Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S2

The men's 50 metre backstroke S2 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 5 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Men's 50 metre backstroke S2
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates5 September
Competitors10 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yang Yang  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aristeidis Makrodimitris  Greece
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dmitrii Kokarev  Russia
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Two heats were held, both with five swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats

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Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Yang Yang   China 1:01.35 Q, WR
2 4 Aristeidis Makrodimitris   Greece 1:07.14 Q
3 3 Iad Josef Shalabi   Israel 1:08.37 Q
4 5 Jacek Czech   Poland 1:09.31 Q
5 6 Georgios Kapellakis   Greece 1:11.80 Q

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 James Anderson   Great Britain 1:07.17 Q
2 3 Ievgen Panibratets   Ukraine 1:07.33 Q
3 4 Dmitrii Kokarev   Russia 1:10.93 Q
4 6 Francesco Bettella   Italy 1:13.76
5 2 Curtis Lovejoy   United States 1:16.06

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Yang Yang   China 1:00.90 WR
  5 Aristeidis Makrodimitris   Greece 1:04.71
  1 Dmitrii Kokarev   Russia 1:05.70
4 3 James Anderson   Great Britain 1:07.30
5 7 Jacek Czech   Poland 1:07.74
6 2 Iad Josef Shalabi   Israel 1:08.97
7 8 Georgios Kapellakis   Greece 1:10.73
8 6 Ievgen Panibratets   Ukraine 1:11.03

References

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  • "Men's 50m Backstroke - S2". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 30 August 2012.[permanent dead link]