Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S7

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Men's 100m Freestyle S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 8 September
Competitors 13 from 9 nations
Winning time 1:00.35
Medalists
David Roberts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Lantz Lamback Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Matt Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

The men's 100m freestyle S7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 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 09:27.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lamback, Lantz Lantz Lamback Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:03.70 Q
2 Fox, Jon Jon Fox Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:08.16 Q
3 Andriushin, Iurii Iurii Andriushin Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:08.52 Q
4 Hadley, Alex Alex Hadley Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:08.67 Q
5 Becsey, Janos Janos Becsey Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:09.78 Q
6 Fabcic, Dejan Dejan Fabcic Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:11.85

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Roberts, David David Roberts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:00.82 Q
2 Walker, Matt Matt Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:05.49 Q
3 Tian Rong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:07.61 Q
4 Tsotras, Nikolaos Nikolaos Tsotras Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1:10.07
5 Pei Mang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:11.01
6 Dohnt, Jay Jay Dohnt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:11.33
7 Kimura, Jumpei Jumpei Kimura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:13.34

Final

Competed at 18:10.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Roberts, David David Roberts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:00.35 PR
Lamback, Lantz Lantz Lamback Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:02.40
Walker, Matt Matt Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:04.17
4 Tian Rong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:07.63
5 Fox, Jon Jon Fox Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:07.82
6 Hadley, Alex Alex Hadley Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:07.90
7 Andriushin, Iurii Iurii Andriushin Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:08.79
8 Becsey, Janos Janos Becsey Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:09.20

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

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