Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S8


The men's 400 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 8 September, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

Men's 400 metre freestyle S8
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates8 September
Competitors12 from 8 nations

Two heats were held, both with six swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.

World record  Oliver Hynd (GBR) 4:23.76 Sheffield, Great Britain 30 July 2016
Paralympic record  Sam Hynd (GBR) 4:26.25 Beijing, China 9 September 2008
2016 World leading  Oliver Hynd (GBR) 4:23.76 Sheffield, Great Britain 30 July 2016

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
14Wang Yinan China4:41.10Q
23Xu Haijiao China4:41.18Q
35Josef Craig Great Britain4:41.93Q
46Bohdan Hrynenko Ukraine4:51.81
52Ernie Gawilan Philippines4:54.24
67Evan Austin United States4:56.85

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
14Oliver Hynd Great Britain4:31.90Q
23Robert Griswold United States4:38.46Q
35Caio Oliveira Brazil4:40.64Q
46Blake Cochrane Australia4:41.06Q
52Jesse Aungles Australia4:43.87Q
67Torben Schmidtke Germany4:56.29

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4Oliver Hynd Great Britain4:21.89WR
7Xu Haijiao China4:25.65
2Wang Yinan China4:32.78
43Caio Oliveria Brazil4:33.97
55Robert Griswold United States4:36.26
61Josef Craig Great Britain4:39.04
76Blake Cochrane Australia4:39.79
88Jesse Aungles Australia4:48.23

References

  • "Men's 400m Freestyle - S8". Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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