Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S9
| Men's 50m Freestyle S9 at the XIII Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | |||||||||
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| Dates | 14 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.34 | |||||||||
| 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 S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Results
Heats
Competed from 10:38.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiong Xiaoming |  China | 25.77 | Q |
| 2 | Wang Renjie | China | 26.04 | Q |
| 3 | Bureau, CodyCody Bureau |  United States | 27.11 | |
| 4 | Brasil, MauroMauro Brasil |  Brazil | 27.18 | |
| 5 | Sirovatchenko, AndriyAndriy Sirovatchenko |  Ukraine | 27.27 | |
| 6 | Polin, DmitryDmitry Polin |  Russia | 29.46 | |
| 7 | Laperotine, PascalPascal Laperotine |  Mauritius | 36.39 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guo Zhi | China | 25.69 | Q |
| 2 | Kalyna, AndriyAndriy Kalyna | Ukraine | 26.30 | Q |
| 3 | El Gueddari, SamiSami El Gueddari |  France | 26.70 | Q |
| 4 | Miller, SimonSimon Miller |  Great Britain | 27.41 | |
| 5 | Thomsen, ChristianChristian Thomsen |  Denmark | 27.50 | |
| 6 | Barr, MarkMark Barr | United States | 27.89 | |
| 7 | Prout, MichaelMichael Prout | United States | 28.12 | |
| 8 | Randrianony, Josefa HarijaonaJosefa Harijaona Randrianony |  Madagascar | 38.06 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey |  Australia | 26.09 | Q |
| 2 | Mari, Jose AntonioJose Antonio Mari |  Spain | 26.73 | Q |
| 3 | Sors, TamasTamas Sors |  Hungary | 26.73 | Q |
| 4 | Grachat, DavidDavid Grachat |  Portugal | 26.77 | |
| 5 | Yamada, TakuroTakuro Yamada |  Japan | 27.04 | |
| 6 | Osborne, StephenStephen Osborne | Australia | 27.20 | |
| 7 | Yastremskyy, TarasTaras Yastremskyy | Ukraine | 27.83 | |
| 8 | Taylor, DavidDavid Taylor |  Barbados | 47.73 |
Final
Competed at 19:59.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey | Australia | 25.34 | WR |