Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S10

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Men's 50m Freestyle S10
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 14 September
Competitors 15 from 10 nations
Winning time 23.61
Medalists
André Brasil Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Phelipe Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Benoît Huot Flag of Canada.svg  Canada

The men's 50m freestyle S10 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 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 10:50.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Huot Benoit Benoît Huot Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 24.84 Q
2 Edmunds, Graham Graham Edmunds Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 25.10 Q
3 Anderson, Michael Michael Anderson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.13 Q
4 Ludwig, Lucas Lucas Ludwig Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25.79
5 Shchelochkov, Alexander Alexander Shchelochkov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 25.79
6 Isayev, Maksym Maksym Isayev Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 26.71
7 Samarin, Eduard Eduard Samarin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 26.78

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Brasil Andre André Brasil Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 24.55 Q
2 Rodrigues, Phelipe Phelipe Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 24.77 Q
3 Zook, Justin Justin Zook Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.92 Q
4 Levecq, David Julian David Julian Levecq Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25.20 Q
5 Tobis, Roy Roy Tobis Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25.21 Q
6 Pasterfield, Andrew Andrew Pasterfield Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.34
7 Tidy, Jeremy Jeremy Tidy Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.83
8 Dragovic, Dusan Dusan Dragovic Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 27.86

Final

Competed at 20:25.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Brasil Andre André Brasil Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 23.61 WR
Rodrigues, Phelipe Phelipe Rodrigues Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 24.64
Huot Benoit Benoît Huot Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 24.65
4 Zook, Justin Justin Zook Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.81
5 Levecq, David Julian David Julian Levecq Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 24.87
6 Anderson, Michael Michael Anderson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.04
7 Tobis, Roy Roy Tobis Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25.04
8 Edmunds, Graham Graham Edmunds Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 25.11

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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