Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB8

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Men's 100m Breaststroke SB8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 9 September
Competitors 13 from 12 nations
Winning time 1:07.01
Medalists
Andriy Kalyna Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Wang Xiaofu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Alejandro Sanchez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

The men's 100m breaststroke SB8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 9 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 10:36.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Wang Xiaofu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:15.03 Q
2 Paterka, Krzysztof Krzysztof Paterka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:15.80 Q
3 Onea, Andreas Daniel Andreas Daniel Onea Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:17.76 Q
3 Yamada, Takuro Takuro Yamada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:17.76 Q
5 Perry, Jarrett Jarrett Perry Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:19.44 Q
6 Barker, Joe Joe Barker Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:21.52

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kalyna, Andriy Andriy Kalyna Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:12.86 Q
2 Sanchez, Alejandro Alejandro Sanchez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:14.61 Q
3 Hynd, Sam Sam Hynd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:17.00 Q
4 Tian Hengheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:21.83
5 Nguyen, Quang Vuong Quang Vuong Nguyen Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1:23.46
6 Lazo, Facundo Facundo Lazo Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:24.95
7 Taylor, David David Taylor Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 2:24.90

Final

Competed at 20:05.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Kalyna, Andriy Andriy Kalyna Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:07.01 WR
Wang Xiaofu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:12.39
Sanchez, Alejandro Alejandro Sanchez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:13.44
4 Paterka, Krzysztof Krzysztof Paterka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:14.24
5 Hynd, Sam Sam Hynd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:15.29
6 Onea, Andreas Daniel Andreas Daniel Onea Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:17.71
7 Yamada, Takuro Takuro Yamada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:18.40
8 Perry, Jarrett Jarrett Perry Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:20.64

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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