Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM7

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Men's 200m Individual Medley SM7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates7 September
Competitors13 from 10 nations
Winning time2:35.92
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rudy Garcia-Tolson  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tian Rong  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matt Walker  Great Britain

The men's 200m individual medley SM7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 7 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Competed from 10:16.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tian Rong  China 2:49.17 Q
2 Gao Nan  China 2:55.12 Q
3 Ma Fei  China 2:55.56 Q
4 Daisuke Ejima  Japan 2:58.38
5 Gledson Soares  Brazil 3:08.72
6 Kirill Sokolov  Russia 3:13.84

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Rudy Garcia-Tolson  United States 2:37.80 Q, WR
2 Kevin Lambrechts  Belgium 2:53.93 Q
3 Matt Walker  Great Britain 2:54.30 Q
4 Jumpei Kimura  Japan 2:56.73 Q
5 János Becsey  Hungary 2:58.31 Q
6 Jay Dohnt  Australia 3:03.73
7 Dejan Fabcic  Slovenia 3:05.24

Final[edit]

Competed at 19:10.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rudy Garcia-Tolson  United States 2:35.92 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tian Rong  China 2:46.20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matt Walker  Great Britain 2:50.10
4 Gao Nan  China 2:51.52
5 Ma Fei  China 2:53.42
6 Kevin Lambrechts  Belgium 2:54.98
7 Jumpei Kimura  Japan 2:55.03
János Becsey  Hungary DQ

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

References[edit]

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 200m Individual Medley SM7". 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.