Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S10

The men's 50m freestyle S10 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 50m Freestyle S10
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Winning time23.61
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) André Brasil  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Phelipe Rodrigues  Brazil
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Benoît Huot  Canada

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 10:50.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Benoît Huot   Canada 24.84 Q
2 Graham Edmunds   Great Britain 25.10 Q
3 Michael Anderson   Australia 25.13 Q
4 Lucas Ludwig   Germany 25.79
5 Alexander Shchelochkov   Russia 25.79
6 Maksym Isayev   Ukraine 26.71
7 Eduard Samarin   Russia 26.78

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 André Brasil   Brazil 24.55 Q
2 Phelipe Rodrigues   Brazil 24.77 Q
3 Justin Zook   United States 24.92 Q
4 David Julian Levecq   Spain 25.20 Q
5 Roy Tobis   Germany 25.21 Q
6 Andrew Pasterfield   Australia 25.34
7 Jeremy Tidy   Australia 25.83
8 Dusan Dragovic   Montenegro 27.86

Final edit

Competed at 20:25.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  André Brasil   Brazil 23.61 WR
  Phelipe Rodrigues   Brazil 24.64
  Benoît Huot   Canada 24.65
4 Justin Zook   United States 24.81
5 David Julian Levecq   Spain 24.87
6 Michael Anderson   Australia 25.04
7 Roy Tobis   Germany 25.04
8 Graham Edmunds   Great Britain 25.11

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S10". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 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 21 September 2012.