The men's 100 metre freestyle S3 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 7, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
| Men's 100 metre freestyle S3 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 7 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Two heats were held, with five swimmers in the first heat and six swimmers in the second heat. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final; there, they all competed in a single final heat to earn final placements.
Heats
editHeat 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ioannis Kostakis |  Greece
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1:52.89 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Dmytro Vynohradets |  Ukraine
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1:54.60 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Miguel Angel Martinez |  Spain
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2:02.20 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Michael Demarco |  United States
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2:14.97 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Carlo Piccoli |  Italy
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2:38.72 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jianping Du |  China
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1:42.95 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Hanhua Lu | China
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1:44.95 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Albert Bakaev |  Russia
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2:07.34 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Genezi Andrade |  Brazil
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2:07.59 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Cristopher Tronco Sánchez |  Mexico
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2:23.03 | |
| 6 | 7 | Loi Si Aoi |  Macau
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3:09.89 |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Jianping Du | China |
1:35.21 | |
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6 | Dmytro Vynohradets | Ukraine |
1:35.65 | |
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5 | Hanhua Li | China |
1:44.22 | |
| 4 | 3 | Ioannis Kostakis | Greece |
1:45.72 | |
| 5 | 2 | Miguel Angel Martinez | Spain |
2:02.29 | |
| 6 | 1 | Genezi Andrade | Brazil |
2:06.02 | |
| 7 | 8 | Michael Demarco | United States |
2:07.72 | |
| 8 | 7 | Albert Bakaev | Russia |
2:11.01 |