The men's 50m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Results
Heats Competed from 10:28.
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes1 27.78 Q2 28.09 Q3 Wei Yanpeng 28.55 Q4 29.13 5 29.27 6 Drew Christensen 29.30 DQ
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes1 Wang Xiaofu 26.83 Q2 27.69 Q3 Guo Jun 27.87 Q4 28.55 Q5 29.03 Q6 29.08 7 30.42
Final Competed at 19:33. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Wang Xiaofu 26.45 WR 26.89 27.18 4 Guo Jun 27.46 5 27.82 6 Wei Yanpeng 28.03 7 28.94 8 29.68
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified.
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