The men's 200 metre freestyle S2 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 7, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
| Men's 200 metre freestyle S2 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 7 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Two heats were held, with four swimmers in the first heat and five in the second heat. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final; there, they all competed in a single final heat to earn final placements.
Heats edit
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dmitrii Kokarev |  Russia
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4:50.77 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Georgios Kappellakis |  Greece
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5:12.99 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Denys Zhumela |  Ukraine
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5:25.96 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Iyad Shalabai |  Israel
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5:41.04 | Q |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jim Anderson |  Great Britain
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5:13.60 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Gabriel Feiten |  Brazil
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5:19.41 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Adriano Pereira (swimmer) | Brazil
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5:21.11 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Christian Goldbach |  Germany
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5:39.65 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Curtis Lovejoy |  United States
|
5:43.52 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Dmitrii Kokarev | Russia |
4:45.43 | |
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3 | Jim Anderson | Great Britain |
5:00.03 | |
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5 | Georgios Kapellakis | Greece |
5:05.91 | |
| 4 | 7 | Denys Zhumela | Ukraine |
5:16.30 | |
| 5 | 2 | Adriano Pereira | Brazil |
5:21.35 | |
| 6 | 8 | Iyad Shalabi | Israel |
5:34.37 | |
| 7 | 1 | Christian Goldbach | Germany |
5:37.09 | |
| 8 | 6 | Gabriel Feiten | Brazil |
5:38.42 |