Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S8 explained

Event:Men's 100m Freestyle S8
Games:2012 Summer
Win Value:56.58
Venue:London Aquatics Centre
Dates:6 September
Competitors:16
Nations:12
Gold:Wang Yinan
Goldnpc:CHN
Silver:Denis Tarasov
Silvernpc:RUS
Bronze:Konstantin Lisenkov
Bronzenpc:RUS

The men's 100m freestyle S8 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 6 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 11:03.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 58.97 Q
2 4 59.88 Q
3 3 Q
4 6 Q
5 2
6 1
7 7
8 8

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 58.65 Q
2 5 59.03 Q
3 3 Q
4 6 Q
5 7 AM
6 1
7 2
8 8

Final

Competed at 19:22.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 56.58 WR
4 57.52 EU
3 58.33
4 6 58.65
5 2 59.86
6 8
7 7
8 1
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. AM = Americas Record. EU = European Record.

References

Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Heats
Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Final