Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S2

Men's 50 metre freestyle S2
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Aquatics Centre
Dates 7 September
Competitors 12 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Yang Yang  China
2nd, silver medalist(s) Dmitrii Kokarev  Russia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Aristeidis Makrodimitris  Greece

The men's 50 metre freestyle S2 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 7 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

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

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Aristeidis Makrodimitris  Greece 1:06.69 Q
2 3 Iad Josef Shalabi  Israel 1:07.52 Q
3 5 Jacek Czech  Poland 1:07.56 Q
4 6 Curtis Lovejoy  United States 1:10.44 Q
5 2 Francesco Bettella  Italy 1:13.86
7 Christos Tampaxis  Greece DNS

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 Yang Yang  China 1:01.05 Q
2 4 Dmitrii Kokarev  Russia 1:05.61 Q
3 6 Ievgen Panibratets  Ukraine 1:08.45 Q
4 5 Itzhak Mamistvalov  Israel 1:08.73 Q
5 2 Georgios Kapellakis  Greece 1:10.48
6 3 James Anderson  Great Britain 1:10.61

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 4 Yang Yang  China 1:01.39
2nd, silver medalist(s) 5 Dmitrii Kokarev  Russia 1:02.47
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3 Aristeidis Makrodimitris  Greece 1:04.86
4 2 Jacek Czech  Poland 1:06.41
5 6 Iad Josef Shalabi  Israel 1:07.07
6 1 Itzhak Mamistvalov  Israel 1:07.94
7 7 Ievgen Panibratets  Ukraine 1:08.75
8 8 Curtis Lovejoy  United States 1:13.45

References

  • "Men's 50m Freestyle - S2". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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