Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S8

The men's 100m freestyle S8 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 6 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 100m Freestyle S8
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates6 September
Competitors16 from 12 nations
Winning time56.58
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wang Yinan  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Denis Tarasov  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Konstantin Lisenkov  Russia

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 11:03.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Wang Yinan   China 58.97 Q
2 4 Maurice Deelen   Netherlands 59.88 Q
3 3 Sean Fraser   Great Britain 1:00.78 Q
4 6 Blake Cochrane   Australia 1:01.72 Q
5 2 Charles Rozoy   France 1:02.59
6 1 Luis Armando Andrade Guillen   Mexico 1:04.39
7 7 Jaime Bailon Galindo   Spain 1:04.66
8 8 Caio Oliveira   Brazil 1:05.86

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Denis Tarasov   Russia 58.65 Q
2 5 Konstantin Lisenkov   Russia 59.03 Q
3 3 Song Maodang   China 1:00.34 Q
4 6 Thomas Young   Great Britain 1:01.85 Q
5 7 Zack McAllister   Canada 1:02.88 AM
6 1 Niels Korfitz Mortensen   Denmark 1:04.36
7 2 Sam Hynd   Great Britain 1:05.21
8 8 Evan Ryan Austin   United States 1:05.58

Final

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Competed at 19:22.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Wang Yinan   China 56.58 WR
  4 Denis Tarasov   Russia 57.52 EU
  3 Konstantin Lisenkov   Russia 58.33
4 6 Maurice Deelen   Netherlands 58.65
5 2 Song Maodang   China 59.86
6 8 Thomas Young   Great Britain 1:00.53
7 7 Sean Fraser   Great Britain 1:00.58
8 1 Blake Cochrane   Australia 1:01.07

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. AM = Americas Record. EU = European Record.

References

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Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Heats Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Final Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine