Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre breaststroke explained

The Men's 50 metre breaststroke swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from August 25 to August 31, 2021. A total of 2 events were contested over this distance.^[1]

Schedule

Date^[2]	Wed 25		Thu 26		Fri 27		Sat 28		Sun 29		Mon 30		Tue 31
Event	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E
SB2 50m													H	F
SB3 50m	H	F

Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 50 metre breaststroke events.

Classification	Gold		Silver		Bronze
SB2		59.25		1:01.79		1:02.27
SB3		46.49 WR		49.08		49.32

Results

The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 50 metre breaststroke events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

SB2

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2.

The SB2 category is for swimmers who have leg or arm amputations, have severe coordination problems in their limbs, or have to swim with their arms but don't use their trunk or legs.

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021:

Rank	Lane	Time	Notes
	4	59.25
	5	1:01.79
	3	1:02.27
4	6	1:04.46
5	7	1:08.55
6	2	1:08.73
7	1	1:23.16	PR
8	8	1:41.29

SB3

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB3.

The SB3 category is for swimmers who have function in their hands and arms but can't use their trunk or legs to swim, or they have three amputated limbs.

The final in this classification took place on 25 August 2021:

Rank	Lane	Time	Notes
	3	46.49	WR
	5	49.08
	2	49.32
4	4	49.42
5	6	50.63
6	7	51.58
7	8	54.89
8	1	55.00

Notes and References

Web site: Swimming. 15 August 2021. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831181250/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/paralympics/sports/swimming/. dead.
Web site: Swimming Competition Schedule. 15 August 2021. 20 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210820213943/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/paralympic-schedule-and-results.htm. dead.