Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S8

The men's 50m freestyle S8 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 3 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 50m Freestyle S8
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates3 September
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Winning time25.82
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Denis Tarasov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maurice Deelen  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wang Yinan  China

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 11:34.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Maurice Deelen   Netherlands 26.48 Q
2 5 Wang Yinan   China 26.74 Q
3 3 Charles Rozoy   France 27.77 Q
4 6 Guo Jun   China 27.86
5 2 Sean Fraser   Great Britain 28.20
6 1 Ferenc Csuri   Hungary 29.06
7 7 Niels Korfitz Mortensen   Denmark 29.24

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Denis Tarasov   Russia 25.92 Q, WR
2 5 Konstantin Lisenkov   Russia 26.92 Q
3 3 Yang Feng   China 27.41 Q
4 6 Blake Cochrane   Australia 27.81 Q
7 Thomas Young   Great Britain Q
6 2 Jaime Bailon Galindo   Spain 28.16
7 8 Sharath Gayakwad   India 28.98
8 1 Zack McAllister   Canada 29.29

Final

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Competed at 20:00.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Denis Tarasov   Russia 25.82 WR
  5 Maurice Deelen   Netherlands 26.29
  3 Wang Yinan   China 26.31 AS
4 6 Konstantin Lisenkov   Russia 26.78
5 2 Yang Feng   China 27.38
6 1 Blake Cochrane   Australia 27.64
7 8 Thomas Young   Great Britain 27.71
8 7 Charles Rozoy   France 27.80

Q = qualified for final. WR = World 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