Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S1

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Men's 50m Backstroke S1
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 15 September
Competitors 6 from 4 nations
Winning time 1:23.15
Medalists
Christos Tampaxis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Andreas Katsaros Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
João Martins Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal

The men's 50m backstroke S1 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were no heats in this event.

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.

Final

Competed at 17:00.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Tampaxis, Christos Christos Tampaxis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1:23.15
Katsaros, Andreas Andreas Katsaros Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1:44.53
Martins Joao João Martins Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1:47.76
4 Taxildaris, Alexandros Alexandros Taxildaris Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1:50.49
5 Bickauskas, Andrius Andrius Bickauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2:27.68
6 Evans, Grover Grover Evans Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:51.17

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