Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S2

Men's 50 metre freestyle S2
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates September 13
Competitors 10 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Georgios Kapellakis  Greece
2nd, silver medalist(s) Dmitry Kokarev  Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Jim Anderson  Great Britain

The men's 50 metre freestyle S2 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 13, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.

Two heats were held, with five swimmers each. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final; there, they all competed in a single final heat to earn final placements.

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Dmitry Kokarev  Russia 1:09.59
Q
2 5 Curtis Lovejoy  United States 1:14.22
Q
3 3 Adriano Pereira  Brazil 1:14.74
Q
4 6 Gabriel Feiten  Brazil 1:17.85
Q
5 2 Christos Tampaxis  Greece 1:20.84

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Jim Anderson  Great Britain 1:10.73
Q
2 5 Georgios Kapellakis  Greece 1:11.02
Q
3 3 Denys Zhumela  Ukraine 1:13.59
Q
4 6 Iyad Shalabi  Israel 1:14.55
Q
5 2 Christian Goldbach  Germany 1:20.99

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
3Georgios Kapellakis Greece1:04.85
4Dmitry Kokarev Russia1:05.15
5Jim Anderson Great Britain1:06.09
47Iyad Shalabi Israel1:10.51
56Denys Zhumela Ukraine1:12.04
62Curtis Lovejoy United States1:12.59
78Gabriel Feiten Brazil1:15.14
81Adriano Pereira Brazil1:15.41
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