Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM5 explained

Event:Men's 200m Individual Medley SM5
Games:2008 Summer
Win Value:2:52.60
Venue:Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:11 September
Competitors:8
Nations:7
Gold:Daniel Dias
Goldnpc:BRA
Silver:He Junquan
Silvernpc:CHN
Bronze:Pablo Cimadevila
Bronzenpc:ESP

The men's 200m individual medley SM5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final (although apparently there were only eight entrants so no-one was eliminated).

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:39.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3:05.15 Q
2 3:14.70 Q
3 3:42.56 Q
4 3:45.96 Q

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2:59.04 Q, PR
2 3:06.41 Q
3 3:30.69 Q
4 3:47.46 Q

Final

Competed at 17:24.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
2:52.60 WR
3:00.92
3:01.58
4 3:12.02
5 3:23.63
6 3:30.58
7 3:42.93
8 3:50.11
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

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