| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2025 SEA Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | SAT Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 13 December | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:48.64 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2025 SEA Games took place on 13 December 2025 at the SAT Swimming Pool in Bangkok, Thailand.
All times are Indochina Standard Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 13 December 2025 | 9:22 | Heats |
| 18:45 | Final |
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian, and Southeast Asian Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Paul Biedermann (GER) | 1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 |
| Asian Record |  Sun Yang (CHN) | 1:44.39 | Budapest, Hungary | 25 July 2017 |
| Games Record |  Welson Sim (MAS) | 1:47.36 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 24 August 2017 |
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Khiew Hoe Yean | Malaysia | 1:50.33 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Made Aubrey Jaya |  Indonesia | 1:51.34 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal | Malaysia | 1:51.68 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Nguyễn Huy Hoàng |  Vietnam | 1:51.69 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Nicholas Karel Subagyo | Indonesia | 1:51.71 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Gian Christopher Santos |  Philippines | 1:52.13 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Ardi Zulhimi Bin Mohamed Azman |  Singapore | 1:52.17 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Trần Văn Nguyễn Quốc | Vietnam | 1:52.23 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Pongpanod Trithan |  Thailand | 1:52.27 | R |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Wongsakorn Patsamarn | Thailand | 1:53.14 | R |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Han Phone Pyae |  Myanmar | 2:01.06 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Jolanio Guterres |  Timor-Leste | 2:50.85 |
| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Khiew Hoe Yean | Malaysia | 1:48.64 | |
 | 8 | Trần Văn Nguyễn Quốc | Vietnam | 1:48.70 | |
 | 3 | Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal | Malaysia | 1:50.43 | |
| 4 | 6 | Nguyễn Huy Hoàng | Vietnam | 1:50.68 | |
| 5 | 2 | Nicholas Karel Subagyo | Indonesia | 1:50.86 | |
| 6 | 5 | Made Aubrey Jaya | Indonesia | 1:50.97 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ardi Zulhimi Bin Mohamed Azman | Singapore | 1:51.32 | |
| 8 | 7 | Gian Christopher Santos | Philippines | 1:51.54 |