Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB6

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Men's 100m Breaststroke SB6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 12 September
Competitors 10 from 6 nations
Winning time 1:27.22
Medalists
Alexey Fomenkov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Gareth Duke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Matt Whorwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

The men's 100m breaststroke SB6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 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 10:34.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Fomenkov, Alexey Alexey Fomenkov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:34.32 Q
2 Fabcic, Dejan Dejan Fabcic Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:35.73 Q
3 Santos, Danielson Danielson Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:36.05 Q
4 Sokolov, Kirill Kirill Sokolov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:36.45 Q
5 Gonzales-Mugaburu, Jose Jose Gonzales-Mugaburu Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1:46.67

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Whorwood, Matt Matt Whorwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:30.52 Q
2 Duke, Gareth Gareth Duke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:31.54 Q
3 Kimura, Jumpei Jumpei Kimura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:34.62 Q
4 Zakharov, Artem Artem Zakharov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:40.61 Q
5 Soares, Gledson Gledson Soares Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:41.27

Final

Competed at 19:10.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Fomenkov, Alexey Alexey Fomenkov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:27.22 PR
Duke, Gareth Gareth Duke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:28.20
Whorwood, Matt Matt Whorwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:29.96
4 Sokolov, Kirill Kirill Sokolov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:33.77
5 Kimura, Jumpei Jumpei Kimura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:35.88
6 Fabcic, Dejan Dejan Fabcic Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:36.21
7 Santos, Danielson Danielson Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:36.51
8 Zakharov, Artem Artem Zakharov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:39.61

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

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