Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S8
The men's 400 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 31 August, at the London Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park, London. The event was for athletes included in the S8 classification, which is for competitors with physical impairments.[1] Twelve swimmers took part, representing a total of eight different nations. China's Yinan Wang won the gold medal with British brothers Oliver and Sam Hynd taking silver and bronze respectively.
| Men's 400 metre freestyle S8 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Men's events | |||||
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| 50 m freestyle | S2 | S4 | S5 | ||
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 100 m freestyle | S2 | S4 | S5 | ||
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 200 m freestyle | S2 | S4 | S5 | S14 | |
| 400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 50 m backstroke | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 |
| 100 m backstroke | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | S14 | ||
| 50 m breaststroke | SB3 | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
| SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
| SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | SB14 | ||
| 50 m butterfly | S5 | ||||
| S6 | S7 | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 150 m medley | SM4 | ||||
| SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 | |
| SM12 | SM13 | ||||
| Freestyle relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
| Medley relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
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Results
- Key
- Q Qualified for next round
- AS = Asian record
- AM = America's record
Heats
Two heats were held, each with six swimmers; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. The heats took place on 31 August starting at 9:30 BST.[2]
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sam Hynd |  |
4:33.25 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Yinan Wang |  |
4:37.86 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Christoph Burkard |  |
4:45.40 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Jonathan Mcgrath |  |
4:53.25 | |
| 5 | 2 | Torben Schmidtke | |
5:01.05 | |
| 6 | 7 | Ferenc Csuri |  |
5:13.88 | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Thomas Young | |
4:34.16 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Oliver Hynd | |
4:36.40 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Caio Oliveira |  |
4:41.20 | Q, AM |
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4:43.80 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Jiachao Wang | |
4:37.34 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Rudy Garcia-Tolson |  |
4:54.84 | |
Final
China's Yinan Wang won the gold medal in a time of four minutes 27.11 seconds, setting a new Asian record.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Yinan Wang | |
4:27.11 | AS |
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3 | Oliver Hynd | |
4:27.88 | |
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4 | Sam Hynd | |
4:32.93 | |
| 4 | 5 | Thomas Young | |
4:33.57 | |
| 5 | 8 | Jiachao Wang | |
4:39.08 | |
| 6 | 7 | Zack Mcallister | |
4:39.81 | AM |
| 7 | 1 | Caio Oliveira | |
4:39.86 | |
| 8 | 8 | Christoph Burkard | |
4:44.23 | |
References
- "Swimming - Classification". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- "Men's 400m Freestyle - S8". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- "Men's 400m Freestyle - S8 (Final)". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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