Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM7 explained

Event:	Men's 200m Individual Medley SM7
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	2:35.92
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	7 September
Competitors:	13
Nations:	10
Gold:	Rudy Garcia-Tolson
Goldnpc:	USA
Silver:	Tian Rong
Silvernpc:	CHN
Bronze:	Matt Walker
Bronzenpc:	GBR

The men's 200m individual medley SM7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 7 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:16.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			2:49.17	Q
2			2:55.12	Q
3			2:55.56	Q
4			2:58.38
5			3:08.72
6			3:13.84

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			2:37.80	Q, WR
2			2:53.93	Q
3			2:54.30	Q
4			2:56.73	Q
5			2:58.31	Q
6			3:03.73
7			3:05.24

Final

Competed at 19:10.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			2:35.92	WR
			2:46.20
			2:50.10
4			2:51.52
5			2:53.42
6			2:54.98
7			2:55.03
				DQ

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References

• Web site: Heats and Final Results - Men's 200m Individual Medley SM7. 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.