Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S5

Men's 50 metre freestyle S5
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates30 August
Competitors16 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Dias  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sebastián Rodríguez  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Roy Perkins  United States

The men's 50 metre freestyle S5 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 30 August, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Two heats were held, each with eight swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats

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Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Sebastián Rodríguez  Spain 33.80 Q
2 5 Dmytro Kryzhanovskyy  Ukraine 34.85 Q
3 3 Thanh Tung Vo  Vietnam 35.43 Q
4 2 James Scully  Ireland 38.18
5 6 Jamery Siga  Malaysia 39.08
6 1 Zsolt Vereczkei  Hungary 39.46
7 8 Jonas Larsen  Denmark 40.48
8 7 Zul Amirul Sidi Bin Abdullah  Malaysia 43.30

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Daniel Dias  Brazil 33.02 Q
2 5 Roy Perkins  United States 34.16 Q
3 6 Clodoaldo Silva  Brazil 35.23 Q
4 3 Anthony Stephens  Great Britain 35.59 Q
5 7 Andrew Mullen  Great Britain 37.40 Q
6 2 Takayuki Suzuki  Japan 38.88
7 8 Efrem Morelli  Italy 42.00
8 1 Francisco Avelino  Brazil 43.03

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Daniel Dias  Brazil 32.05 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Sebastián Rodríguez  Spain 33.44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Roy Perkins  United States 33.69
4 6 Dmytro Kryzhanovskyy  Ukraine 34.97
5 2 Clodaldo Silva  Brazil 34.99
6 1 Anthony Stephens  Great Britain 35.74
7 7 Thanh Tung Vo  Vietnam 36.05
8 8 Andrew Mullen  Great Britain 38.08

References

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  • "Men's 50m Freestyle - S5". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.