Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S6

The men's 100m backstroke S6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 9 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 100m Backstroke S6 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	9 September
Competitors	10 from 9 nations
Winning time	1:14.45
Medalists
Igor Plotnikov  Russia Yang Yuanrun  China Tang Yuan  China

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:11.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Tang Yuan	China	1:20.59	Q
2	Yang Yuanrun	China	1:21.89	Q
3	Diego Pastore	Argentina	1:26.04	Q
4	Naing Sit Aung	Myanmar	1:30.75
5	Prajim Rieangsantiea	Thailand	1:31.55

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Igor Plotnikov	Russia	1:15.58	Q
2	Mateusz Michalski	Poland	1:21.80	Q
3	Swen Michaelis	Germany	1:25.09	Q
4	Iaroslav Semenenko	Ukraine	1:25.55	Q
5	Johnny Cummings	Ireland	1:29.92	Q

Final

Competed at 17:07.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Igor Plotnikov	Russia	1:14.45
	Yang Yuanrun	China	1:16.35
	Tang Yuan	China	1:17.05
4	Mateusz Michalski	Poland	1:21.69
5	Iaroslav Semenenko	Ukraine	1:23.13
6	Swen Michaelis	Germany	1:23.83
7	Diego Pastore	Argentina	1:24.49
8	Johnny Cummings	Ireland	1:29.26

Q = qualified for final.

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Backstroke S6". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 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 20 September 2012.