Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S8
| Men's 100 metre backstroke S8 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre |
| Dates | 27 August 2021 |
| Competitors | 11 from 10 nations |
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The Men's 100 metre backstroke S8 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 27 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
Records
| World Record |  Zhou Cong (CHN) | 1:08.92 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 September 2016 |
| Paralympic Record | Zhou Cong (CHN) | 1:09.86 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 September 2016 |
Heats
The swimmers with the top 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Iñigo Llopis Sanz |  Spain | 1:07.90 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Liu Fengqi | China | 1:08.57 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Joseph Perppersack |  United States | 1:09.30 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Pavel Kuklin |  RPC | 1:09.77 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Matthew Torres | United States | 1:14.03 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Robert Griswold | United States | 1:05.49 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jesse Aungles |  Australia | 1:08.28 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Jurijs Semjonovs |  Latvia | 1:09.88 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Kota Kubota |  Japan | 1:09.88 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Sergio Salvador Martos Minguet | Spain | 1:12.15 | |
| 6 | 7 | Diogo Cancela |  Portugal | 1:15.63 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Robert Griswold | United States | 1:02.55 | WR |
 | 5 | Iñigo Llopis Sanz | Spain | 1:06.82 | |
 | 6 | Liu Fengqi | China | 1:07.09 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jesse Aungles | Australia | 1:07.94 | |
| 5 | 8 | Kota Kubota | Japan | 1:09.09 | |
| 6 | 7 | Pavel Kuklin | RPC | 1:09.26 | |
| 7 | 2 | Joseph Perppersack | United States | 1:09.45 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jurijs Semjonovs | Latvia | 1:10.44 |
