Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6

The men's 200 metre individual medley SM6 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 7, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.

Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
DatesSeptember 7
Competitors11 from 7 nations
Medalists
Sascha Kindred  Great Britain
Yuanrun Yang  China
Xu Qing  China

Two heats were held, with five swimmers in the first heat and six 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 Yuanrun Yang  China 2:73.53
Q
2 5 Matt Whorwood  Great Britain 2:54.00
Q
3 6 Anders Olsson  Sweden 3:03.35
Q
4 3 Thomas Grimm  Germany 3:08.22
Q
5 2 Tadhg Slattery  South Africa 3:12.49

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Sascha Kindred  Great Britain 2:48.35
Q
2 5 Xu Qing  China 2:52.91
Q
3 3 Ce Liu  China 3:02.28
Q
4 6 Swen Michaelis  Germany 3:05.37
Q
5 2 Mateusz Michalski  Poland 3:12.83
6 7 Aung Naing Sit  Myanmar 3:39.32

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Sascha Kindred Great Britain2:42.19
3Yuanrun Yang China2:43.85
5Xu Qing China2:48.45
46Matt Whorwood Great Britain2:55.06
52Ce Liu China2:56.94
67Anders Olsson Sweden2:57.30
78Grimm Thomas Germany3:08.90
1Swen Michaelis GermanyDSQ
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