Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S6

The men's 400m freestyle S6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 400m Freestyle S6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors11 from 9 nations
Winning time4:48.31
Medalists
Anders Olsson  Sweden
Darragh McDonald  Ireland
Matt Whorwood  Great Britain

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:34.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Darragh McDonald Ireland5:13.68Q
2Matt Whorwood Great Britain5:20.03Q
3Tang Yuan China5:28.26Q
4Stian Helgeland Norway5:32.26Q
5Johnny Cummings Ireland5:50.54

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Anders Olsson Sweden5:00.41Q, PR
2Adriano Lima Brazil5:27.10Q
3Swen Michaelis Germany5:27.35Q
4Kyosuke Oyama Japan5:38.86Q
5Jorgen Tadvin Norway6:03.36
6Igor Plotnikov Russia6:24.21

Final

Competed at 18:07.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Anders Olsson Sweden4:48.31WR
Darragh McDonald Ireland5:09.75
Matt Whorwood Great Britain5:20.45
4Adriano Lima Brazil5:22.90
5Swen Michaelis Germany5:26.17
6Tang Yuan China5:27.16
7Kyosuke Oyama Japan5:28.38
8Stian Helgeland Norway5:32.24

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 400m Freestyle S6". 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.
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