Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S13

Men's 400m Freestyle S13
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates8 September
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Winning time4:14.02
Medalists
   South Africa
   Ukraine
   Greece
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 S13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:34.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Gotell, DevinDevin Gotell Canada 4:29.51 Q
2 Fedyna, OleksiiOleksii Fedyna Ukraine 4:30.48 Q
3 Taiganidis, CharalamposCharalampos Taiganidis Greece 4:31.17 Q
4 Arevalo, Luis AntonioLuis Antonio Arevalo Spain 4:46.03

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bouwer, CharlCharl Bouwer South Africa 4:21.58 Q
2 Chufarov, DanyloDanylo Chufarov Ukraine 4:25.48 Q
3 Farrenberg, CarlosCarlos Farrenberg Brazil 4:29.45 Q
4 Doerries, RobertRobert Doerries Germany 4:34.71 Q
5 Mendez, KevinKevin Mendez Spain 4:35.29 Q

Final

Competed at 17:36.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Bouwer, CharlCharl Bouwer South Africa 4:14.02 WR
2nd Chufarov, DanyloDanylo Chufarov Ukraine 4:14.84
3rd Taiganidis, CharalamposCharalampos Taiganidis Greece 4:23.59
4 Doerries, RobertRobert Doerries Germany 4:23.89
5 Farrenberg, CarlosCarlos Farrenberg Brazil 4:27.16
6 Fedyna, OleksiiOleksii Fedyna Ukraine 4:27.66
7 Gotell, DevinDevin Gotell Canada 4:28.73
8 Mendez, KevinKevin Mendez Spain 4:33.75

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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