Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle S5

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Men's 200 metre freestyle S5
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Aquatics Centre
Dates1 September 2012
Competitors11 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Daniel Dias Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svg Sebastián Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Bronze medal icon.svg Roy Perkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States

The men's 200 metre freestyle S5 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

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Two heats were held, one with five swimmers and one with six swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats

Heat 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14 Roy Perkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:46.94Q
25 Anthony Stephens Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:51.42Q
33 Cameron Leslie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:56.74Q
46 Matija Grebenic Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3:06.43Q
52 Jonas Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3:15.56

Heat 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14 Daniel Dias Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:36.51Q
25 Sebastián Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:45.96Q
33 James Scully Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2:57.36Q
46 Clodoaldo Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:59.58Q
52 Jamery Siga Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3:18.52
67 Konstantinos Karaouzas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3:37.33

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Daniel Dias Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2:27.83PR
Silver medal icon.svg5 Sebastián Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:43.11
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Roy Perkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:43.14
46 Anthony Stephens Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:49.83
57 James Scully Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2:53.03
62 Cameron Leslie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:54.27OC
78 Matija Grebenic Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3:05.15
1 Jonas Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DNS

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