Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle S5 explained

The men's 200 metre freestyle swimming (S5) event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place on 29 August 2024, at the La Défense Arena in Paris.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.

Results

Heats

The heats were started at 11:19.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	4			2:33.12
2	1	4			2:34.31
3	2	5			2:36.76
4	1	5			2:38.86
5	2	3			2:44.72
6	1	3			2:46.20
7	2	6			2:46.54
8	1	2			2:52.12	,
9	1	6			2:52.67
10	2	2			2:56.57
11	1	7			2:59.71
12	2	7			3:00.67

Final

The final was held at 20:38.^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			2:25.99	PR
	5			2:27.32
	6			2:30.13
4	3			2:34.25
5	2			2:40.74
6	1			2:45.30
7	7			2:45.66
8	8			2:52.64

Notes and References

1. Web site: Para Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle – S5 – Heats – Results Summary. IPC. 29 August 2024. 12 September 2024.
2. Web site: Para Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle – S5 – Final – Results. IPC. 29 August 2024. 12 September 2024.