Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S8 explained

Event:Men's 100m Backstroke S8
Games:2008 Summer
Win Value:1:06.33
Venue:Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:10 September
Competitors:15
Nations:11
Gold:Konstantin Lisenkov
Goldnpc:RUS
Silver:Peter Leek
Silvernpc:AUS
Bronze:Sean Fraser
Bronzenpc:GBR

The men's 100m backstroke S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 10 September. There were two heats; the eight swimmers with the fastest times from those two heats advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:40.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1:07.54 Q, PR
2 1:13.06 Q
3 1:13.40 Q
4 1:13.62 Q
5 1:15.78 Q
6 1:17.14
7 1:19.13

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1:06.72 Q, WR
2 1:10.77 Q
3 1:13.56 Q
4 1:16.01
5 1:16.80
6 1:17.72
7 1:18.02
DQ

Final

Competed at 18:05.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1:06.33 WR
1:07.28
1:11.28
4 1:12.33
5 1:12.58
6 1:13.40
7 1:14.25
8 1:15.49
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.

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