Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S2

The men's 50m backstroke S2 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 50m Backstroke S2
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates15 September
Competitors9 from 8 nations
Winning time1:03.17
Medalists
Dmitry Kokarev  Russia
Jim Anderson  Great Britain
Georgios Kapellakis  Greece

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:26.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Dmitry Kokarev Russia1:06.21Q
2Gabriel Feiten Brazil1:12.27Q
3Adriano Pereira Brazil1:13.50Q
4Curtis Lovejoy United States1:16.03Q

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Jim Anderson Great Britain1:05.56Q
2Georgios Kapellakis Greece1:09.58Q
3Iyad Shalabi Israel1:13.28Q
4Denys Zhumela Ukraine1:14.85Q
5Christian Goldbach Germany1:22.63

Final

Competed at 17:06.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Dmitry Kokarev Russia1:03.17WR
Jim Anderson Great Britain1:04.33
Georgios Kapellakis Greece1:07.31
4Iyad Shalabi Israel1:10.88
5Adriano Pereira Brazil1:13.69
6Curtis Lovejoy United States1:14.69
7Denys Zhumela Ukraine1:15.40
8Gabriel Feiten Brazil1:15.77

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Backstroke S2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
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