The men's 100m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
| Men's 100m Freestyle S9 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 55.30 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results
Heats
Competed from 10:58.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamás Sors |  Hungary | 57.59 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Xiong Xiaoming |  China | 58.94 | |
| 3 | Jose Antonio Mari |  Spain | 59.07 | |
| 4 | Simon Miller |  Great Britain | 59.08 | |
| 5 | Michael Prout |  United States | 59.18 | |
| 6 | Taras Yastremskyy |  Ukraine | 59.37 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guo Zhi | China | 56.24 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Takuro Yamada |  Japan | 57.82 | Q |
| 3 | Sami El Gueddari |  France | 58.72 | Q |
| 4 | Jesus Collado | Spain | 58.82 | |
| 5 | Sam Bramham |  Australia | 58.97 | |
| 6 | Wang Renjie | China | 59.00 | |
| 7 | Andriy Sirovatchenko | Ukraine | 1:00.18 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Cowdrey | Australia | 56.53 | Q |
| 2 | Andriy Kalyna | Ukraine | 57.35 | Q |
| 3 | David Grachat |  Portugal | 57.93 | Q |
| 4 | Cody Bureau | United States | 58.29 | Q |
| 5 | Mark Barr | United States | 59.56 | |
| 6 | Stephen Osborne | Australia | 59.70 | |
| 7 | Christian Thomsen |  Denmark | 59.99 |
Final
Competed at 20:22.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Matthew Cowdrey | Australia | 55.30 | WR |
 | Guo Zhi | China | 56.13 | |
 | Tamás Sors | Hungary | 56.80 | |
| 4 | Andriy Kalyna | Ukraine | 57.12 | |
| 5 | Takuro Yamada | Japan | 57.29 | |
| 6 | David Grachat | Portugal | 57.55 | |
| 7 | Cody Bureau | United States | 58.14 | |
| 8 | Sami El Gueddari | France | 58.68 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Freestyle S9". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 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 21 September 2012.
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