Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S5

The men's 50 metre backstroke S5 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 6 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Men's 50 metre backstroke S5
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates6 September
Competitors18 from 14 nations
Medalists
Daniel Dias  Brazil
He Junquan  China
Zsolt Vereczkei  Hungary

Three heats were held, each 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 Zsolt Vereczkei  Hungary 38.86 Q
2 2 Jonas Larsen  Denmark 42.56 Q
3 5 Anthony Stephens  Great Britain 43.60
4 3 Francisco Avelino  Brazil 44.89
5 6 Roy Perkins  United States 47.37
6 7 Matija Grebenic  Croatia 49.36

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 He Junquan  China 37.02 Q
2 2 Vo Thanh Tung  Vietnam 42.26 Q
3 5 Zul Amirul Sidi Bin Abdullah  Malaysia 43.00 Q
4 6 Ricardo Ten  Spain 43.07
5 3 James Scully  Ireland 45.27
6 7 Miguel Luque  Spain 49.36

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Daniel Dias  Brazil 36.29 Q
2 5 Andrew Mullen  Great Britain 39.69 Q
3 3 Cameron Leslie  New Zealand 42.88 Q, OC
4 6 Beytullah Eroglu  Turkey 43.11
5 7 Ariel Quassi  Argentina 49.45
2 Jamery Siga  Malaysia DSQ

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4 Daniel Dias  Brazil 34.99 WR
5 He Junquan  China 36.41
3 Zsolt Vereczkei  Hungary 38.92
4 6 Andrew Mullen  Great Britain 39.54
5 1 Cameron Leslie  New Zealand 42.40 OC
6 2 Vo Thanh Tung  Vietnam 42.59
7 7 Jonas Larsen  Denmark 42.93
8 8 Zul Amirul Sidi Bin Abdullah  Malaysia 43.21

References

  • "Men's 50m Backstroke - S5". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
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