Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke explained

The men's 50 m backstroke 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 fewer than eight swimmers in an event, no heats were held and all swimmers qualify for the final.

Results

S1

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S1. 19:36 15 September 2016:^[1]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			1:00.85
	5			1:12.49
	3			1:15.42
4	6			1:22.30
5	2			1:32.09
6	1			1:46.67

S2

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S2. 19:44 15 September 2016:^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5			47.17
	4			48.84
	3			50.23
4	6			57.27
5	8			1:00.03
6	7			1:01.91
7	1			1:03.46
8	2			1:03.89

S3

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S3. 18:24 10 September 2016:^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			44.94
	6			46.11
	5			46.67
4	3			47.02
5	7			51.48
6	2			52.87
7	8			56.53
8	1			57.93

S4

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S4. 18:23 16 September 2016:^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			43.12
	5			45.01
	3			45.30
4	6			45.46
5	7			46.21
6	2			49.41
7	1			50.84
8	8			52.54

S5

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S5.

19:51 16 September 2016:^[5]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			35.40
	5			37.94
	6			38.92
4	3			40.13
5	7			40.26
6	2			41.31
7	8			42.22
8	1			42.26

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's 50m Backstroke - S1 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016. 12 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012171101/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-50m-backstroke-s1-final. dead.
2. Web site: Men's 50m Backstroke - S2 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016. 12 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012171119/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-50m-backstroke-s2-final. dead.
3. Web site: Men's 50m Backstroke - S3 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016. 12 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012171039/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-50m-backstroke-s3-final. dead.
4. Web site: Men's 50m Backstroke - S4 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016. 12 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012171025/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-50m-backstroke-s4-final. dead.
5. Web site: Men's 50m Backstroke - S5 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016. 12 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012171058/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-50m-backstroke-s5-final. dead.