Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S12

The men's 100m backstroke S12 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 13 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 100m Backstroke S12 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	13 September
Competitors	9 from 8 nations
Winning time	59.37
Medalists
Alexander Nevolin-Svetov  Russia Sergii Klippert  Ukraine Maksym Veraksa  Ukraine

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:08.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Raman Makarau	Belarus	1:03.75	Q
2	Maksym Veraksa	Ukraine	1:04.19	Q
3	Albert Gelis	Spain	1:05.03	Q
4	Alessandro Serpico	Italy	1:08.91

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Alexander Nevolin-Svetov	Russia	1:00.78	Q, WR
2	Sergii Klippert	Ukraine	1:02.24	Q
3	Tucker Dupree	United States	1:04.14	Q
4	Jeremy McClure	Australia	1:05.95	Q
5	Ignacio Gonzalez	Argentina	1:06.80	Q

Final

Competed at 17:06.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Alexander Nevolin-Svetov	Russia	59.37	WR
	Sergii Klippert	Ukraine	1:00.31
	Maksym Veraksa	Ukraine	1:02.08
4	Raman Makarau	Belarus	1:02.83
5	Tucker Dupree	United States	1:04.08
6	Ignacio Gonzalez	Argentina	1:06.02
7	Jeremy McClure	Australia	1:06.32
8	Albert Gelis	Spain	1:06.66

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Backstroke S12". 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.