Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S4

Men's 50m Backstroke S4
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates8 September
Competitors11 from 10 nations
Winning time42.77
Medalists
   Mexico
   France
   China
Swimming at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Men's events
50m freestyle S2 S3 S4 S5
S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
100m freestyle S2 S3 S4 S5
S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
200m freestyle S2 S3 S4 S5
400m freestyle S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
50m backstroke S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
100m backstroke S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
50m breaststroke SB3
100m breaststroke   SB4 SB5
SB6 SB7 SB8 SB9  
SB11 SB12 SB13
50m butterfly S5
S6 S7
100m butterfly S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
150m medley SM4
200m medley SM5
SM6 SM7 SM8 SM9 SM10
SM12 SM13
Freestyle relays 4 × 50m (20pts)

4 × 100m (34pts)

Medley relays 4 × 50m (20pts)

4 × 100m (34pts)

The men's 50m backstroke S4 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.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:01.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Smetanine DavidDavid Smétanine France 47.39 Q
2 Petracek, ArnostArnost Petracek Czech Republic 50.96 Q
3 Tsakonas, StylianosStylianos Tsakonas Greece 51.04 Q
4 Garcia Tolson, ArkaitzArkaitz Garcia Tolson Spain 55.01
5 Seo, JoonJoon Seo Brazil 56.70

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Reyes, JuanJuan Reyes Mexico 42.71 Q, WR
2 Zeng Huabin China 49.44 Q
3 Skucas, KestutisKestutis Skucas Lithuania 49.67 Q
4 Povysil, JanJan Povysil Czech Republic 52.46 Q
5 Lopes, NelsonNelson Lopes Portugal 52.74 Q
6 McCarthy, JoeJoe McCarthy United States 55.70

Final

Competed at 18:36.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Reyes, JuanJuan Reyes Mexico 42.77
2nd Smetanine DavidDavid Smétanine France 48.66
3rd Zeng Huabin China 49.02
4 Petracek, ArnostArnost Petracek Czech Republic 50.40
5 Skucas, KestutisKestutis Skucas Lithuania 50.59
6 Tsakonas, StylianosStylianos Tsakonas Greece 51.15
7 Povysil, JanJan Povysil Czech Republic 52.79
8 Lopes, NelsonNelson Lopes Portugal 53.38

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

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