The Mixed 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay – 20 points swimming event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 26 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
| Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay – 20 points at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre |
| Dates | 26 August 2021 |
| Competitors | from 13 nations |
Competition format edit
Each event consists of two rounds: heats and final. The top eight teams overall in the heats progressed to the final. Relay teams consist of two men and two women, and are based on a point score. The sport class of an individual swimmer is worth the actual number value i.e. sport class S6 is worth six points, sport class SB12 is worth twelve points, and so on. The total of all the competitors must add up to 20 points or less.[1]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record |
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2:18.03 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9 September 2016 |
| Paralympic Record |
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2:18.03 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9 September 2016 |
Heats edit
The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 |  Italy |
2:25.48 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 |  Ukraine |
2:27.98 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 |  Spain |
2:29.24 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 |  China |
2:31.06 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 |  RPC |
2:36.57 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 |  Brazil |
2:38.01 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 |  Great Britain |
2:42.42 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | 2 |  Turkey |
2:44.80 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | 3 |  Japan |
2:44.89 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 1 |  Colombia |
3:01.49 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 7 |  Greece |
3:03.25 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 7 |  Egypt |
3:19.56 | ||
| 1 | 6 |  Germany |
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| Source:[3] | ||||||
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | China |
2:15.49 | WR | |
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4 | Italy |
2:21.45 | ||
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7 | Brazil |
2:24.82 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Ukraine |
2:24.89 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Spain |
2:25.66 | ||
| 6 | 2 | RPC |
2:35.66 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Turkey |
2:42.43 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Great Britain |
2:48.34 | ||
| Source:[3] | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Swimming Rules". World Para Swimming. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ "Start list" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ a b "Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-26.