Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 150 metre individual medley explained

The men's 150 metre individual medley swimming events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium from 8 to 17 September. A total of eleven events were contested for different classifications.

Competition format

Each event consisted of two rounds: heats and final. The top eight swimmers overall in the heats progressed to the final. If there were less than eight swimmers in an event, no heats were held and all swimmers qualify for the final.

Results

SM3

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 150 metre individual medley SM3. 20:19 16 September 2016:^[1]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			2:40.19
	4			2:40.75
	6			2:52.32
4	5			2:55.29
5	2			3:06.25
6	7			3:10.84
7	1			3:28.28
8	8			3:33.76

SM4

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 150 metre individual medley SM4. 17:50 12 September 2016:^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			2:23.12
	5			2:26.91
	3			2:33.67
4	2			2:38.71
5	6			2:43.75
6	8			2:45.34
7	7			2:45.79
8	1			2:54.95

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's 150m individual medley - SM3 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016. 12 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012171023/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-150m-im-sm3-final. dead.
2. Web site: Men's 150m individual medley - SM4 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016.