Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S9

The men's 400m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 400m Freestyle S9
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates12 September
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning time4:17.02
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jesus Collado  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matthew Cowdrey  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tamás Sors  Hungary

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 10:58.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tamás Sors   Hungary 4:26.21 Q
2 Matthew Cowdrey   Australia 4:27.26 Q
3 Michael Prout   United States 4:28.25 Q
4 Takuro Yamada   Japan 4:28.98 Q
5 Taras Yastremskyy   Ukraine 4:36.97
6 Jarrett Perry   United States 4:38.55

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Brenden Hall   Australia 4:23.35 Q, PR
2 Jesus Collado   Spain 4:25.05 Q
3 Sam Bramham   Australia 4:25.67 Q
4 Florian Moll   Germany 4:30.15 Q
5 Mark Barr   United States 4:30.48
6 Jose Antonio Mari   Spain 4:36.75
7 Guo Zhi   China 4:47.47

Final edit

Competed at 20:08.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Jesus Collado   Spain 4:17.02 WR
  Matthew Cowdrey   Australia 4:17.28
  Tamás Sors   Hungary 4:20.26
4 Sam Bramham   Australia 4:21.35
5 Brenden Hall   Australia 4:22.19
6 Takuro Yamada   Japan 4:25.78
7 Michael Prout   United States 4:29.44
8 Florian Moll   Germany 4:29.67

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 400m Freestyle S9". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2012.