Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S8

The men's 100m backstroke S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 10 September. There were two heats; the eight swimmers with the fastest times from those two heats advanced to the final.

Results

Heats Competed from 09:40.

Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes1 1:07.54 Q, PR2 1:13.06 Q3 1:13.40 Q4 1:13.62 Q5 Drew Christensen 1:15.78 Q6 1:17.14 7 1:19.13

Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes1 1:06.72 Q, WR2 1:10.77 Q3 1:13.56 Q4 1:16.01 5 1:16.80 6 1:17.72 7 1:18.02 Wang Xiaofu DQ

Final Competed at 18:05. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1:06.33 WR 1:07.28 1:11.28 4 1:12.33 5 1:12.58 6 1:13.40 7 1:14.25 8 Drew Christensen 1:15.49

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.

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