Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S10 explained

Event:	Men's 50 metre freestyle S10
Games:	2024 Summer
Venue:	Paris La Défense Arena
Dates:	29 August 2024
Competitors:	12
Nations:	11
Win Value:	23.40
Gold:	Thomas Gallagher
Goldnpc:	AUS
Silver:	Phelipe Rodrigues
Silvernpc:	BRA
Bronze:	Rowan Crothers
Bronzenpc:	AUS
Prev:	2020

The men's 50 metre freestyle swimming event (S10) event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place on Thursday 29 August 2024, at the La Défense Arena in Paris.^{[1] [2] [3]} The heats took place at 10.51 a.m.

Heats

The swimmers with the top eight times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.^[4]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	4	Thomas Gallagher		23.33	Q
2	2	3			23.77	Q
3	2	5	Phelipe Rodrigues		23.78	Q
4	2	4			23.88	Q
5	1	5			24.62	Q
5	2	6			24.62	Q
7	1	2			24.75	Q, AF
8	1	6			25.02	Q
9	1	3			25.29	R
10	2	2			25.31	R
11	2	7			25.65
12	1	7			25.82

Q : qualified for final AF African Record

Final

The final took place on the same day, at 19.41:^[5]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Thomas Gallagher		23.40
	3			23.54
	6			23.79
4	5			23.92
5	2			24.16
6	7			24.62
7	8			24.84
8	1			24.89

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paris 2024 venue guide: All you need to know about La Defense Arena . 2024-09-01 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
2. Web site: 2024-07-23 . Paris' La Defense Arena transforms for Swimming . 2024-09-01 . www.insidethegames.biz.
3. Web site: Paralympics Schedule - Paris 2024 day-by-day guide of events . 2024-09-01 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
4. Web site: Men's 50m Freestyle – S10 – Heats – Results summary . Paralympics . 3 September 2024 . 29 August 2024.
5. Web site: Men's 50m Freestyle – S10 – Final results . Paralympics . 3 September 2024 . 29 August 2024.