Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S2

The men's 100 metre freestyle S2 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 3 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Men's 100 metre freestyle S2
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates3 September
Competitors12 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yang Yang  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dmitrii Kokarev  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aristeidis Makrodimitris  Greece

Two heats were held, both with six swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats

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Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Dmitrii Kokarev   Russia 2:18.30 Q
2 5 Itzhak Mamistvalov   Israel 2:26.55 Q
3 3 Jacek Czech   Poland 2:27.14 Q
4 2 Denys Zhumela   Ukraine 2:33.86
5 6 Curtis Lovejoy   United States 2:37.15
6 7 Ievgen Panibratets   Ukraine 2:38.48

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Yang Yang   China 2:10.47 Q, WR
2 5 Aristeidis Makrodimitris   Greece 2:21.99 Q
3 2 Iad Josef Shalabi   Israel 2:25.55 Q
4 3 James Anderson   Great Britain 2:27.43 Q
5 6 Francesco Bettella   Italy 2:29.34 Q
6 7 Georgios Kapellakis   Greece 2:46.18

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Yang Yang   China 2:03.71 WR
  5 Dmitrii Kokarev   Russia 2:16.46
  3 Aristeidis Makrodimitris   Greece 2:21.04
4 7 Jacek Czech   Poland 2:22.84
5 6 Iad Josef Shalabi   Israel 2:24.73
6 2 Itzhak Mamistvalov   Israel 2:25.60
7 8 Francesco Bettella   Italy 2:31.17
8 1 James Anderson   Great Britain 2:31.33

References

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  • "Men's 100m Freestyle - S2". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.