Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S5

The men's 50 metre freestyle S5 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 30 August, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Men's 50 metre freestyle S5
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates30 August
Competitors16 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Dias  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sebastián Rodríguez  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Roy Perkins  United States

Two heats were held, each with eight 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 4 Sebastián Rodríguez   Spain 33.80 Q
2 5 Dmytro Kryzhanovskyy   Ukraine 34.85 Q
3 3 Thanh Tung Vo   Vietnam 35.43 Q
4 2 James Scully   Ireland 38.18
5 6 Jamery Siga   Malaysia 39.08
6 1 Zsolt Vereczkei   Hungary 39.46
7 8 Jonas Larsen   Denmark 40.48
8 7 Zul Amirul Sidi Bin Abdullah   Malaysia 43.30

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Daniel Dias   Brazil 33.02 Q
2 5 Roy Perkins   United States 34.16 Q
3 6 Clodoaldo Silva   Brazil 35.23 Q
4 3 Anthony Stephens   Great Britain 35.59 Q
5 7 Andrew Mullen   Great Britain 37.40 Q
6 2 Takayuki Suzuki   Japan 38.88
7 8 Efrem Morelli   Italy 42.00
8 1 Francisco Avelino   Brazil 43.03

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Daniel Dias   Brazil 32.05 WR
  5 Sebastián Rodríguez   Spain 33.44
  3 Roy Perkins   United States 33.69
4 6 Dmytro Kryzhanovskyy   Ukraine 34.97
5 2 Clodaldo Silva   Brazil 34.99
6 1 Anthony Stephens   Great Britain 35.74
7 7 Thanh Tung Vo   Vietnam 36.05
8 8 Andrew Mullen   Great Britain 38.08

References

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  • "Men's 50m Freestyle - S5". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.