Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S12

The men's 100m freestyle S12 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 100m Freestyle S12
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates12 September
Competitors14 from 8 nations
Winning time51.93
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maksym Veraksa  Ukraine
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sergii Klippert  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexander Nevolin-Svetov  Russia

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 09:47.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sergii Klippert   Ukraine 54.40 Q, PR
2 Alexander Nevolin-Svetov   Russia 55.00 Q
3 Tucker Dupree   United States 55.16 Q
4 Albert Gelis   Spain 58.15 Q
5 Alexander Pikalov   Russia 58.18
6 Ziv Better   Israel 1:01.13
7 Sergiy Demchuk   Ukraine 1:03.02

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Maksym Veraksa   Ukraine 54.32 Q, PR
2 Raman Makarau   Belarus 55.29 Q
3 Sergei Punko   Belarus 55.67 Q
4 Omar Font   Spain 56.01 Q
5 Alessandro Serpico   Italy 58.47
6 Enrique Floriano   Spain 59.38
7 Robert Musiorski   Poland 1:00.90

Final edit

Competed at 17:48.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Maksym Veraksa   Ukraine 51.93 WR
  Sergii Klippert   Ukraine 53.81
  Alexander Nevolin-Svetov   Russia 54.58
4 Raman Makarau   Belarus 54.77
5 Sergei Punko   Belarus 54.99
6 Omar Font   Spain 55.75
7 Tucker Dupree   United States 56.16
8 Albert Gelis   Spain 58.70

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

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Freestyle S12". 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.