Fastest swim 50 m backstroke - S5 (male)
- Who
- Zheng Tao
- What
- 31.42 second(s)
- Where
- Japan (Tokyo)
- When
- 30 August 2021
The fastest 50 m backstroke by a male para swimmer in the S5 category is 31.42 seconds, achieved by Zheng Tao (China) at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, on 30 August 2021.
Zheng Tao won four gold medals at the 2020 Paralympics. He lost both of his arms as a child following an electric shock, and took up swimming at the age of 13.