Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S7

Men's 50m Freestyle S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Winning time27.95
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Roberts  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matt Walker  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lantz Lamback  United States
Swimming at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Men's events
50 m freestyleS2S3S4S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
100 m freestyleS2S3S4S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
200 m freestyleS2S3S4S5
400 m freestyleS6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
50 m backstrokeS1S2S3S4S5
100 m backstrokeS6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
50 m breaststrokeSB3
100 m breaststrokeSB4SB5
SB6SB7SB8SB9
SB11SB12SB13
50 m butterflyS5
S6S7
100 m butterflyS8S9S10
S11S12S13
150 m medleySM4
200 m medleySM5
SM6SM7SM8SM9SM10
SM12SM13
Freestyle relays4 × 50 m (20pts)
4 × 100 m (34pts)
Medley relays4 × 50 m (20pts)
4 × 100 m (34pts)

The men's 50m freestyle S7 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.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:18.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Matt Walker  Great Britain 28.75 Q
2 Alex Hadley  Australia 30.76 Q
3 Yuriy Andryushin  Ukraine 31.17 Q
4 Nikolaos Tsotras  Greece 31.41 Q

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 David Roberts  Great Britain 28.33 Q, PR
2 Lantz Lamback  United States 29.95 Q
3 Jon Fox  Great Britain 31.17 Q
4 Janos Becsey  Hungary 31.99 Q
5 Dejan Fabcic  Slovenia 33.80

Final

Competed at 19:07.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Roberts  Great Britain 27.95 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matt Walker  Great Britain 28.60
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lantz Lamback  United States 28.81
4 Alex Hadley  Australia 30.75
5 Nikolaos Tsotras  Greece 31.01
6 Yuriy Andryushin  Ukraine 31.12
7 Janos Becsey  Hungary 31.46
8 Jon Fox  Great Britain 31.53

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S7". 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.