Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6
The men's 200 metre individual medley SM6 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 7, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
| Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 7 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
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Two heats were held, with five swimmers in the first heat and six swimmers 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 | Yuanrun Yang |  China
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2:73.53 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Matt Whorwood |  Great Britain
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2:54.00 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Anders Olsson |  Sweden
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3:03.35 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Thomas Grimm |  Germany
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3:08.22 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Tadhg Slattery |  South Africa
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3:12.49 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sascha Kindred | Great Britain
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2:48.35 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Xu Qing | China
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2:52.91 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ce Liu | China
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3:02.28 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Swen Michaelis | Germany
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3:05.37 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mateusz Michalski |  Poland
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3:12.83 | |
| 6 | 7 | Aung Naing Sit |  Myanmar
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3:39.32 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Sascha Kindred | Great Britain |
2:42.19 | |
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3 | Yuanrun Yang | China |
2:43.85 | |
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5 | Xu Qing | China |
2:48.45 | |
| 4 | 6 | Matt Whorwood | Great Britain |
2:55.06 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ce Liu | China |
2:56.94 | |
| 6 | 7 | Anders Olsson | Sweden |
2:57.30 | |
| 7 | 8 | Grimm Thomas | Germany |
3:08.90 | |
| 1 | Swen Michaelis | Germany |
DSQ |