Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S12

The men's 50m freestyle S12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 7 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 50m Freestyle S12
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates7 September
Competitors18 from 13 nations
Winning time23.60
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maksym Veraksa  Ukraine
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Nevolin-Svetov  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tucker Dupree  United States

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 11:15.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Tucker Dupree   United States 24.52 Q, AM
2 5 Sergii Klippert   Ukraine 25.58
3 3 Daniel Giraldo Correa   Colombia 25.80
4 2 Pedro Enrique Gonzalez Valdiviezo   Venezuela 27.08
5 6 Oleg Tkalienko   Ukraine 27.40
6 7 Peter Tichy   Austria 28.78

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Aleksandr Nevolin-Svetov   Russia 24.29 Q
2 3 Daniel Simon   Germany 25.35 Q
3 5 Roman Makarov   Russia 25.52 Q
6 James Clegg   Great Britain Q
5 2 Anuar Akhmetov   Kazakhstan 26.90
6 7 Jose Ramon Cantero Elvira   Spain 28.41

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Maksym Veraksa   Ukraine 23.80 Q
2 5 Omar Font   Spain 25.18 Q
3 6 Uladzimir Izotau   Belarus 25.42 Q
4 3 Fabrizio Sottile   Italy 25.82
5 2 Albert Gelis   Spain 27.13
6 7 Jeremy McClure   Australia 28.77

Final

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Competed at 19:49.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Maksym Veraksa   Ukraine 23.60
  5 Aleksandr Nevolin-Svetov   Russia 23.96
  3 Tucker Dupree   United States 24.37 AM
4 6 Omar Font   Spain 24.75
5 7 Uladzimir Izotau   Belarus 24.99
6 8 James Clegg   Great Britain 25.20
7 2 Daniel Simon   Germany 25.55
8 1 Roman Makarov   Russia 25.57

Q = qualified for final. AM = Americas 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