Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S6
The men's 400m freestyle S6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
| Men's 400m Freestyle S6 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:48.31 | ||||||||||||
| 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 09:34.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darragh McDonald |  Ireland | 5:13.68 | Q |
| 2 | Matt Whorwood |  Great Britain | 5:20.03 | Q |
| 3 | Tang Yuan |  China | 5:28.26 | Q |
| 4 | Stian Helgeland |  Norway | 5:32.26 | Q |
| 5 | Johnny Cummings | Ireland | 5:50.54 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Olsson |  Sweden | 5:00.41 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Adriano Lima |  Brazil | 5:27.10 | Q |
| 3 | Swen Michaelis |  Germany | 5:27.35 | Q |
| 4 | Kyosuke Oyama |  Japan | 5:38.86 | Q |
| 5 | Jorgen Tadvin | Norway | 6:03.36 | |
| 6 | Igor Plotnikov |  Russia | 6:24.21 |
Final
Competed at 18:07.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Anders Olsson | Sweden | 4:48.31 | WR |
 | Darragh McDonald | Ireland | 5:09.75 | |
 | Matt Whorwood | Great Britain | 5:20.45 | |
| 4 | Adriano Lima | Brazil | 5:22.90 | |
| 5 | Swen Michaelis | Germany | 5:26.17 | |
| 6 | Tang Yuan | China | 5:27.16 | |
| 7 | Kyosuke Oyama | Japan | 5:28.38 | |
| 8 | Stian Helgeland | Norway | 5:32.24 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Men's 400m Freestyle S6". 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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