Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S4

The men's 100 metre freestyle S4 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 7, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.

Men's 100 metre freestyle S4 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	September 7
Competitors	9 from 9 nations
Medalists
David Smetanine  France Richard Oribe  Spain Jan Povysil  Czech Republic

Two heats were held, with four swimmers in the first heat and five swimmers in the second heat. 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	Richard Oribe	Spain	1:26.96	Q
2	3	Ivan Khmelnitskiy	Russia	1:32.66	Q
3	5	Luca Mazzone	Italy	1:37.23	Q
4	6	Stylianos Tsakonas	Greece	1:40.63

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4	David Smetanine	France	1:23.87	Q
2	5	Jan Povysil	Czech Republic	1:25.72	Q
3	2	Christoffer Lindhe	Sweden	1:32.98	Q
4	6	Juan Reyes	Mexico	1:36.25	Q
5	3	Joe McCarthy	United States	1:40.19	Q

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	David Smetanine	France	1:24.67
	3	Richard Oribe	Spain	1:26.62
	5	Jan Povysil	Czech Republic	1:26.75
4	6	Christoffer Lindhe	Sweden	1:30.92
5	1	Luca Mazzone	Italy	1:31.21
6	2	Ivan Khmelnitskiy	Russia	1:33.37
7	8	Joe McCarthy	United States	1:34.37
8	7	Juan Reyes	Mexico	1:37.30