The men's 50 metre freestyle S3 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 7, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.

Two heats were held, with eleven swimmers in total. 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 Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Du Jianping 52.70 Q 2 Dmytro Vynohradets 53.71 Q 3 Miguel Angel Martinez 57.32 Q 4 Albert Bakaev 58.64 Q 5 Michael Demarco 1:00.69 Q 6 Loi Si Ao 1:23.77

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Byeong Eon Min 46.91 Q 2 Ioannis Kostakis 49.87 Q 3 Li Hanhua 50.13 Q 4 Cristopher Tronco 1:05.00 5 Jimmy Eulert DQ

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Dmytro Vynohradets 42.60 WR Du Jianping 44.19 Min Byeong-eon 45.75 4 Li Hanhua 47.15 5 Ioannis Kostakis 49.84 6 Miguel Angel Martinez 57.11 7 Michael Demarco 1:01.69 8 Albert Bakaev 1:03.95

External links Heats and Final Results – Men's 50 Meter Freestyle S3