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

Men's 100m Freestyle S9
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates8 September
Competitors20 from 11 nations
Winning time55.30
Medalists
   Australia
   China
   Hungary
Swimming at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Men's events
50m freestyle S2 S3 S4 S5
S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
100m freestyle S2 S3 S4 S5
S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
200m freestyle S2 S3 S4 S5
400m freestyle S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
50m backstroke S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
100m backstroke S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
50m breaststroke SB3
100m breaststroke   SB4 SB5
SB6 SB7 SB8 SB9  
SB11 SB12 SB13
50m butterfly S5
S6 S7
100m butterfly S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
150m medley SM4
200m medley SM5
SM6 SM7 SM8 SM9 SM10
SM12 SM13
Freestyle relays 4 × 50m (20pts)

4 × 100m (34pts)

Medley relays 4 × 50m (20pts)

4 × 100m (34pts)

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.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:58.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sors, TamasTamas Sors Hungary 57.59 Q, PR
2 Xiong Xiaoming China 58.94
3 Mari, Jose AntonioJose Antonio Mari Spain 59.07
4 Miller, SimonSimon Miller Great Britain 59.08
5 Prout, MichaelMichael Prout United States 59.18
6 Yastremskyy, TarasTaras Yastremskyy Ukraine 59.37

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Guo Zhi China 56.24 Q, PR
2 Yamada, TakuroTakuro Yamada Japan 57.82 Q
3 El Gueddari, SamiSami El Gueddari France 58.72 Q
4 Collado, JesusJesus Collado Spain 58.82
5 Bramham, SamSam Bramham Australia 58.97
6 Wang Renjie China 59.00
7 Sirovatchenko, AndriyAndriy Sirovatchenko Ukraine 1:00.18

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey Australia 56.53 Q
2 Kalyna, AndriyAndriy Kalyna Ukraine 57.35 Q
3 Grachat, DavidDavid Grachat Portugal 57.93 Q
4 Bureau, CodyCody Bureau United States 58.29 Q
5 Barr, MarkMark Barr United States 59.56
6 Osborne, StephenStephen Osborne Australia 59.70
7 Thomsen, ChristianChristian Thomsen Denmark 59.99

Final

Competed at 20:22.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey Australia 55.30 WR
2nd Guo Zhi China 56.13
3rd Sors, TamasTamas Sors Hungary 56.80
4 Kalyna, AndriyAndriy Kalyna Ukraine 57.12
5 Yamada, TakuroTakuro Yamada Japan 57.29
6 Grachat, DavidDavid Grachat Portugal 57.55
7 Bureau, CodyCody Bureau United States 58.14
8 El Gueddari, SamiSami El Gueddari France 58.68

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

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