Swimming at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke
# Swimming at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke

The Men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games took place on 14 December 2013 at Wunna Theikdi Aquatics Centre.

There were 11 competitors from 7 countries who took part in this event. Two heats were held. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from both field qualified for the finals.

## Schedule

All times are Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+06:30)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Thursday, 14 December 2013 | 09:14 | Heats |
| Thursday, 14 December 2013 | 18:21 | Final |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian, and Southeast Asian Games records were as follows.

| World Record | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 51.94 | Indianapolis, United States | 8 July 2009 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian Record | Ryosuke Irie (JPN) | 52.24 | Kumamoto, Japan | 5 September 2009 |
| Games Record | I Gede Siman Sudartawa (INA) | 55.59 | Palembang, Indonesia | 15 November 2011 |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Kasipat Chograthin (THA) | 58.45 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | I Gede Siman Sudartawa (INA) | 58.79 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Tern Jian Han (MAS) | 59.25 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Quah Zheng Wen (SIN) | 1:00.31 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Kai Wee Rainer Ng (SIN) | 1:00.60 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Tran Duy Khoi (VIE) | 1:00.70 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Ricky Anggawijaya (INA) | 1:01.00 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Aung Myo Oo (MYA) | 1:04.07 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Seree Phansomboon (THA) | 1:07.50 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Thol Thoeun (CAM) | 1:11.61 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Ahnt Khaung Htut (MYA) | 1:12.79 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 5 | I Gede Siman Sudartawa (INA) | 55.80 |
| | 6 | Quah Zheng Wen (SIN) | 56.11 |
| | 1 | Ricky Anggawijaya (INA) | 57.27 |
| 4 | 2 | Kai Wee Rainer Ng (SIN) | 57.64 |
| 5 | 4 | Kasipat Chograthin (THA) | 57.83 |
| 6 | 3 | Tern Jian Han (MAS) | 58.07 |
| 7 | 7 | Tran Duy Khoi (VIE) | 58.59 |
| 8 | 8 | Aung Myo Oo (MYA) | 1:04.20 |
