Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2

The men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 30 August, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates30 August
Competitors13 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jianping Du  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arnulfo Castorena  Mexico
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dmytro Vynohradets  Ukraine

Two heats were held, one with six swimmers and one with seven swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats edit

Heat 1 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Arnulfo Castorena   Mexico 59.01 Q
2 5 Dmytro Vynohradets   Ukraine 59.56 EU Q
3 3 Cristopher Tronco   Mexico 1:00.12 Q
4 6 Grant Patterson   Australia 1:05.86 Q
5 7 Hanhua Li   China 1:07.82
6 7 Charkorn Kaewsri   Thailand 1:08.49

Heat 2 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Jianping Du   China 57.83 AS Q
2 6 Andrey Meshcheryakov   Russia 1:00.11 Q
3 3 Michael Demarco   United States 1:02.39 Q
4 5 Somchai Doungkaew   Thailand 1:02.72 Q
5 2 Ioannis Kostakis   Greece 1:05.94
6 7 Byeong-Eon Min   South Korea 1:10.22
7 1 Mark Chirino   Venezuela 1:18.66

Final edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Du Jianping   China 57.50 AS
  5 Arnulfo Castorena   Mexico 58.23
  3 Dmytro Vynohradets   Ukraine 58.51 EU
4 2 Cristopher Tronco   Mexico 01:01.12
5 7 Michael Demarco   United States 1:01.50
6 1 Somchai Doungkaew   Thailand 1:01.84
7 6 Andrey Meshcheryakov   Russia 1:02.31
8 8 Grant Patterson   Australia 1:07.52

References edit

  • "Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.