Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S6

The men's 100m freestyle S6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 100m Freestyle S6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates8 September
Competitors11 from 9 nations
Winning time1:05.95
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anders Olsson  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tang Yuan  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yang Yuanrun  China

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 09:13.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tang Yuan   China 1:08.84 Q
2 Adriano Lima   Brazil 1:10.90 Q
3 Daniel Vidal   Spain 1:11.37 Q
4 Matt Whorwood   Great Britain 1:12.51 Q
Andreas Potamitis   Cyprus DQ

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Anders Olsson   Sweden 1:07.68 Q
2 Yang Yuanrun   China 1:10.13 Q
3 Swen Michaelis   Germany 1:12.14 Q
4 Kyosuke Oyama   Japan 1:12.25 Q
5 Sebastian Iwanow   Germany 1:21.78
6 Stian Helgeland   Norway 1:15.68

Final edit

Competed at 17:10.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Anders Olsson   Sweden 1:05.95 WR
  Tang Yuan   China 1:06.42
  Yang Yuanrun   China 1:08.63
4 Daniel Vidal   Spain 1:10.41
5 Adriano Lima   Brazil 1:10.91
6 Matt Whorwood   Great Britain 1:11.62
7 Kyosuke Oyama   Japan 1:12.24
8 Swen Michaelis   Germany 1:12.31

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Freestyle S6". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 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 21 September 2012.