Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S7

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Men's 100m Backstroke S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 10 September
Competitors 12 from 10 nations
Winning time 1:12.09
Medalists
Lantz Lamback Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Jon Fox Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Guillermo Marro Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

The men's 100m backstroke S7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 10 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 09:26.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Marro, Guillermo Guillermo Marro Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:15.73 Q
2 Fabcic, Dejan Dejan Fabcic Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:17.19 Q
3 Gao Nan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:18.01 Q
4 Ma Fei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:18.10 Q
5 Lambrechts, Kevin Kevin Lambrechts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:20.50
6 Shevchenko, Nikita Nikita Shevchenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:24.86

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lamback, Lantz Lantz Lamback Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:14.06 Q, WR
2 Fox, Jon Jon Fox Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:14.78 Q
3 Lindsay, Andrew Andrew Lindsay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:16.75 Q
4 Ejima, Daisuke Daisuke Ejima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:17.12 Q
5 Tsotras, Nikolaos Nikolaos Tsotras Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1:21.52
6 Dohnt, Jay Jay Dohnt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:24.88

Final

Competed at 17:37.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Lamback, Lantz Lantz Lamback Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:12.09 WR
Fox, Jon Jon Fox Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:14.34
Marro, Guillermo Guillermo Marro Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:15.17
4 Lindsay, Andrew Andrew Lindsay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:15.99
5 Ejima, Daisuke Daisuke Ejima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:16.42
6 Gao Nan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:17.34
7 Ma Fei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:18.03
8 Fabcic, Dejan Dejan Fabcic Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:18.41

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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