Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S10

The men's 400m freestyle S10 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 400m Freestyle S10 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	15 September
Competitors	12 from 10 nations
Winning time	4:05.84
Medalists
André Brasil  Brazil Robert Welbourn  Great Britain Benoît Huot  Canada

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:00.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Robert Welbourn	Great Britain	4:18.19	Q
2	Joe Wise	United States	4:18.37	Q
3	Lucas Ludwig	Germany	4:23.24	Q
4	Marcelo Collet	Brazil	4:23.93	Q
5	Kevin Paul	South Africa	4:27.57	Q
6	Filip Coufal	Czech Republic	4:33.13

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	André Brasil	Brazil	4:23.48	Q
2	Benoît Huot	Canada	4:25.96	Q
3	Eduard Samarin	Russia	4:27.59	Q
4	Mike van der Zanden	Netherlands	4:28.40
5	Phelipe Rodrigues	Brazil	4:29.36
6	Yann Bourdier	France	4:33.32

Final

Competed at 17:38.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	André Brasil	Brazil	4:05.84	PR
	Robert Welbourn	Great Britain	4:07.61
	Benoît Huot	Canada	4:12.14
4	Lucas Ludwig	Germany	4:13.64
5	Joe Wise	United States	4:15.83
6	Marcelo Collet	Brazil	4:23.35
7	Kevin Paul	South Africa	4:27.68
8	Eduard Samarin	Russia	4:28.25

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Men's 400m Freestyle S10". 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.