Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S4

The men's 50m freestyle S4 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 50m Freestyle S4
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates15 September
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning time37.89
Medalists
David Smétanine  France
Richard Oribe  Spain
Jan Povysil  Czech Republic

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:54.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Richard Oribe Spain39.30Q
2Luca Mazzone Italy42.47Q
3Juan Reyes Mexico44.02Q
4Stylianos Tsakonas Greece44.31
5Arnost Petracek Czech Republic46.75
6Jose Castorena Mexico50.79

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1David Smétanine France37.79Q
2Jan Povysil Czech Republic39.75Q
3Joe McCarthy United States40.85Q
4Christoffer Lindhe Sweden43.09Q
5Ivan Khmelnitskiy Russia44.21Q
6Kestutis Skucas Lithuania49.56

Final

Competed at 18:17.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
David Smétanine France37.89
Richard Oribe Spain38.69
Jan Povysil Czech Republic39.35
4Luca Mazzone Italy39.60
5Joe McCarthy United States39.95
6Christoffer Lindhe Sweden42.75
7Juan Reyes Mexico43.07
8Ivan Khmelnitskiy Russia43.93

Q = qualified for final.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
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