Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S12
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The men's 50m freestyle S12 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
| Men's 50m Freestyle S12 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 23.43 | ||||||||||||
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Results
Heats
Competed from 09:13.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergii Klippert |  Ukraine | 24.95 | Q |
| 2 | Omar Font |  Spain | 25.61 | Q |
| 3 | Sergei Punko |  Belarus | 26.17 | Q |
| 4 | Alexander Pikalov |  Russia | 26.27 | Q |
| 5 | Albert Gelis | Spain | 26.74 | |
| 6 | Daniel Llambrich | Spain | 27.41 | |
| 7 | Jeremy McClure |  Australia | 27.58 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maksym Veraksa | Ukraine | 24.05 | Q |
| 2 | Alexander Nevolin-Svetov | Russia | 25.23 | Q |
| 3 | Raman Makarau | Belarus | 25.39 | Q |
| 4 | Tucker Dupree |  United States | 25.41 | Q |
| 5 | Sergiy Demchuk | Ukraine | 27.31 | |
| 6 | Ziv Better |  Israel | 27.35 | |
| 7 | Robert Musiorski |  Poland | 27.41 | |
| 8 | Pedro Gonzalez |  Venezuela | 27.79 |
Final
Competed at 17:10.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Maksym Veraksa | Ukraine | 23.43 | WR |
 | Alexander Nevolin-Svetov | Russia | 24.73 | |
 | Sergii Klippert | Ukraine | 24.98 | |
| 4 | Raman Makarau | Belarus | 25.02 | |
| 5 | Omar Font | Spain | 25.26 | |
| 6 | Tucker Dupree | United States | 25.31 | |
| 7 | Alexander Pikalov | Russia | 25.92 | |
| 8 | Sergei Punko | Belarus | 25.97 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S12". 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.