Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S9

The men's 100m backstroke S9 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 S9 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	13 September
Competitors	10 from 7 nations
Winning time	1:03.34
Medalists
Matthew Cowdrey  Australia Guo Zhi  China Jarrett Perry  United States

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:39.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Jarrett Perry	United States	1:03.47	Q, WR
2	Cody Bureau	United States	1:06.42	Q
3	Jesus Collado	Spain	1:09.04	Q
4	Lamri	Indonesia	1:12.13
5	Juan Pablo Rosatti	Argentina	1:12.40

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Matthew Cowdrey	Australia	1:05.60	Q
2	Guo Zhi	China	1:05.75	Q
3	Andriy Sirovatchenko	Ukraine	1:08.13	Q
4	Michael Prout	United States	1:08.72	Q
5	Wang Renjie	China	1:09.28	Q

Final

Competed at 18:03.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Matthew Cowdrey	Australia	1:03.34	WR
	Guo Zhi	China	1:03.59
	Jarrett Perry	United States	1:03.66
4	Jesus Collado	Spain	1:05.45
5	Cody Bureau	United States	1:05.47
6	Andriy Sirovatchenko	Ukraine	1:06.83
7	Wang Renjie	China	1:07.45
8	Michael Prout	United States	1:08.09

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Backstroke S9". 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.