Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S8
| Men's 50m Freestyle S8 at the XIV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | London Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
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| Dates | 3 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.82 | |||||||||
| 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 freestyle S8 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 3 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Results
Heats
Competed from 11:34.
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Maurice Deelen |  Netherlands | 26.48 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Wang Yinan |  China | 26.74 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Charles Rozoy |  France | 27.77 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Guo Jun | China | 27.86 | |
| 5 | 2 | Sean Fraser |  Great Britain | 28.20 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ferenc Csuri |  Hungary | 29.06 | |
| 7 | 7 | Niels Korfitz Mortensen |  Denmark | 29.24 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Denis Tarasov |  Russia | 25.92 | Q, WR |
| 2 | 5 | Konstantin Lisenkov | Russia | 26.92 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Yang Feng | China | 27.41 | Q |
| =4 | 6 | Blake Cochrane |  Australia | 27.81 | Q |
| =4 | 7 | Thomas Young | Great Britain | 27.81 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Jaime Bailon Galindo |  Spain | 28.16 | |
| 7 | 8 | Sharath Gayakwad |  India | 28.98 | |
| 8 | 1 | Zack McAllister |  Canada | 29.29 |
Final
Competed at 20:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Denis Tarasov | Russia | 25.82 | WR |
 | 5 | Maurice Deelen | Netherlands | 26.29 | |
 | 3 | Wang Yinan | China | 26.31 | AS |
| 4 | 6 | Konstantin Lisenkov | Russia | 26.78 | |
| 5 | 2 | Yang Feng | China | 27.38 | |
| 6 | 1 | Blake Cochrane | Australia | 27.64 | |
| 7 | 8 | Thomas Young | Great Britain | 27.71 | |
| 8 | 7 | Charles Rozoy | France | 27.80 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.
References
Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Heats
Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Final