Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM12

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Men's 200m Individual Medley SM12
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 10 September
Competitors 10 from 5 nations
Winning time 2:12.71
Medalists
Maksym Veraksa Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Alexander Nevolin-Svetov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Sergii Klippert Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

The men's 200m individual medley SM12 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 09:54.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nevolin-Svetov, Alexander Alexander Nevolin-Svetov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:17.94 Q
2 Klippert, Sergii Sergii Klippert Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:19.84 Q
3 Dupree, Tucker Tucker Dupree Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:20.32 Q
4 Makarau, Raman Raman Makarau Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 2:21.57 Q
5 Stabrovskyy, Anton Anton Stabrovskyy Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:32.94

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Veraksa, Maksym Maksym Veraksa Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:15.44 Q
2 Punko, Sergei Sergei Punko Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 2:19.43 Q
3 Floriano, Enrique Enrique Floriano Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:19.87 Q
4 Gelis, Albert Albert Gelis Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:23.64 Q
5 Oliver, Israel Israel Oliver Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:25.12

Final

Competed at 18:32.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Veraksa, Maksym Maksym Veraksa Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:12.71 WR
Nevolin-Svetov, Alexander Alexander Nevolin-Svetov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:13.86
Klippert, Sergii Sergii Klippert Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:14.05
4 Floriano, Enrique Enrique Floriano Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:16.79
5 Makarau, Raman Raman Makarau Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 2:18.92
6 Dupree, Tucker Tucker Dupree Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:19.12
7 Gelis, Albert Albert Gelis Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:24.80
Punko, Sergei Sergei Punko Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus DQ

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified.

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