Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle S2

The men's 200 metre freestyle S2 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 7, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.

Men's 200 metre freestyle S2
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
DatesSeptember 7
Competitors9 from 8 nations
Medalists
Dmitrii Kokarev  Russia
Jim Anderson  Great Britain
Georgios Kapellakis  Greece

Two heats were held, with four swimmers in the first heat and five 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 4 Dmitrii Kokarev  Russia 4:50.77
Q
2 5 Georgios Kappellakis  Greece 5:12.99
Q
3 3 Denys Zhumela  Ukraine 5:25.96
Q
4 6 Iyad Shalabai  Israel 5:41.04
Q

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Jim Anderson  Great Britain 5:13.60
Q
2 5 Gabriel Feiten  Brazil 5:19.41
Q
3 3 Adriano Pereira (swimmer)  Brazil 5:21.11
Q
4 6 Christian Goldbach  Germany 5:39.65
Q
5 2 Curtis Lovejoy  United States 5:43.52

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Dmitrii Kokarev Russia4:45.43
3Jim Anderson Great Britain5:00.03
5Georgios Kapellakis Greece5:05.91
47Denys Zhumela Ukraine5:16.30
52Adriano Pereira Brazil5:21.35
68Iyad Shalabi Israel5:34.37
71Christian Goldbach Germany5:37.09
86Gabriel Feiten Brazil5:38.42
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