Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S4

The men's 100 metre freestyle S4 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 7, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.

Men's 100 metre freestyle S4
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
DatesSeptember 7
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
David Smetanine  France
Richard Oribe  Spain
Jan Povysil  Czech Republic

Two heats were held, with four swimmers in the first heat and five swimmers in the second heat. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final; there, they all competed in a single final heat to earn final placements.

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Richard Oribe  Spain 1:26.96
Q
2 3 Ivan Khmelnitskiy  Russia 1:32.66
Q
3 5 Luca Mazzone  Italy 1:37.23
Q
4 6 Stylianos Tsakonas  Greece 1:40.63

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 David Smetanine  France 1:23.87
Q
2 5 Jan Povysil  Czech Republic 1:25.72
Q
3 2 Christoffer Lindhe  Sweden 1:32.98
Q
4 6 Juan Reyes  Mexico 1:36.25
Q
5 3 Joe McCarthy  United States 1:40.19
Q

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4David Smetanine France1:24.67
3Richard Oribe Spain1:26.62
5Jan Povysil Czech Republic1:26.75
46Christoffer Lindhe Sweden1:30.92
51Luca Mazzone Italy1:31.21
62Ivan Khmelnitskiy Russia1:33.37
78Joe McCarthy United States1:34.37
87Juan Reyes Mexico1:37.30
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