Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S6
| Men's 50m Freestyle S6 at the XIII Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | |||||||||
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| Dates | 15 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 29.78 | |||||||||
| 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 S6 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 10:10.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang Yuanrun |  China | 31.16 | Q |
| 2 | Olsson, AndersAnders Olsson |  Sweden | 31.48 | Q |
| 3 | Iwanow, SebastianSebastian Iwanow |  Germany | 32.72 | Q |
| 4 | Oyama, KyosukeKyosuke Oyama |  Japan | 32.87 | Q |
| 5 | Lima, AdrianoAdriano Lima |  Brazil | 32.98 | Q |
| 6 | Whorwood, MattMatt Whorwood |  Great Britain | 34.94 | |
| 7 | Dewa, YusupYusup Dewa |  Malaysia | 35.24 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tang Yuan | China | 30.56 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Xu Qing | China | 30.86 | Q |
| 3 | Vidal, DanielDaniel Vidal |  Spain | 32.06 | Q |
| 4 | Kindred, SaschaSascha Kindred | Great Britain | 33.04 | |
| 5 | Potamitis, AndreasAndreas Potamitis |  Cyprus | 34.07 | |
| 6 | Helgeland, StianStian Helgeland |  Norway | 35.07 | |
| 7 | Silva, LuisLuis Silva | Brazil | 35.67 | |
| 8 | Santos, DanielsonDanielson Santos | Brazil | 37.13 |
Final
Competed at 19:09.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Xu Qing | China | 29.78 | WR |
 | Tang Yuan | China | 30.07 | |
 | Olsson, AndersAnders Olsson | Sweden | 31.07 | |
| 4 | Vidal, DanielDaniel Vidal | Spain | 31.27 | |
| 5 | Oyama, KyosukeKyosuke Oyama | Japan | 31.37 | |
| 6 | Yang Yuanrun | China | 31.66 | |
| 7 | Iwanow, SebastianSebastian Iwanow | Germany | 32.79 | |
| 8 | Lima, AdrianoAdriano Lima | Brazil | 32.85 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S6". 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.