Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S5

The men's 100 metre freestyle S5 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 7, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.

Men's 100 metre freestyle S5 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	September 7
Competitors	9 from 7 nations
Medalists
Daniel Dias  Brazil Dmytro Kryzhanovskyy  Ukraine Roy Perkins  United States

Two heats were held, with four swimmers in the first heat and five 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

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Roy Perkins	United States	1:17.86	Q
2	4	Sebastián Rodríguez	Spain	1:18.44	Q
3	5	Anthony Stephens	Great Britain	1:19.10	Q
4	6	Takayuki Suzuki	Japan	1:25.51	Q

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4	Daniel Dias	Brazil	1:14.14	Q
2	5	Dmytro Kryzhanovskyy	Ukraine	1:14.45	Q
3	3	Clodoaldo Silva	Brazil	1:18.81	Q
4	6	Jordi Gordillo	Spain	1:25.91	Q
5	2	Moisés Fuentes	Colombia	1:30.90

Final

Source:

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Daniel Dias	Brazil	1:11.05
	5	Dmytro Kryzhanovskyy	Ukraine	1:12.73
	3	Roy Perkins	United States	1:15.31
4	7	Anthony Stephens	Great Britain	1:16.07
5	6	Sebastián Rodríguez	Spain	1:16.15
6	2	Clodoaldo Silva	Brazil	1:21.14
7	1	Takayuki Suzuki	Japan	1:25.29
8	8	Jorid Gordillo	Spain	1:25.94