Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S9

The men's 100m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 100m Freestyle S9
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates8 September
Competitors20 from 11 nations
Winning time55.30
Medalists
Matthew Cowdrey  Australia
Guo Zhi  China
Tamás Sors  Hungary

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:58.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Tamás Sors Hungary57.59Q, PR
2Xiong Xiaoming China58.94
3Jose Antonio Mari Spain59.07
4Simon Miller Great Britain59.08
5Michael Prout United States59.18
6Taras Yastremskyy Ukraine59.37

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Guo Zhi China56.24Q, PR
2Takuro Yamada Japan57.82Q
3Sami El Gueddari France58.72Q
4Jesus Collado Spain58.82
5Sam Bramham Australia58.97
6Wang Renjie China59.00
7Andriy Sirovatchenko Ukraine1:00.18

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Matthew Cowdrey Australia56.53Q
2Andriy Kalyna Ukraine57.35Q
3David Grachat Portugal57.93Q
4Cody Bureau United States58.29Q
5Mark Barr United States59.56
6Stephen Osborne Australia59.70
7Christian Thomsen Denmark59.99

Final

Competed at 20:22.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Matthew Cowdrey Australia55.30WR
Guo Zhi China56.13
Tamás Sors Hungary56.80
4Andriy Kalyna Ukraine57.12
5Takuro Yamada Japan57.29
6David Grachat Portugal57.55
7Cody Bureau United States58.14
8Sami El Gueddari France58.68

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Freestyle S9". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
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