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

The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games took place on 6 June 2015 at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore.

There were 13 competitors from seven 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.

## Records

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

| Asian record | Sun Yang (CHN) | 1:44.47 | Shenyang, China | 6 September 2013 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Games record | Daniel Bego (MAS) | 1:49.22 | Vientiane, Laos | 14 December 2009 |

The following records were established during the competition:

| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 June | Final | Hoàng Quý Phước | Vietnam | 1.48.96 | GR |

## Schedule

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

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Saturday, 6 June 2015 | 09:00 | Heats |
| Saturday, 6 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: Results Summary

The first round was held on 6 June.

| Rank | Heats | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Jessie Khing Lacuna (PHI) | 1:52.78 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Sim Wee Sheng Welson (MAS) | 1:52.86 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Quah Zheng Wen (SIN) | 1:52.90 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Hoàng Quý Phước (VIE) | 1:53.56 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Satrio Bagaskara Gunadi Putra (INA) | 1:54.02 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Yeo Kai Quan Danny (SIN) | 1:54.03 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Thanakrit Kittiya (THA) | 1:54.11 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Lim Ching Hwang (MAS) | 1:54.47 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Alexis Wijaya Ohmar (INA) | 1:54.72 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Sarit Tiewong (THA) | 1:54.98 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Axel Toni Steven Ngui (PHI) | 1:55.65 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | Lâm Quang Nhật (VIE) | 1:58.77 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Sovijja Pou (CAM) | 1:59.83 | |

### Final

    Source: Results Final

The final was held on 6 June.

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 6 | Hoàng Quý Phước (VIE) | 1:48.96 | GR |
| | 3 | Quah Zheng Wen (SIN) | 1:49.17 | NR |
| | 5 | Sim Wee Sheng Welson (MAS) | 1:50.73 | |
| 4 | 4 | Jessie Khing Lacuna (PHI) | 1:50.82 | |
| 5 | 7 | Yeo Kai Quan Danny (SIN) | 1:51.10 | |
| 6 | 8 | Lim Ching Hwang (MAS) | 1:53.23 | |
| 7 | 1 | Thanakrit Kittiya (THA) | 1:53.23 | |
| 8 | 2 | Satrio Bagaskara Gunadi Putra (INA) | 1:54.38 | |
