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

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
   Brazil
   Great Britain
   Canada
Swimming at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Men's events
50m freestyle S2 S3 S4 S5
S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
100m freestyle S2 S3 S4 S5
S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
200m freestyle S2 S3 S4 S5
400m freestyle S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
50m backstroke S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
100m backstroke S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
50m breaststroke SB3
100m breaststroke   SB4 SB5
SB6 SB7 SB8 SB9  
SB11 SB12 SB13
50m butterfly S5
S6 S7
100m butterfly S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
150m medley SM4
200m medley SM5
SM6 SM7 SM8 SM9 SM10
SM12 SM13
Freestyle relays 4 × 50m (20pts)

4 × 100m (34pts)

Medley relays 4 × 50m (20pts)

4 × 100m (34pts)

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.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:00.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Welbourn, RobertRobert Welbourn Great Britain 4:18.19 Q
2 Wise, JoeJoe Wise United States 4:18.37 Q
3 Ludwig, LucasLucas Ludwig Germany 4:23.24 Q
4 Collet, MarceloMarcelo Collet Brazil 4:23.93 Q
5 Paul, KevinKevin Paul South Africa 4:27.57 Q
6 Coufal, FilipFilip Coufal Czech Republic 4:33.13

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Brasil AndreAndré Brasil Brazil 4:23.48 Q
2 Huot BenoitBenoît Huot Canada 4:25.96 Q
3 Samarin, EduardEduard Samarin Russia 4:27.59 Q
4 van der Zanden, MikeMike van der Zanden Netherlands 4:28.40
5 Rodrigues, PhelipePhelipe Rodrigues Brazil 4:29.36
6 Bourdier, YannYann Bourdier France 4:33.32

Final

Competed at 17:38.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Brasil AndreAndré Brasil Brazil 4:05.84 PR
2nd Welbourn, RobertRobert Welbourn Great Britain 4:07.61
3rd Huot BenoitBenoît Huot Canada 4:12.14
4 Ludwig, LucasLucas Ludwig Germany 4:13.64
5 Wise, JoeJoe Wise United States 4:15.83
6 Collet, MarceloMarcelo Collet Brazil 4:23.35
7 Paul, KevinKevin Paul South Africa 4:27.68
8 Samarin, EduardEduard Samarin Russia 4:28.25

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

References