Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S3
| Men's 50m Backstroke S3 at the XIV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | London Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
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| Dates | 8 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 42.51 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| Men's events | |||||
| 50 m freestyle | S2 | S4 | S5 | ||
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 100 m freestyle | S2 | S4 | S5 | ||
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 200 m freestyle | S2 | S4 | S5 | ||
| S14 | |||||
| 400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 50 m backstroke | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 |
| 100 m backstroke | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | S14 | ||
| 50 m breaststroke | SB2 | SB3 | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
| SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
| SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | SB14 | ||
| 50 m butterfly | S5 | ||||
| S6 | S7 | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 150 m medley | SM3 | SM4 | |||
| 200 m medley | SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 |
| SM11 | SM12 | SM13 | |||
| Freestyle relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
| Medley relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
The men's 50m backstroke S3 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Results
Heats
Competed from 11:47.
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Du Jianping |  China | 51.56 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Andrey Meshcheryakov |  Russia | 53.90 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Li Hanhua | China | 55.72 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Grant Patterson |  Australia | 58.87 | |
| 5 | 7 | Michael Demarco |  United States | 1:01.04 | |
| 6 | 2 | Cristopher Tronco |  Mexico | 1:04.32 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Min Byeong-eon |  South Korea | 45.65 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Dmytro Vynohradets |  Ukraine | 48.02 | Q, EU |
| 3 | 3 | Miguel Angel Martinez Tajuelo |  Spain | 51.69 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Mikael Fredriksson |  Sweden | 56.28 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Javier Hernandez Aguiran | Spain | 58.29 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Frederic Bussi |  France | 1:01.31 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ioannis Kostakis |  Greece | 1:13.21 |
Final
Competed at 20:23.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Min Byeong-eon | South Korea | 42.51 | |
 | 5 | Dmytro Vynohradets | Ukraine | 46.26 | EU |
 | 3 | Du Jianping | China | 46.48 | |
| 4 | 6 | Miguel Angel Martinez Tajuelo | Spain | 51.83 | |
| 5 | 7 | Li Hanhua | China | 52.03 | |
| 6 | 1 | Mikael Fredriksson | Sweden | 55.81 | |
| 7 | 2 | Andrey Meshcheryakov | Russia | 56.11 | |
| 8 | 8 | Javier Hernandez Aguiran | Spain | 56.89 |
Q = qualified for final. EU = European Record.
References
Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Heats
Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Final