Swimming at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

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Swimming – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
Swimming pictogram.svg
Venue OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore Sports Hub
Dates1–4 June 2015
Competitors8 from 7 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
  2013
2017  

The men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games was held on 6 June at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeEvent
Saturday, 6 June 201520:32Final

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing Asian and Games records were as follows:

Asian Record Flag of Japan.svg  Yamaguchi Akihiro  (JPN)2:07.01 Gifu, Japan 15 September 2012
Games Record Flag of Thailand.svg  Nuttapong Ketin  (THA)2:12.99 Palembang, Indonesia 12 November 2011


Results

KEY:GRGames recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Final

Source: Final Results

The final was held on 6 June.

RankLaneAthletesTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5Flag of Thailand.svg  Radomyos Matjiur  (THA)2:14.83
Silver medal icon.svg3Flag of Singapore.svg  Khoo Chien Yin Lionel  (SIN)2:16.66
Bronze medal icon.svg4Flag of Singapore.svg  Christopher Cheong Ee Hong  (SIN)2:16.99
41Flag of Indonesia.svg  Gagarin Nathaniel  (INA)2:18.35
52Flag of Malaysia.svg  Wong Fu Kang  (MAS)2:18.51
66Flag of Indonesia.svg  Dennis Josua Tiwa  (INA)2:19.25
77Flag of Vietnam.svg  Phan Gia Man  (VIE)2:20.23
88Flag of Cambodia.svg  Hem Thonponloeu  (CAM)2:40.14

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References

  1. "Number of Athletes - Men's 200m Breaststroke". seagames2015.com. 2015 Southeast Asian Games Singapore. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.