The men's 50 metre freestyle S2 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 13, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
| Men's 50 metre freestyle S2 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 13 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Two heats were held, with five swimmers each. 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 | Dmitry Kokarev |  Russia
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1:09.59 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Curtis Lovejoy |  United States
|
1:14.22 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Adriano Pereira |  Brazil
|
1:14.74 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Gabriel Feiten | Brazil
|
1:17.85 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Christos Tampaxis |  Greece
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1:20.84 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jim Anderson |  Great Britain
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1:10.73 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Georgios Kapellakis | Greece
|
1:11.02 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Denys Zhumela |  Ukraine
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1:13.59 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Iyad Shalabi |  Israel
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1:14.55 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Christian Goldbach |  Germany
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1:20.99 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Georgios Kapellakis | Greece |
1:04.85 | |
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4 | Dmitry Kokarev | Russia |
1:05.15 | |
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5 | Jim Anderson | Great Britain |
1:06.09 | |
| 4 | 7 | Iyad Shalabi | Israel |
1:10.51 | |
| 5 | 6 | Denys Zhumela | Ukraine |
1:12.04 | |
| 6 | 2 | Curtis Lovejoy | United States |
1:12.59 | |
| 7 | 8 | Gabriel Feiten | Brazil |
1:15.14 | |
| 8 | 1 | Adriano Pereira | Brazil |
1:15.41 |