Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S6

The men's 50m freestyle S6 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 Freestyle S6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates15 September
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Winning time29.78
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Xu Qing  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tang Yuan  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anders Olsson  Sweden

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 10:10.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yang Yuanrun   China 31.16 Q
2 Anders Olsson   Sweden 31.48 Q
3 Sebastian Iwanow   Germany 32.72 Q
4 Kyosuke Oyama   Japan 32.87 Q
5 Adriano Lima   Brazil 32.98 Q
6 Matt Whorwood   Great Britain 34.94
7 Yusup Dewa   Malaysia 35.24

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tang Yuan   China 30.56 Q, PR
2 Xu Qing   China 30.86 Q
3 Daniel Vidal   Spain 32.06 Q
4 Sascha Kindred   Great Britain 33.04
5 Andreas Potamitis   Cyprus 34.07
6 Stian Helgeland   Norway 35.07
7 Luis Silva   Brazil 35.67
8 Danielson Santos   Brazil 37.13

Final

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Competed at 19:09.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Xu Qing   China 29.78 WR
  Tang Yuan   China 30.07
  Anders Olsson   Sweden 31.07
4 Daniel Vidal   Spain 31.27
5 Kyosuke Oyama   Japan 31.37
6 Yang Yuanrun   China 31.66
7 Sebastian Iwanow   Germany 32.79
8 Adriano Lima   Brazil 32.85

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

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