Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S4
| Men's 50m Freestyle S4 at the XIII Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | |||||||||
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| Dates | 15 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 37.89 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
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| 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 50m freestyle S4 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Results
Heats
Competed from 09:54.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Oribe, RicardoRicardo Oribe |  Spain | 39.30 | Q |
| 2 | Mazzone, LucaLuca Mazzone |  Italy | 42.47 | Q |
| 3 | Reyes, JuanJuan Reyes |  Mexico | 44.02 | Q |
| 4 | Tsakonas, StylianosStylianos Tsakonas |  Greece | 44.31 | |
| 5 | Petracek, ArnostArnost Petracek |  Czech Republic | 46.75 | |
| 6 | Castorena, JoseJose Castorena | Mexico | 50.79 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smetanine DavidDavid Smétanine |  France | 37.79 | Q |
| 2 | Povysil, JanJan Povysil | Czech Republic | 39.75 | Q |
| 3 | McCarthy, JoeJoe McCarthy |  United States | 40.85 | Q |
| 4 | Lindhe, ChristofferChristoffer Lindhe |  Sweden | 43.09 | Q |
| 5 | Khmelnitskiy, IvanIvan Khmelnitskiy |  Russia | 44.21 | Q |
| 6 | Skucas, KestutisKestutis Skucas |  Lithuania | 49.56 |
Final
Competed at 18:17.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Smetanine DavidDavid Smétanine | France | 37.89 | |
 | Oribe, RicardoRicardo Oribe | Spain | 38.69 | |
 | Povysil, JanJan Povysil | Czech Republic | 39.35 | |
| 4 | Mazzone, LucaLuca Mazzone | Italy | 39.60 | |
| 5 | McCarthy, JoeJoe McCarthy | United States | 39.95 | |
| 6 | Lindhe, ChristofferChristoffer Lindhe | Sweden | 42.75 | |
| 7 | Reyes, JuanJuan Reyes | Mexico | 43.07 | |
| 8 | Khmelnitskiy, IvanIvan Khmelnitskiy | Russia | 43.93 |
Q = qualified for final.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S4". 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.