Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle S5

Men's 200m Freestyle S5 at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Swimming
Venue	Olympic Aquatic Centre (Athens)
Dates	21 September 2004
Competitors	9 from 7 nations
Winning time	2:41.87
Medalists
Sebastián Rodríguez   Spain   Anthony Stephens   Great Britain   Ryszard Beczek   Poland

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Men's events
50 m freestyle	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5
	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10
	S11	S12	S13
100 m freestyle	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5
	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10
	S11	S12	S13
200 m freestyle		S2	S3	S4	S5
400 m freestyle	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10
	S11	S12	S13
50 m backstroke	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5
100 m backstroke	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10
	S11	S12	S13
50 m breaststroke		SB2	SB3
100 m breaststroke				SB4	SB5
	SB6	SB7	SB8	SB9
	SB11	SB12	SB13
50 m butterfly				S4	S5
	S6	S7
100 m butterfly			S8	S9	S10
	S11	S12	S13
150 m medley			SM3	SM4
200 m medley					SM5
	SM6	SM7	SM8	SM9	SM10
	SM11	SM12	SM13
Freestyle relays	4 × 50 m (20pts) 4 × 100 m (34pts) 4 × 100 m (49pts)
Medley relays	4 × 50 m (20pts) 4 × 100 m (34pts) 4 × 100 m (49pts)

The Men's 200 metre freestyle S5 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 21 September.^[1] It was won by Sebastián Rodríguez, representing  Spain.^[2]

1st Round

Heat 1

21 Sept. 2004, morning session

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Ryszard Beczek (POL)	2:52.47
2	Ervin Kovacs (HUN)	2:54.98
3	Javier Torres (ESP)	3:21.16
4	Chee Kin Wong (MAS)	3:26.07

Heat 2

21 Sept. 2004, morning session

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Anthony Stephens (GBR)	2:47.93	PR
2	Sebastián Rodríguez (ESP)	2:58.09
3	Krzyzstof Sleczka (POL)	3:10.35
4	Back Min Jun (KOR)	3:40.29
5	Voravit Kaewkham (THA)	3:49.84

Final Round

21 Sept. 2004, evening session

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
01 !	Sebastián Rodríguez (ESP)	2:41.87	WR
02 !	Anthony Stephens (GBR)	2:45.84
03 !	Ryszard Beczek (POL)	2:49.37
4	Ervin Kovacs (HUN)	2:52.99
5	Krzyzstof Sleczka (POL)	3:08.59
6	Javier Torres (ESP)	3:12.65
7	Chee Kin Wong (MAS)	3:20.96
8	Back Min Jun (KOR)	3:40.91

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