Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre butterfly S5

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Men's 50m Butterfly S5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 10 September
Competitors 13 from 9 nations
Winning time 35.95
Medalists
Roy Perkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Daniel Dias Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
He Junquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

The men's 50m butterfly S5 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 10:13.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Dias, Daniel Daniel Dias Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 38.79 Q
2 Kovacs, Ervin Ervin Kovacs Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 39.97 Q
3 Leslie, Cameron Cameron Leslie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 43.20 Q
4 Silva, Clodoaldo Clodoaldo Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 44.75 Q
5 Reyes, Juan Juan Reyes Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 46.00
6 Ten, Ricardo Ricardo Ten Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 46.24

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Perkins, Roy Roy Perkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37.14 Q, PR
2 He Junquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 37.41 Q
3 Kaewkham, Voravit Voravit Kaewkham Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 42.75 Q
4 Dominguez, Vidal Vidal Dominguez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 45.32 Q
5 Denniston, Dave Dave Denniston Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.89
6 Duangkeaw, Somchai Somchai Duangkeaw Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 50.43
Bonacini, Filippo Filippo Bonacini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DQ

Final

Competed at 19:02.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Perkins, Roy Roy Perkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 35.95 WR
Dias, Daniel Daniel Dias Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 36.25
He Junquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 37.07
4 Kovacs, Ervin Ervin Kovacs Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 39.33
5 Kaewkham, Voravit Voravit Kaewkham Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 40.78
6 Leslie, Cameron Cameron Leslie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 44.43
7 Dominguez, Vidal Vidal Dominguez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 45.50
8 Silva, Clodoaldo Clodoaldo Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 45.74

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

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