Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S2

The Men's 50 metre backstroke S2 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 27 September.[1] It was won by James Anderson, representing  Great Britain.[2]

Men's 50m Backstroke S2
at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Swimming
VenueOlympic Aquatic Centre
Dates27 September 2004
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning time1:05.51
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) James Anderson  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Miroslaw Piesak  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Georgios Kapellakis  Greece
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2008

1st round edit

Qualified for final round
Heat 1

27 Sept. 2004, morning session

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   Curtis Lovejoy (USA) 1:04.43 WR
2   Pekka Kantola (FIN) 1:15.45
3   Denys Zhumela (UKR) 1:16.01
4   Vojtech Franek (CZE) 1:17.67
5   Antonios Kymoundris (GRE) 1:21.99
6   Marcos Omar Suarez (COL) 1:30.09
Heat 2

27 Sept. 2004, morning session

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1   James Anderson (GBR) 1:10.01
2   Miroslaw Piesak (POL) 1:12.78
3   Georgios Kapellakis (GRE) 1:17.98
4   Adriano Pereira (BRA) 1:20.14
5   Christian Goldbach (GER) 1:21.26
6   Nikolaos Kaplanis (GRE) 1:24.43

Final round edit

27 Sept. 2004, evening session

Rank Athlete Time Notes
    James Anderson (GBR) 1:05.51
    Miroslaw Piesak (POL) 1:09.42
    Georgios Kapellakis (GRE) 1:11.46
4   Pekka Kantola (FIN) 1:14.42
5   Curtis Lovejoy (USA) 1:16.68
6   Vojtech Franek (CZE) 1:17.31
7   Denys Zhumela (UKR) 1:17.88
8   Adriano Pereira (BRA) 1:19.75

References edit

  1. ^ "Schedule & Results - Swimming". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's 50m Backstroke S2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2012.