Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre breaststroke explained

The men's 50 m breaststroke swimming events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium from 8 to 17 September. A total of eleven events were contested for different classifications.

Competition format

Each event consisted of two rounds: heats and final. The top eight swimmers overall in the heats progressed to the final. If there were less than eight swimmers in an event, no heats were held and all swimmers qualify for the final.

Results

SB2

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2. 19:09 14 September 2016:^[1]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			50.65
	5			51.78
	3			54.29
4	6			55.03
5	2			56.52
6	7			57.70
7	8			1:07.48
	1

SB3

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB3. 19:17 14 September 2016:^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			47.54
	3			49.47
	6			49.92
4	5			49.96
5	2			50.21
6	1			51.88
7	7			51.90
8	8			56.56

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016.
2. Web site: Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB3 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016.