Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S8
The men's 50m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
| Men's 50m Freestyle S8 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 26.45 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Men's events | |||||
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| 50 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 100 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 200 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| 400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 50 m backstroke | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 |
| 100 m backstroke | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 50 m breaststroke | SB3 | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
| SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
| SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | |||
| 50 m butterfly | S5 | ||||
| S6 | S7 | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 150 m medley | SM4 | ||||
| 200 m medley | SM5 | ||||
| SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 | |
| SM12 | SM13 | ||||
| Freestyle relays | 4 × 50 m (20pts) | ||||
| 4 × 100 m (34pts) | |||||
| Medley relays | 4 × 50 m (20pts) | ||||
| 4 × 100 m (34pts) | |||||
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Results
Heats
Competed from 10:28.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konstantin Lisenkov |  Russia | 27.78 | Q |
| 2 | Ben Austin |  Australia | 28.09 | Q |
| 3 | Wei Yanpeng |  China | 28.55 | Q |
| 4 | Ferenc Csuri |  Hungary | 29.13 | |
| 5 | Sam Hynd |  Great Britain | 29.27 | |
| 6 | Drew Christensen |  Canada | 29.30 | |
| Konstantinos Fykas |  Greece | DQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Xiaofu | China | 26.83 | Q |
| 2 | Peter Leek | Australia | 27.69 | Q |
| 3 | Guo Jun | China | 27.87 | Q |
| 4 | Matt Levy | Australia | 28.55 | Q |
| 5 | Nikolai Willig |  Germany | 29.03 | Q |
| 6 | Sean Fraser | Great Britain | 29.08 | |
| 7 | Mikhail Boyarin | Russia | 30.42 |
Final
Competed at 19:33.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Wang Xiaofu | China | 26.45 | WR |
 | Peter Leek | Australia | 26.89 | |
 | Konstantin Lisenkov | Russia | 27.18 | |
| 4 | Guo Jun | China | 27.46 | |
| 5 | Ben Austin | Australia | 27.82 | |
| 6 | Wei Yanpeng | China | 28.03 | |
| 7 | Nikolai Willig | Germany | 28.94 | |
| 8 | Matt Levy | Australia | 29.68 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S8". 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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