Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM5

The men's 200m individual medley SM5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final (although apparently there were only eight entrants so no-one was eliminated).

Men's 200m Individual Medley SM5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates11 September
Competitors8 from 7 nations
Winning time2:52.60
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Dias  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) He Junquan  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pablo Cimadevila  Spain

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 09:39.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 He Junquan   China 3:05.15 Q
2 Ervin Kovacs   Hungary 3:14.70 Q
3 Ivanildo Vasconcelos   Brazil 3:42.56 Q
4 Vidal Dominguez   Mexico 3:45.96 Q

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Daniel Dias   Brazil 2:59.04 Q, PR
2 Pablo Cimadevila   Spain 3:06.41 Q
3 Roy Perkins   United States 3:30.69 Q
4 Ariel Quassi   Argentina 3:47.46 Q

Final edit

Competed at 17:24.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Daniel Dias   Brazil 2:52.60 WR
  He Junquan   China 3:00.92
  Pablo Cimadevila   Spain 3:01.58
4 Ervin Kovacs   Hungary 3:12.02
5 Roy Perkins   United States 3:23.63
6 Ivanildo Vasconcelos   Brazil 3:30.58
7 Ariel Quassi   Argentina 3:42.93
8 Vidal Dominguez   Mexico 3:50.11

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 200m Individual Medley SM5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2012.