Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S8

The men's 400m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 400m Freestyle S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates12 September
Competitors11 from 7 nations
Winning time4:26.25
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sam Hynd  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peter Leek  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wang Jiachao  China

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 09:00.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Peter Leek   Australia 4:35.87 Q, PR
2 Nikolai Willig   Germany 4:49.25 Q
3 Matt Levy   Australia 4:50.78 Q
4 Wang Xiaofu   China 5:01.05 Q
5 Drew Christensen   Canada 5:18.13

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sam Hynd   Great Britain 4:26.46 Q, WR
2 Wang Jiachao   China 4:43.75 Q
3 Christoph Burkard   Germany 4:45.97 Q
4 Rudy Garcia Tolson   United States 5:02.17 Q
5 Tom Miazga   United States 5:14.26
6 Yann Nouard   France 5:16.01

Final

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Competed at 17:00.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Sam Hynd   Great Britain 4:26.25 WR
  Peter Leek   Australia 4:31.16
  Wang Jiachao   China 4:39.48
4 Christoph Burkard   Germany 4:40.60
5 Wang Xiaofu   China 4:50.04
6 Nikolai Willig   Germany 4:50.39
7 Matt Levy   Australia 4:51.77
8 Tom Miazga   United States 5:09.50

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

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 400m Freestyle S8". 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.