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

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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

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[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
1st place, gold medalist(s) André Brasil  Brazil 4:05.84 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robert Welbourn  Great Britain 4:07.61
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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.