The Men's 100 metre backstroke S8 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 27 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
| Men's 100 metre backstroke S8 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre |
| Dates | 27 August 2021 |
| Competitors | 11 from 10 nations |
Records edit
| World Record |  Zhou Cong (CHN) |
1:08.92 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 September 2016 |
| Paralympic Record | Zhou Cong (CHN) |
1:09.86 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 September 2016 |
Heats edit
The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Iñigo Llopis Sanz |  Spain |
1:07.90 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Liu Fengqi | China |
1:08.57 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Joseph Perppersack |  United States |
1:09.30 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Pavel Kuklin |  RPC |
1:09.77 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Matthew Torres | United States |
1:14.03 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Robert Griswold | United States |
1:05.49 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jesse Aungles |  Australia |
1:08.28 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Jurijs Semjonovs |  Latvia |
1:09.88 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Kota Kubota |  Japan |
1:09.88 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Sergio Salvador Martos Minguet | Spain |
1:12.15 | |
| 6 | 7 | Diogo Cancela |  Portugal |
1:15.63 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Robert Griswold | United States |
1:02.55 | WR |
 |
5 | Iñigo Llopis Sanz | Spain |
1:06.82 | |
 |
6 | Liu Fengqi | China |
1:07.09 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jesse Aungles | Australia |
1:07.94 | |
| 5 | 8 | Kota Kubota | Japan |
1:09.09 | |
| 6 | 7 | Pavel Kuklin | RPC |
1:09.26 | |
| 7 | 2 | Joseph Perppersack | United States |
1:09.45 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jurijs Semjonovs | Latvia |
1:10.44 |