Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S2 explained

Event:Men's 50 metre backstroke S2
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:London Aquatics Centre
Dates:5 September
Competitors:10
Nations:9
Gold:Yang Yang
Goldnpc:CHN
Silver:Aristeidis Makrodimitris
Silvernpc:GRE
Bronze:Dmitrii Kokarev
Bronzenpc:RUS
Prev:2008
Next:2016

The men's 50 metre backstroke S2 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 5 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Two heats were held, both with five swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats

Heat 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Yang Yang1:01.35 Q, WR
24Aristeidis Makrodimitris1:07.14Q
33Iad Josef Shalabi1:08.37 Q
45Jacek Czech1:09.31Q
56Georgios Kapellakis1:11.80 Q

Heat 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15James Anderson1:07.17Q
23Ievgen Panibratets1:07.33Q
34Dmitrii Kokarev1:10.93 Q
46Francesco Bettella1:13.76
52Curtis Lovejoy1:16.06

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Yang Yang1:00.90WR
5Aristeidis Makrodimitris1:04.71
1Dmitrii Kokarev1:05.70
43James Anderson1:07.30
57Jacek Czech1:07.74
62Iad Josef Shalabi1:08.97
78Georgios Kapellakis1:10.73
86Ievgen Panibratets1:11.03

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