| Swimming – Men's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2015 SEA Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | OCBC Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 11 June 2015 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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The men's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming event at the 2015 SEA Games was held on 11 June at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Kallang, Singapore. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing Asian and Games records were as follows:
| Asian record |  Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) | 27.30 | Tokyo, Japan | 13 April 2010 |
| Games record |  Indra Gunawan (INA) | 28.25 | Palembang, Indonesia | 13 November 2011 |
All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 11 June 2015 | 09:00 | Heat 1 |
| 09:01 | Heat 2 | |
| 19:00 | Final |
| KEY: | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | WD | Withdrew | DNF | Did not finish |
The heats were held on 11 June.
Heat 1 was held on 11 June.
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Indra Gunawan (INA) | 28.90 | Q |
| 2 | 6 |  Radomyos Matjiur (THA) | 29.30 | Q |
| 3 | 3 |  Shaun Yap Kah Choon (MAS) | 29.38 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Dennis Josua Tiwa (INA) | 29.47 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Kitiphat Pipimnan (THA) | 30.45 | |
| 6 | 7 |  Soukanya Vongxay (LAO) | 35.39 |
Heat 2 was held on 11 June.
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Joshua Hall (PHI) | 28.39 | Q |
| 2 | 4 |  Clement Lim Yong'En (SIN) | 28.64 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Wong Fu Kang (MAS) | 28.78 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Khoo Chien Yin Lionel (SIN) | 28.88 | Q |
| 5 | 2 |  Phan Gia Mẫn (VIE) | 30.98 | |
| 6 | 7 | Slava Sihanouvong (LAO) | 33.06 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Hem Thonponloeu (CAM) | 33.23 |
The final was held on 11 June.
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Indra Gunawan (INA) | 28.27 | |
 | 4 | Joshua Hall (PHI) | 28.32 | |
 | 3 | Wong Fu Kang (MAS) | 28.67 | |
| 4 | 5 | Clement Lim Yong'En (SIN) | 28.74 | |
| 5 | 7 | Radomyos Matjiur (THA) | 28.79 | NR |
| 6 | 6 | Khoo Chien Yin Lionel (SIN) | 28.92 | |
| 7 | 1 | Shaun Yap Kah Choon (MAS) | 28.94 | |
| 8 | 8 | Dennis Josua Tiwa (INA) | 29.03 |
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