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Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S6

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Men's 100m Freestyle S6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates8 September
Competitors11 from 9 nations
Winning time1:05.95
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anders Olsson  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tang Yuan  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yang Yuanrun  China

The men's 100m freestyle S6 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

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Heats

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Competed from 09:13.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tang Yuan  China 1:08.84 Q
2 Adriano Lima  Brazil 1:10.90 Q
3 Daniel Vidal  Spain 1:11.37 Q
4 Matt Whorwood  Great Britain 1:12.51 Q
Andreas Potamitis  Cyprus DQ

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Anders Olsson  Sweden 1:07.68 Q
2 Yang Yuanrun  China 1:10.13 Q
3 Swen Michaelis  Germany 1:12.14 Q
4 Kyosuke Oyama  Japan 1:12.25 Q
5 Sebastian Iwanow  Germany 1:21.78
6 Stian Helgeland  Norway 1:15.68

Final

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Competed at 17:10.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anders Olsson  Sweden 1:05.95 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tang Yuan  China 1:06.42
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yang Yuanrun  China 1:08.63
4 Daniel Vidal  Spain 1:10.41
5 Adriano Lima  Brazil 1:10.91
6 Matt Whorwood  Great Britain 1:11.62
7 Kyosuke Oyama  Japan 1:12.24
8 Swen Michaelis  Germany 1:12.31

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Freestyle S6". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.