Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S7

The men's 400m freestyle S7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 400m Freestyle S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates11 September
Competitors10 from 6 nations
Winning time4:52.35
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Roberts  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lantz Lamback  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jay Dohnt  Australia

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 09:00.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Andrew Lindsay   Great Britain 5:06.31 Q
2 Jay Dohnt   Australia 5:06.65 Q
3 Tian Rong   China 5:15.99 Q
4 Jon Fox   Great Britain 5:31.78
5 Thomas Grimm   Germany 5:37.00

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 David Roberts   Great Britain 5:04.31 Q
2 Lantz Lamback   United States 5:05.65 Q
3 Alex Dionne   United States 5:14.97 Q
4 Alex Hadley   Australia 5:18.23 Q
5 Jumpei Kimura   Japan 5:29.67 Q

Final edit

Competed at 17:00.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  David Roberts   Great Britain 4:52.35 WR
  Lantz Lamback   United States 4:56.46
  Jay Dohnt   Australia 4:59.47
4 Alex Dionne   United States 5:02.62
5 Andrew Lindsay   Great Britain 5:02.74
6 Tian Rong   China 5:10.39
7 Alex Hadley   Australia 5:20.79
8 Jumpei Kimura   Japan 5:28.10

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 400m Freestyle S7". 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.