Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S11

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Men's 100m Backstroke S11
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 13 September
Competitors 14 from 10 nations
Winning time 1:07.74
Medalists
Yang Bozun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Damian Pietrasik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Viktor Smyrnov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

The men's 100m backstroke S11 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 13 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the 13th Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao.

Beijing National Aquatics Center architectural structure

The Beijing National Aquatics Center, also officially known as the National Aquatics Center, and colloquially known as the Water Cube, is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Despite its nickname, the building is not an actual cube, but a cuboid. Ground was broken on December 24, 2003, and the Center was completed and handed over for use on January 28, 2008. Swimmers at the Water Cube broke 25 world records during the 2008 Olympics.

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Results

Heats

Competed from 09:00.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yang Bozun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:08.40 Q, WR
2 Pietrasik, Damian Damian Pietrasik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:10.21 Q
3 Mashchenko, Oleksandr Oleksandr Mashchenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:15.19 Q
4 Enhamed, Enhamed Enhamed Enhamed Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:17.27 Q
5 Polkowski, Grzegorz Grzegorz Polkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:20.01
6 Thrastarson, Eythor Eythor Thrastarson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1:20.12
7 Scholz, Philip Philip Scholz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:20.46

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Smyrnov, Viktor Viktor Smyrnov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:11.53 Q
2 Tildesley, Donovan Donovan Tildesley Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:12.62 Q
3 Kawai, Junichi Junichi Kawai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:13.17 Q
4 Zayas, Sergio Sergio Zayas Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:16.43 Q
5 Jearchan, Rattaporn Rattaporn Jearchan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1:17.64
6 Myroshnychenko, Oleksandr Oleksandr Myroshnychenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:19.10
7 Cruz, Eduardo Eduardo Cruz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:23.03

Final

Competed at 17:00.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Yang Bozun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:07.74 WR
Pietrasik, Damian Damian Pietrasik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:08.81
Smyrnov, Viktor Viktor Smyrnov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:09.41
4 Kawai, Junichi Junichi Kawai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:09.46
5 Tildesley, Donovan Donovan Tildesley Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:11.90
6 Mashchenko, Oleksandr Oleksandr Mashchenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:15.07
7 Zayas, Sergio Sergio Zayas Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:16.06
8 Enhamed, Enhamed Enhamed Enhamed Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:16.90

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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