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

The men's 50 m butterfly 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

S5

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre butterfly S5. 17:56 10 September 2016:^[1]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5			35.04
	4			35.25
	3			35.62
4	6			36.32
5	2			38.70
6	1			38.96
7	7			39.44
8	8			40.92

S6

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre butterfly S6. 18:11 9 September 2016:^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6			29.89
	5			29.93
	4			30.95
4	3			31.30
5	7			31.98
6	2			32.91
7	8			33.13
8	1			33.14

S7

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre butterfly S7. 20:02 12 September 2016:^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	7			28.41
	4			29.35
	6			30.07
4	2			31.07
5	3			31.32
6	5			31.33
7	8			32.37
8	1			32.91

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's 50m Butterfly - S5 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016.
2. Web site: Men's 50m Butterfly - S6 - Final . Rio 2016 Paralympic Games . 7 October 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922202151/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-50m-butterfly-s6-final . 22 September 2016 .
3. Web site: Men's 50m Butterfly - S7 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016.