title: Swimming at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 100 metre freestyle
text: # Swimming at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 100 metre freestyle
  
  The men's 100 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok was held on 9 December at the Thammasat Aquatic Center.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Wednesday, 9 December 1998 | 09:00 | Heats |
  | Wednesday, 9 December 1998 | 18:00 | Finals |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legend
  
  * DNS — Did not start
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Igor Sitnikov (KAZ) | 52.23 |
  | 2 | 1 | Huang Chih-yung (TPE) | 52.58 |
  | 3 | 3 | Shusuke Ito (JPN) | 52.67 |
  | 4 | 5 | Shunsuke Ito (JPN) | 52.85 |
  | 5 | 4 | Ravil Nachaev (UZB) | 52.87 |
  | 6 | 5 | Zhao Lifeng (CHN) | 53.00 |
  | 6 | 3 | Andrey Kvassov (KAZ) | 53.00 |
  | 8 | 4 | Aleksandr Agafonov (UZB) | 53.19 |
  | 9 | 5 | Arthur Li (HKG) | 53.23 |
  | 10 | 4 | Sng Ju Wei (SIN) | 53.27 |
  | 11 | 3 | Fergus Kuek (SIN) | 53.35 |
  | 11 | 1 | Chen Yi-chung (TPE) | 53.35 |
  | 13 | 5 | Park Kyong-ho (KOR) | 53.43 |
  | 14 | 3 | Du Jie (CHN) | 53.44 |
  | 15 | 3 | Vicha Ratanachote (THA) | 53.49 |
  | 16 | 3 | Zachary Moffatt (HKG) | 54.39 |
  | 17 | 3 | Tang Chon Kit (MAC) | 54.52 |
  | 18 | 5 | Jatupat Sarikaputra (THA) | 54.78 |
  | 19 | 4 | Khuwaiter Al-Dhaheri (UAE) | 55.13 |
  | 20 | 4 | Sebastian Xavier (IND) | 55.40 |
  | 21 | 5 | Koh Yun-ho (KOR) | 55.59 |
  | 22 | 4 | Farshid Karami (IRI) | 56.25 |
  | 23 | 4 | Hamid Reza Mobarrez (IRI) | 56.26 |
  | 24 | 5 | Nayef Al-Hasawi (KUW) | 56.50 |
  | 25 | 2 | Tang Kok Wai (MAC) | 57.50 |
  | 26 | 3 | Kazi Monirul Islam (BAN) | 57.59 |
  | 27 | 5 | Gihan Ranatunga (SRI) | 57.87 |
  | 28 | 2 | Abdulla Al-Mahmoud (QAT) | 58.65 |
  | 29 | 2 | Mussaad Razouki (KUW) | 58.72 |
  | 30 | 2 | Hem Kiry (CAM) | 59.99 |
  | 31 | 2 | Ammar Al-Ejji (QAT) | 1:01.04 |
  | 32 | 2 | Chitra Bahadur Gurung (NEP) | 1:04.06 |
  | — | 1 | Gürsediin Bayasgalan (MGL) | DNS |
  | — | 2 | Kamal Salman Masud (PAK) | DNS |
  | — | 2 | Mumtaz Ahmed (PAK) | DNS |
  
  ### Finals
  
  **Final B**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Arthur Li (HKG) | 52.64 |
  | 2 | Fergus Kuek (SIN) | 52.81 |
  | 3 | Sng Ju Wei (SIN) | 53.10 |
  | 4 | Chen Yi-chung (TPE) | 53.39 |
  | 5 | Vicha Ratanachote (THA) | 53.40 |
  | 6 | Park Kyong-ho (KOR) | 53.50 |
  | 7 | Du Jie (CHN) | 54.13 |
  | 8 | Zachary Moffatt (HKG) | 54.45 |
  
  **Final A**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Shunsuke Ito (JPN) | 51.29 |
  | | Shusuke Ito (JPN) | 52.07 |
  | | Zhao Lifeng (CHN) | 52.21 |
  | | Huang Chih-yung (TPE) | 52.21 |
  | | Igor Sitnikov (KAZ) | 52.21 |
  | 6 | Ravil Nachaev (UZB) | 52.68 |
  | 7 | Andrey Kvassov (KAZ) | 52.82 |
  | 8 | Aleksandr Agafonov (UZB) | 52.91 |
  