Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S4
| Men's 50m Backstroke S4 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 42.77 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 50m backstroke S4 event 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 | David Smétanine |  France |
47.39 | Q |
| 2 | Arnost Petracek |
 Czech Republic |
50.96 | Q |
| 3 | Stylianos Tsakonas |  Greece |
51.04 | Q |
| 4 | Arkaitz Garcia Tolson |  Spain |
55.01 | |
| 5 | Joon Seo |  Brazil |
56.70 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Reyes |  Mexico |
42.71 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Zeng Huabin |  China |
49.44 | Q |
| 3 | Kestutis Skucas |
 Lithuania |
49.67 | Q |
| 4 | Jan Povysil |
Czech Republic |
52.46 | Q |
| 5 | Nelson Lopes |  Portugal |
52.74 | Q |
| 6 | Joe McCarthy |  United States |
55.70 |
Final
Competed at 18:36.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Juan Reyes | Mexico |
42.77 | |
 |
David Smétanine | France |
48.66 | |
 |
Zeng Huabin | China |
49.02 | |
| 4 | Arnost Petracek |
Czech Republic |
50.40 | |
| 5 | Kestutis Skucas |
Lithuania |
50.59 | |
| 6 | Stylianos Tsakonas | Greece |
51.15 | |
| 7 | Jan Povysil |
Czech Republic |
52.79 | |
| 8 | Nelson Lopes | Portugal |
53.38 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Backstroke S4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 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 20 September 2012.