Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S9

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Men's 50m Freestyle S9
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors23 from 16 nations
Winning time25.34
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matthew Cowdrey  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Guo Zhi  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China

The men's 50m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results[]

Heats[]

Competed from 10:38.

Heat 1[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1  China 25.77 Q
2  China 26.04 Q
3  United States 27.11
4 Mauro Brasil  Brazil 27.18
5 Andriy Sirovatchenko  Ukraine 27.27
6  Russia 29.46
7  Mauritius 36.39

Heat 2[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Guo Zhi  China 25.69 Q
2 Andriy Kalyna  Ukraine 26.30 Q
3 Sami El Gueddari  France 26.70 Q
4  Great Britain 27.41
5  Denmark 27.50
6  United States 27.89
7 Michael Prout  United States 28.12
8  Madagascar 38.06

Heat 3[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Matthew Cowdrey  Australia 26.09 Q
2  Spain 26.73 Q
3 Tamás Sors  Hungary 26.73 Q
4 David Grachat  Portugal 26.77
5  Japan 27.04
6  Australia 27.20
7 Taras Yastremskyy  Ukraine 27.83
8  Barbados 47.73

Final[]

Competed at 19:59.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matthew Cowdrey  Australia 25.34 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Guo Zhi  China 25.51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China 25.60
4  China 26.03
5 Tamás Sors  Hungary 26.21
6 Andriy Kalyna  Ukraine 26.46
7 Sami El Gueddari  France 26.65
8  Spain 26.89
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