Swimming | Men's 100m Backstroke S6 heat 1 | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Results:

1 ZHENG Tao People's Republic of China

2 SEMENENKO Iaroslav Ukraine

3 VAN HOFWEEGEN Thijs Netherlands

4 LUO Fangyu People's Republic of China

5 HAANAPPEL Matthew Australia

6 VALINSKY Yoav Israel



The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were held from 7-18 September 2016. Athletes from more than 160 countries competed in 528 medal events in 22 different sports.

[JaggedBird]

It's amazing how they can backstroke without arms. It's so fascinating and inspiring

[gautambhatta]

They all deserve a standing ovation from everyone. Hats of to all of them.

[hyvaahyvaa]

I'm so happy and proud of all of them. Damn i have both of my arms and i cant even swim but look at them. Nothing cant stop you from reaching your dreams, from doing what makes you happy

[welcometoyourtape]

It’s kinda sad how empty the stadium is my swim couch swam this because he is deaf they deserve more support

[roserousan]

Makes me realize how weak my excuse is when I dropped a semester for having pain in my arms

[thetreekeeper]

There are people who are born on this planet just to prove the world wrong.

[Buechermaus]

I love watching Tao Zheng swimming! He is really amazing!

[psyconautica]

I was pushed twice into the deep end of the pool and I almost drowned twice. So I sort of developed a fear of water. In 2014, I decided to learn swimming and get rid of the fear of water. It wasn't easy and I was the slowest learner in my swim class. 2 months into swimming lessons, I didn't learn how to take breaths between strokes. That was when I came across 2012 London Paralympics swimming videos on Youtube. A young double arm amputee paralympian from China(Zheng Tao) won the men's 100 mts backstroke. I have never seen anyone move like a torpedo in water like that till I saw him. He inspired me so much that I taught myself how to breathe between strokes. Not just that, I taught myself; the butterfly, the breast stroke and the back stroke.The fear of water vanished. He made me fall in love with swimming and the water. For that, I am indebted to him. PS. He again won gold in the same category in Rio 2016 as well. He is totally my hero.

[jacksonhart]

They swim better than me and I have all my limbs, very inspirational.

[findithere]

The real legend are these people who are swimming without arms...

[ARIF_SHAIKH]

No matter how we hate Chinese government...but I'm here to full support for Chinese zeng tao...
Long live you bro...love you from india🇮🇳🇮🇳

[Aritul]

I didn't know that one could swim without arms. This was eye opening for me.

[kawakithemama]

Im really happy for this guys! This people is really good in swimming

[sinajahadi]

One of the most inspiring things I've ever seen...
God bless you all...

[Alrounderpathan]

the thing which worried me ... is how he trained himself ... proud of their hardwork

[nicolegatus]

Impossible things can be possible. ITS SO UNBELIEVABLE! GREAT JOB!

[AnonW]

I don't understand, why are there people with all their limbs in same race as guys with 2 arms missing and all the guys with 2 arms missing are swimming so much faster?

[duvaasvargas]

Mi respeto y admiración para todas esas personas, son un ejemplo de vida 👏

[thanhho]

Big love and mad respect to all of these athletes, god bless them

[KJ-oqxr]

And I don't even know how to swim. Full respect to these wonderful athletes