Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S13
| Men's 100m Backstroke S13 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 59.85 | ||||||||||||
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The men's 100m backstroke S13 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 10:06.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmytro Aleksyeyev |  Ukraine | 1:03.67 | Q |
| 2 | Charl Bouwer |  South Africa | 1:03.76 | Q |
| 3 | Brian Hill |  Canada | 1:05.65 | Q |
| 4 | Devin Gotell | Canada | 1:07.46 | Q |
| 5 | Antti Latikka |  Finland | 1:08.43 | Q |
| 6 | Martin Stepanek |  Czech Republic | 1:09.62 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charalampos Taiganidis |  Greece | 1:03.02 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Oleksii Fedyna | Ukraine | 1:05.05 | Q |
| 3 | Daniel Clausner |  Germany | 1:06.82 | Q |
| 4 | Kevin Mendez |  Spain | 1:11.38 | |
| 5 | Dave Ellis |  Great Britain | 1:11.41 | |
| Daniel Simon | Germany | DNS |
Final
Competed at 18:41.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Charalampos Taiganidis | Greece | 59.85 | WR |
 | Oleksii Fedyna | Ukraine | 1:02.93 | |
 | Dmytro Aleksyeyev | Ukraine | 1:03.40 | |
| 4 | Charl Bouwer | South Africa | 1:03.86 | |
| 5 | Brian Hill | Canada | 1:05.52 | |
| 6 | Daniel Clausner | Germany | 1:06.76 | |
| 7 | Antti Latikka | Finland | 1:08.07 | |
| 8 | Devin Gotell | Canada | 1:08.17 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DNS = Did not start.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Backstroke S13". 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.
