Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S7

The men's 50m freestyle S7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 50m Freestyle S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Winning time27.95
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Roberts  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matt Walker  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lantz Lamback  United States

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 10:18.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Matt Walker   Great Britain 28.75 Q
2 Alex Hadley   Australia 30.76 Q
3 Yuriy Andryushin   Ukraine 31.17 Q
4 Nikolaos Tsotras   Greece 31.41 Q

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 David Roberts   Great Britain 28.33 Q, PR
2 Lantz Lamback   United States 29.95 Q
3 Jon Fox   Great Britain 31.17 Q
4 Janos Becsey   Hungary 31.99 Q
5 Dejan Fabcic   Slovenia 33.80

Final edit

Competed at 19:07.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  David Roberts   Great Britain 27.95 PR
  Matt Walker   Great Britain 28.60
  Lantz Lamback   United States 28.81
4 Alex Hadley   Australia 30.75
5 Nikolaos Tsotras   Greece 31.01
6 Yuriy Andryushin   Ukraine 31.12
7 Janos Becsey   Hungary 31.46
8 Jon Fox   Great Britain 31.53

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S7". 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.