Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S6

The men's 100 metre backstroke S6 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 30 August, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Men's 100 metre backstroke S6
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates30 August
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tao Zheng  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jia Hongguang  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sebastian Iwanow  Germany

Two heats were held, one with six swimmers and one with seven 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 Iaroslav Semenenko   Ukraine 1:18.24 Q
2 5 Sebastian Iwanow   Germany 1:20.39 Q
3 3 Matthew Haanappel   Australia 1:24.02 OC Q
4 2 Aaron Rhind   Australia 1:25.36 Q
5 6 Sit Aung Naing   Myanmar 1:27.00
6 7 Ivanildo Vasconcelos   Brazil 1:37.68

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Jia Hongguang   China 1:14.98 AS Q
2 4 Tao Zheng   China 1:16.37 Q
3 3 Swen Michaelis   Germany 1:23.49 Q
4 2 Jawad Kadhim Joudah Joudah   Iraq 1:24.59 Q
5 7 Reagan Wickens   Australia 1:32.94
6 1 Yoav Valinsky   Israel 1:34.12
6 Agus Ngaimin   Indonesia Did not start

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Tao Zheng   China 1:13.56 WR
  4 Jia Hongguang   China 1:14.64
  6 Sebastian Iwanow   Germany 1:15.95
4 3 Iaroslav Semenenko   Ukraine 1:15.98
5 7 Matthew Haanappel   Australia 1:21.25 OC
6 2 Swen Michaelis   Germany 1:23.54
7 1 Jawad Kadhim Joudah Joudah   Iraq 1:25.31
8 8 Aaron Rhind   Australia 1:29.28

References

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  • "Men's 100m Backstroke - S6". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

Men's 100m Backstroke - S6 Final Result Archived 2012-08-30 at the Wayback Machine