Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S10

The men's 400m freestyle S10 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 400m Freestyle S10
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates15 September
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning time4:05.84
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) André Brasil  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robert Welbourn  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Benoît Huot  Canada

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 09:00.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Robert Welbourn   Great Britain 4:18.19 Q
2 Joe Wise   United States 4:18.37 Q
3 Lucas Ludwig   Germany 4:23.24 Q
4 Marcelo Collet   Brazil 4:23.93 Q
5 Kevin Paul   South Africa 4:27.57 Q
6 Filip Coufal   Czech Republic 4:33.13

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 André Brasil   Brazil 4:23.48 Q
2 Benoît Huot   Canada 4:25.96 Q
3 Eduard Samarin   Russia 4:27.59 Q
4 Mike van der Zanden   Netherlands 4:28.40
5 Phelipe Rodrigues   Brazil 4:29.36
6 Yann Bourdier   France 4:33.32

Final edit

Competed at 17:38.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  André Brasil   Brazil 4:05.84 PR
  Robert Welbourn   Great Britain 4:07.61
  Benoît Huot   Canada 4:12.14
4 Lucas Ludwig   Germany 4:13.64
5 Joe Wise   United States 4:15.83
6 Marcelo Collet   Brazil 4:23.35
7 Kevin Paul   South Africa 4:27.68
8 Eduard Samarin   Russia 4:28.25

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 400m Freestyle S10". 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.