Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S12 explained

Event:	Men's 100m Backstroke S12
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	59.37
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	13 September
Competitors:	9
Nations:	8
Gold:	Alexander Nevolin-Svetov
Goldnpc:	RUS
Silver:	Sergii Klippert
Silvernpc:	UKR
Bronze:	Maksym Veraksa
Bronzenpc:	UKR

The men's 100m backstroke S12 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 13 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:08.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1				Q
2				Q
3				Q
4

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1				Q, WR
2				Q
3				Q
4				Q
5				Q

Final

Competed at 17:06.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			59.37	WR
4
5
6
7
8

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

• Web site: Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Backstroke S12. International Paralympic Committee. 20 September 2012.
• Web site: Schedules & Results - Swimming. https://web.archive.org/web/20080930184928/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/SW.shtml. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 20 September 2012. 30 September 2008.