Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S8

The men's 100m backstroke S8 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 4 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 100m Backstroke S8
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates4 September
Competitors12 from 7 nations
Winning time1:05.43
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Konstantin Lisenkov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Denis Tarasov  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Oliver Hynd  Great Britain

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 09:30.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Thomas Young   Great Britain 1:09.54 Q
2 5 Sean Fraser   Great Britain 1:10.02 Q
3 2 Niels Korfitz Mortensen   Denmark 1:11.56 Q
4 6 Alexey Fomenkov   Russia 1:12.44
5 3 Yang Xiusen   China 1:13.75
6 7 Rudy Garcia-Tolson   United States 1:17.58

Heat 2 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Konstantin Lisenkov   Russia 1:07.20 Q
2 5 Denis Tarasov   Russia 1:07.90 Q
3 3 Oliver Hynd   Great Britain 1:08.59 Q
4 2 Ander Romarate Aguirre   Spain 1:12.00 Q
5 6 Mikkel Asmussen   Denmark 1:12.09 Q
6 7 Caio Oliveira   Brazil 1:16.72

Final edit

Competed at 17:30.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Konstantin Lisenkov   Russia 1:05.43 PR
  5 Denis Tarasov   Russia 1:06.93
  3 Oliver Hynd   Great Britain 1:08.35
4 6 Thomas Young   Great Britain 1:08.91
5 2 Sean Fraser   Great Britain 1:09.67
6 7 Niels Korfitz Mortensen   Denmark 1:10.63
7 1 Ander Romarate Aguirre   Spain 1:12.01
8 8 Mikkel Asmussen   Denmark 1:12.44

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

References edit

Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Heats Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Final Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine