| Swimming – Women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2015 SEA Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | OCBC Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 8 June 2015 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 7 nations | |||||||||
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The women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming event at the 2015 SEA Games was held on 8 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 |  Zhao Jing (CHN) | 27.06 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 |
| Games record |  Shana Lim Jia Yi (SIN) | 29.37 | Palembang, Indonesia | 14 November 2011 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 8 June | Heat 2 | Tao Li | Singapore (SIN) | 29.14 | GR |
| 8 June | Final | Tao Li | Singapore (SIN) | 28.90 | GR |
All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| Monday, 8 June 2015 | 09:00 | Heat 1 |
| 09:02 | Heat 2 | |
| 19:00 | Final |
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
The heats were held on 8 June.
Heat 1 was held on 8 June.
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Shana Lim Jia Yi (SIN) | 29.58 | Q |
| 2 | 3 |  Anak Agung Istri Kania Ratih (INA) | 29.73 | Q |
| 3 | 5 |  Caroline Chan Zi Xin (MAS) | 30.15 | Q |
| 4 | 6 |  Roxanne Ashley Yu (PHI) | 31.04 | |
| 5 | 2 |  Seng Samphors (CAM) | 35.97 |
Heat 2 was held on 8 June.
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Tao Li (SIN) | 29.14 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 4 |  Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (VIE) | 29.92 | Q |
| 3 | 3 |  Araya Wongvat (THA) | 30.42 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Nurul Fajar Fitriyati (INA) | 30.57 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Elizabeth Ann Jordana (PHI) | 30.67 | Q |
The final was held on 8 June.
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Tao Li (SIN) | 28.90 | GR |
 | 5 | Shana Lim Jia Yi (SIN) | 29.36 | |
 | 6 | Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (VIE) | 29.40 | |
| 4 | 3 | Anak Agung Istri Kania Ratih (INA) | 29.48 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | Caroline Chan Zi Xin (MAS) | 29.85 | |
| 6 | 7 | Araya Wongvat (THA) | 30.26 | |
| 7 | 8 | Elizabeth Ann Jordana (PHI) | 30.29 | |
| 8 | 1 | Nurul Fajar Fitriyati (INA) | 30.59 |
