Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle S2

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Men's 200 metre freestyle S2
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Aquatics Centre
Dates1 September 2012
Competitors8 from 7 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Yang Yang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Silver medal icon.svg Dmitrii Kokarev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Itzhak Mamistvalov Flag of Israel.svg  Israel

The men's 200 metre freestyle S2 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Eight swimmers advanced to the final.

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5 Yang Yang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4:36.18PR
Silver medal icon.svg4 Dmitrii Kokarev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4:39.23
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Itzhak Mamistvalov Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4:58.53
42 Iad Josef Shalabi Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4:58.54
57 Francesco Bettella Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5:02.96
63 Aristeidis Makrodimitris Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5:13.86
78 Denys Zhumela Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5:26.76
81 Curtis Lovejoy Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5:47.15

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