| Swimming – Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2017 SEA Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 25 August 2017 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2017 SEA Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Marathon | ||
| 10 km | men | women |
The men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming event at the 2017 SEA Games was held on 25 August at the National Aquatic Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing Asian and Games records were as follows:
| Asian Record |  Shioura Shinri (JPN) |
21.88 | Tokyo, Japan | 13 April 2014 |
| Games Record |  Joseph Schooling (SGP) |
22.47 | Singapore, Singapore | 8 June 2015 |
Schedule
All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| Friday, 25 August 2017 | 09:20 | Heat 1 |
| 09:20 | Heat 2 | |
| 19:15 | Final |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 25 August.
Heat 1
- Source: Heat 1 results
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 |  Lê Nguyễn Paul (VIE) |
23.31 | Q |
| 2 | 3 |  Keith Lim (MAS) |
23.34 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Darren Lim (SGP) |
23.41 | Q |
| 4 | 6 |  Kitiphat Pipimnan (THA) |
23.74 | Q |
| 5 | 5 |  Raymond Sumitra Lukman (INA) |
23.78 | |
| 6 | 7 |  Slava Sihanouovong (LAO) |
26.36 | |
| 7 | 2 |  Thiha Aung (MYA) |
26.49 |
Heat 2
- Source: Heat 2 results
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Triady Fauzi Sidiq (INA) |
22.73 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Teong Tzen Wei (SGP) |
23.04 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Hoàng Quý Phước (VIE) |
23.38 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Supakrid Pananuratana (THA) |
23.41 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Chan Jie (MAS) |
23.89 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Thol Thoeun (CAM) |
25.81 | |
| 7 | 7 | Cheng Pirort (CAM) |
26.19 |
Final
- Source: Final Results
The final was held on 25 August.
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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5 | Teong Tzen Wei (SGP) |
22.55 | |
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4 | Triady Fauzi Sidiq (INA) |
22.66 | NR |
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3 | Lê Nguyễn Paul (VIE) |
22.90 | NR |
| 4 | 7 | Darren Lim (SGP) |
23.07 | |
| 5 | 1 | Supakrid Pananuratana (THA) |
23.16 | |
| 6 | 2 | Hoàng Quý Phước (VIE) |
23.26 | |
| 7 | 6 | Keith Lim (MAS) |
23.34 | |
| 8 | 8 | Kitiphat Pipimnan (THA) |
23.61 |