Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S4

The men's 50m freestyle S4 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 50m Freestyle S4
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates15 September
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning time37.89
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Smétanine  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Richard Oribe  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jan Povysil  Czech Republic

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 09:54.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Richard Oribe   Spain 39.30 Q
2 Luca Mazzone   Italy 42.47 Q
3 Juan Reyes   Mexico 44.02 Q
4 Stylianos Tsakonas   Greece 44.31
5 Arnost Petracek   Czech Republic 46.75
6 Jose Castorena   Mexico 50.79

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 David Smétanine   France 37.79 Q
2 Jan Povysil   Czech Republic 39.75 Q
3 Joe McCarthy   United States 40.85 Q
4 Christoffer Lindhe   Sweden 43.09 Q
5 Ivan Khmelnitskiy   Russia 44.21 Q
6 Kestutis Skucas   Lithuania 49.56

Final edit

Competed at 18:17.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  David Smétanine   France 37.89
  Richard Oribe   Spain 38.69
  Jan Povysil   Czech Republic 39.35
4 Luca Mazzone   Italy 39.60
5 Joe McCarthy   United States 39.95
6 Christoffer Lindhe   Sweden 42.75
7 Juan Reyes   Mexico 43.07
8 Ivan Khmelnitskiy   Russia 43.93

Q = qualified for final.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S4". 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.