Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S5

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Men's 50m Freestyle S5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 15 September
Competitors 12 from 10 nations
Winning time 33.00
Medalists
Dmytro Kryzhanovskyy Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Daniel Dias Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Sebastián Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

The men's 50m freestyle S5 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.

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 09:59.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kryzhanovskyy, Dmytro Dmytro Kryzhanovskyy Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 33.85 Q
2 Perkins, Roy Roy Perkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 34.67 Q
3 Silva, Clodoaldo Clodoaldo Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 34.86 Q
4 Gordillo, Jordi Jordi Gordillo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 36.70 Q
5 Leslie, Cameron Cameron Leslie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38.67
6 Sayidov, Farhod Farhod Sayidov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 He Junquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 34.89 Q
2 Dias, Daniel Daniel Dias Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 34.95 Q
3 Rodriguez Sebastian Sebastián Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 35.46 Q
4 Stephens, Anthony Anthony Stephens Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 35.82 Q
5 Suzuki, Takayuki Takayuki Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 39.35
6 Vereczkei, Zsolt Zsolt Vereczkei Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 40.82

Final

Competed at 18:43.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Kryzhanovskyy, Dmytro Dmytro Kryzhanovskyy Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 33.00
Dias, Daniel Daniel Dias Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 33.56
Rodriguez Sebastian Sebastián Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 33.78
4 Perkins, Roy Roy Perkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 34.61
5 He Junquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 34.65
6 Stephens, Anthony Anthony Stephens Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 34.97
7 Silva, Clodoaldo Clodoaldo Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 35.22
8 Gordillo, Jordi Jordi Gordillo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 36.88

Q = qualified for final.

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