Swimming at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke
# Swimming at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke

The women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming event at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games was held on 8 June at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Kallang, Singapore.

## Records

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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 June | Heat 2 | Tao Li | Singapore (SIN) | 29.14 | GR |
| 8 June | Final | Tao Li | Singapore (SIN) | 28.90 | GR |

## Schedule

All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Monday, 8 June 2015 | 09:00 | Heat 1 |
| Monday, 8 June 2015 | 09:02 | Heat 2 |
| Monday, 8 June 2015 | 19:00 | Final |

## Results

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Heats

    Source: Heats Results Summary

The heats were held on 8 June.

**Heat 1**


    Source: Heat 1 Results

Heat 1 was held on 8 June.

| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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**


    Source: Heat 2 Results

Heat 2 was held on 8 June.

| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

### Final

    Source: Final Results

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 | |
