Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S12

The men's 50m freestyle S12 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 50m Freestyle S12
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors15 from 9 nations
Winning time23.43
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maksym Veraksa  Ukraine
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexander Nevolin-Svetov  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sergii Klippert  Ukraine

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 09:13.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sergii Klippert   Ukraine 24.95 Q
2 Omar Font   Spain 25.61 Q
3 Sergei Punko   Belarus 26.17 Q
4 Alexander Pikalov   Russia 26.27 Q
5 Albert Gelis   Spain 26.74
6 Daniel Llambrich   Spain 27.41
7 Jeremy McClure   Australia 27.58

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Maksym Veraksa   Ukraine 24.05 Q
2 Alexander Nevolin-Svetov   Russia 25.23 Q
3 Raman Makarau   Belarus 25.39 Q
4 Tucker Dupree   United States 25.41 Q
5 Sergiy Demchuk   Ukraine 27.31
6 Ziv Better   Israel 27.35
7 Robert Musiorski   Poland 27.41
8 Pedro Gonzalez   Venezuela 27.79

Final

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Competed at 17:10.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Maksym Veraksa   Ukraine 23.43 WR
  Alexander Nevolin-Svetov   Russia 24.73
  Sergii Klippert   Ukraine 24.98
4 Raman Makarau   Belarus 25.02
5 Omar Font   Spain 25.26
6 Tucker Dupree   United States 25.31
7 Alexander Pikalov   Russia 25.92
8 Sergei Punko   Belarus 25.97

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S12". 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.