| Men's 50 metre freestyle S2 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 13 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Men's events | |||||
| 50 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 100 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 200 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| 400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 50 m backstroke | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 |
| 100 m backstroke | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 50 m breaststroke | SB3 | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
| SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
| SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | |||
| 50 m butterfly | S5 | ||||
| S6 | S7 | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 150 m medley | SM4 | ||||
| 200 m medley | SM5 | ||||
| SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 | |
| SM12 | SM13 | ||||
| Freestyle relays | 4 × 50 m (20pts) | ||||
| 4 × 100 m (34pts) | |||||
| Medley relays | 4 × 50 m (20pts) | ||||
| 4 × 100 m (34pts) | |||||
The men's 50 metre freestyle S2 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 13, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
Two heats were held, with five swimmers each. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final; there, they all competed in a single final heat to earn final placements.
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dmitry Kokarev |  Russia
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1:09.59 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Curtis Lovejoy |  United States
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1:14.22 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Adriano Pereira |  Brazil
|
1:14.74 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Gabriel Feiten | Brazil
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1:17.85 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Christos Tampaxis |  Greece
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1:20.84 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jim Anderson |  Great Britain
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1:10.73 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Georgios Kapellakis | Greece
|
1:11.02 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Denys Zhumela |  Ukraine
|
1:13.59 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Iyad Shalabi |  Israel
|
1:14.55 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Christian Goldbach |  Germany
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1:20.99 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Georgios Kapellakis | Greece |
1:04.85 | |
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4 | Dmitry Kokarev | Russia |
1:05.15 | |
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5 | Jim Anderson | Great Britain |
1:06.09 | |
| 4 | 7 | Iyad Shalabi | Israel |
1:10.51 | |
| 5 | 6 | Denys Zhumela | Ukraine |
1:12.04 | |
| 6 | 2 | Curtis Lovejoy | United States |
1:12.59 | |
| 7 | 8 | Gabriel Feiten | Brazil |
1:15.14 | |
| 8 | 1 | Adriano Pereira | Brazil |
1:15.41 |