Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S9
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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.
Dates14 September
Competitors23 from 16 nations
Winning time25.34
| Men's 50m Freestyle S9 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 25.34 | ||||||||||||
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Results
Heats
Competed from 10:38.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiong Xiaoming |  China | 25.77 | Q |
| 2 | Wang Renjie | China | 26.04 | Q |
| 3 | Cody Bureau |  United States | 27.11 | |
| 4 | Mauro Brasil |  Brazil | 27.18 | |
| 5 | Andriy Sirovatchenko |  Ukraine | 27.27 | |
| 6 | Dmitry Polin |  Russia | 29.46 | |
| 7 | Pascal Laperotine |  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 | Simon Miller |  Great Britain | 27.41 | |
| 5 | Christian Thomsen |  Denmark | 27.50 | |
| 6 | Mark Barr | United States | 27.89 | |
| 7 | Michael Prout | United States | 28.12 | |
| 8 | Josefa Harijaona Randrianony |  Madagascar | 38.06 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Cowdrey |  Australia | 26.09 | Q |
| 2 | Jose Antonio Mari |  Spain | 26.73 | Q |
| 3 | Tamás Sors |  Hungary | 26.73 | Q |
| 4 | David Grachat |  Portugal | 26.77 | |
| 5 | Takuro Yamada |  Japan | 27.04 | |
| 6 | Stephen Osborne | Australia | 27.20 | |
| 7 | Taras Yastremskyy | Ukraine | 27.83 | |
| 8 | David Taylor |  Barbados | 47.73 |
Final
Source:[1] Competed at 19:59.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Matthew Cowdrey | Australia | 25.34 | WR |
 | Guo Zhi | China | 25.51 | |
 | Xiong Xiaoming | China | 25.60 | |
| 4 | Wang Renjie | China | 26.03 | |
| 5 | Tamás Sors | Hungary | 26.21 | |
| 6 | Andriy Kalyna | Ukraine | 26.46 | |
| 7 | Sami El Gueddari | France | 26.65 | |
| 8 | Jose Antonio Mari | Spain | 26.89 |