Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM7

The men's 200m individual medley SM7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 7 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 200m Individual Medley SM7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates7 September
Competitors13 from 10 nations
Winning time2:35.92
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rudy Garcia-Tolson  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tian Rong  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matt Walker  Great Britain

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 10:16.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tian Rong   China 2:49.17 Q
2 Gao Nan   China 2:55.12 Q
3 Ma Fei   China 2:55.56 Q
4 Daisuke Ejima   Japan 2:58.38
5 Gledson Soares   Brazil 3:08.72
6 Kirill Sokolov   Russia 3:13.84

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Rudy Garcia-Tolson   United States 2:37.80 Q, WR
2 Kevin Lambrechts   Belgium 2:53.93 Q
3 Matt Walker   Great Britain 2:54.30 Q
4 Jumpei Kimura   Japan 2:56.73 Q
5 János Becsey   Hungary 2:58.31 Q
6 Jay Dohnt   Australia 3:03.73
7 Dejan Fabcic   Slovenia 3:05.24

Final edit

Competed at 19:10.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Rudy Garcia-Tolson   United States 2:35.92 WR
  Tian Rong   China 2:46.20
  Matt Walker   Great Britain 2:50.10
4 Gao Nan   China 2:51.52
5 Ma Fei   China 2:53.42
6 Kevin Lambrechts   Belgium 2:54.98
7 Jumpei Kimura   Japan 2:55.03
János Becsey   Hungary DQ

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 200m Individual Medley SM7". 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.