Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S6

The men's 400 metre freestyle S6 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Men's 400 metre freestyle S6
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates1 September
Competitors10 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Darragh McDonald  Ireland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anders Olsson  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matthew Whorwood  Great Britain

Two heats were held, each with five swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats edit

Heat 1 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Darragh McDonald   Ireland 5:02.38 Q
2 3 Reagan Wickens   Australia 5:28.56 Q
3 5 Sebastian Iwnanow   Germany 5:33.28 Q
4 6 Daniel Londono   Colombia 5:34.10 Q
5 2 Kyosuke Oyama   Japan 5:39.89

Heat 2 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Anders Olsson   Sweden 5:06.90 Q
2 5 Matthew Whorwood   Great Britain 5:17.28 Q
3 2 Swen Michaelis   Germany 5:30.43 Q
4 6 Adriano de Lima   Brazil 5:30.75 Q
5 2 Lorenzo Perez Escalona   Cuba 5:48.86

Final edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Darragh McDonald   Ireland 4:55.56
  5 Anders Olsson   Sweden 5:03.44
  3 Matthew Whorwood   Great Britain 5:11.59
4 6 Reagan Wickens   Australia 5:26.67 OC
5 8 Daniel Londono   Colombia 5:29.13
6 1 Sebastian Iwanow   Germany 5:29.70
7 7 Adriano de Lima   Brazil 5:33.79
8 2 Swen Michaelis   Germany 5:37.38

References edit

  • "Men's 400m Freestyle - S6". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.