	25.04		Quah Ting Wen	Singapore	10 May 2023	2023 Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[21]
100m freestyle	54.74		Quah Ting Wen	Singapore	4 December 2019	2019 Southeast Asian Games	New Clark City, Philippines	[22]
200m freestyle	1:59.24		Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên	Vietnam	26 August 2017	2017 Southeast Asian Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	[23]
400m freestyle	4:08.66		Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên	Vietnam	10 June 2015	2015 Southeast Asian Games	Singapore, Singapore	[24]
800m freestyle	8:34.85		Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên	Vietnam	6 June 2015	2015 Southeast Asian Games	Singapore, Singapore	[25]
1500m freestyle	16:36.73		Gan Ching Hwee	Singapore	18 May 2022	2021 Southeast Asian Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	[26]
50m backstroke	28.89		Masniari Wolf	Indonesia	7 May 2023	2023 Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[27]
100m backstroke	1:01.64		Teia Salvino	Philippines	9 May 2023	2023 Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[28]
200m backstroke	2:13.20		Xiandi Chua	Philippines	8 May 2023	2023 Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[29]
50m breaststroke	31.03		Letitia Sim	Singapore	10 December 2025	2025 Southeast Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	[30]
100m breaststroke	1:07.94		Letitia Sim	Singapore	9 May 2023	2023 Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[31]
200m breaststroke	2:28.49		Letitia Sim	Singapore	10 May 2023	2023 Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[32]
50m butterfly	26.50		Quah Ting Wen	Singapore	7 December 2019	2019 Southeast Asian Games	New Clark City, Philippines	[33]
100m butterfly	58.84		Tao Li	Singapore	12 November 2011	2011 Southeast Asian Games	Palembang, Indonesia	[34]
200m butterfly	2:09.52		Quah Jing Wen	Singapore	14 May 2022	2021 Southeast Asian Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	[35]
200m individual medley	2:13.53		Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên	Vietnam	7 June 2015	2015 Southeast Asian Games	Singapore, Singapore	[36]
400m individual medley	4:42.88		Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên	Vietnam	6 June 2015	2015 Southeast Asian Games	Singapore, Singapore	[37]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:40.92			Singapore	7 December 2019	2019 Southeast Asian Games	New Clark City, Philippines	[38]
4×200m freestyle relay	8:07.00			Singapore	5 December 2019	2019 Southeast Asian Games	New Clark City, Philippines	[39]
4×100m medley relay	4:06.97			Singapore	11 May 2023	2023 Southeast Asian Games	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	[40]

The following lists athletes holding three or more records in Southeast Asian swimming.

The following lists athletes holding three or more records in Southeast Asian swimming.

Record count	Name	Nationality	Events
6	Quah Ting Wen	Singapore	50 m freestyle 100 m freestyle 50 m butterfly 4×100 m freestyle relay 4×200 m freestyle relay 4×100 m medley relay
5	Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên	Vietnam	200 m freestyle 400 m freestyle 800 m freestyle 200 m individual medley 400 m individual medley
4	Quah Jing Wen	Singapore	200 m butterfly 4×100 m freestyle relay 4×200 m freestyle relay 4×100 m medley relay