Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle S5 explained

Event:	Men's 200 metre freestyle S5
Games:	2016 Summer
Venue:	Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates:	8 September 2016
Competitors:	13
Nations:	13
Goldnpc:	BRA
Silvernpc:	USA
Bronzenpc:	GBR

The Men's 200 metre freestyle S5 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 8 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats

Heat 1

11:31 8 September 2016:^[1]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	5			2:39.69
2	4			2:43.20
3	3			2:53.17
4	2			2:59.82
5	6			3:03.55
6	7			3:07.41

Heat 2

11:37 8 September 2016:^[1]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4			2:39.35
2	5			2:47.47
3	2			2:52.21
4	6			2:54.48
5	3			2:55.36
6	7			2:58.74
7	1			3:00.41

Final

19:59 8 September 2016:^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			2:27.88
	5			2:38.56
	3			2:40.65
4	6			2:44.79
5	8			2:50.53
6	7			2:51.45
7	1			2:51.63
8	2			2:52.10

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's 200m Freestyle - S5 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016.
2. Web site: Men's 200m Freestyle - S5 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016. 12 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012171110/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-200m-freestyle-s5-final. dead.