Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S5 explained

Event:	Men's 50m Backstroke S5
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	35.28
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	8 September
Competitors:	14
Nations:	8
Gold:	Daniel Dias
Goldnpc:	BRA
Silver:	He Junquan
Silvernpc:	CHN
Bronze:	Zsolt Vereczkei
Bronzenpc:	HUN

The men's 50m backstroke S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:07.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			36.46	Q, WR
2			40.50	Q
3			43.24	Q
4			47.49
5			48.16
6			50.77
7			53.07

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			35.04	Q, WR
2			39.82	Q
3			42.74	Q
4			46.90	Q
5			47.29	Q
6			48.21
7			49.73

Final

Competed at 18:41.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			35.28
			35.43
			38.78
4			40.61
5			42.94
6			45.28
7			47.28
				DQ

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

• Web site: Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Backstroke S5. 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.