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 | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 12 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:26.25 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Men's events | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 100 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 200 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| 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 | |||
| 50 m breaststroke | SB3 | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
| SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
| SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | |||
| 50 m butterfly | S5 | ||||
| S6 | S7 | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 150 m medley | SM4 | ||||
| 200 m medley | SM5 | ||||
| SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 | |
| SM12 | SM13 | ||||
| Freestyle relays | 4 × 50 m (20pts) | ||||
| 4 × 100 m (34pts) | |||||
| Medley relays | 4 × 50 m (20pts) | ||||
| 4 × 100 m (34pts) | |||||
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Results
Heats
Competed from 09:00.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Leek |  | 4:35.87 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Nikolai Willig |  | 4:49.25 | Q |
| 3 | Matt Levy | | 4:50.78 | Q |
| 4 | Wang Xiaofu |  | 5:01.05 | Q |
| 5 | Drew Christensen |  | 5:18.13 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Hynd |  | 4:26.46 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Wang Jiachao | | 4:43.75 | Q |
| 3 | Christoph Burkard | | 4:45.97 | Q |
| 4 | Rudy Garcia Tolson |  | 5:02.17 | Q |
| 5 | Tom Miazga | | 5:14.26 | |
| 6 | Yann Nouard |  | 5:16.01 |
Final
Competed at 17:00.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sam Hynd | | 4:26.25 | WR |
 | Peter Leek | | 4:31.16 | |
 | Wang Jiachao | | 4:39.48 | |
| 4 | Christoph Burkard | | 4:40.60 | |
| 5 | Wang Xiaofu | | 4:50.04 | |
| 6 | Nikolai Willig | | 4:50.39 | |
| 7 | Matt Levy | | 4:51.77 | |
| 8 | Tom Miazga | | 5:09.50 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.
References
- "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.
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