Swimming at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
# Swimming at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

The Men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games took place on 15 December 2013 at Wunna Theikdi Aquatics Centre.

There were 14 competitors from 8 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, 15 December 2013 | 09:08 | Heats |
| Thursday, 15 December 2013 | 18:18 | Final |

## Records

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

| World Record | Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN) | 2:07.01 | Gifu, Gifu, Japan | 15 September 2012 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian Record | Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN) | 2:07.01 | Gifu, Gifu, Japan | 15 September 2012 |
| Games Record | Nuttapong Ketin (THA) | 2:12.99 | Palembang, Indonesia | 12 November 2011 |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Nuttapong Ketin (THA) | 2:20.05 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Yap See Tuan (MAS) | 2:21.12 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Dennis Josua Tiwa (INA) | 2:21.24 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Joshua Hall (PHI) | 2:21.85 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Huynh The Vi (VIE) | 2:22.44 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Radomyos Matjiur (THA) | 2:22.70 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 7 | Christopher Ee Hong Cheong (SIN) | 2:23.15 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Indra Gunawan (INA) | 2:23.21 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Phan Gia Man (VIE) | 2:24.43 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Tin Kyaw Lin (MYA) | 2:38.90 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Sein Win Ryan (MYA) | 2:39.92 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Thonponloeu Hem (CAM) | 2:43.15 | |
| - | 2 | 6 | Shaun Yap (MAS) | DSQ | |
| - | 2 | 4 | Banjo Borja (PHI) | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | Nuttapong Ketin (THA) | 2:13.32 |
| | 7 | Radomyos Matjiur (THA) | 2:17.77 |
| | 5 | Yap See Tuan (MAS) | 2:18.57 |
| 4 | 6 | Joshua Hall (PHI) | 2:18.72 |
| 5 | 8 | Indra Gunawan (INA) | 2:21.20 |
| 6 | 1 | Christopher Ee Hong Cheong (SIN) | 2:21.99 |
| 7 | 2 | Huynh The Vi (VIE) | 2:22.51 |
| 8 | 3 | Dennis Josua Tiwa (INA) | 2:26.35 |
