Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle S4

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Men's 200m Freestyle S4
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 9 September
Competitors 10 from 10 nations
Winning time 2:55.81
Medalists
Richard Oribe Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
David Smétanine Flag of France.svg  France
Jan Povysil Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic

The men's 200m freestyle S4 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 9 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the 13th Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao.

Beijing National Aquatics Center architectural structure

The Beijing National Aquatics Center, also officially known as the National Aquatics Center, and colloquially known as the Water Cube, is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Despite its nickname, the building is not an actual cube, but a cuboid. Ground was broken on December 24, 2003, and the Center was completed and handed over for use on January 28, 2008. Swimmers at the Water Cube broke 25 world records during the 2008 Olympics.

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Results

Heats

Competed from 10:02.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Smetanine David David Smétanine Flag of France.svg  France 3:02.09 Q, PR
2 Khmelnitskiy, Ivan Ivan Khmelnitskiy Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3:16.67 Q
3 Mazzone, Luca Luca Mazzone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3:36.63 Q
4 Skucas, Kestutis Kestutis Skucas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 3:55.82
5 Seo, Joon Joon Seo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3:59.65

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Oribe, Richard Richard Oribe Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3:00.45 Q, PR
2 Povysil, Jan Jan Povysil Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3:04.58 Q
3 Lindhe, Christoffer Christoffer Lindhe Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3:11.81 Q
4 Reyes, Juan Juan Reyes Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3:28.73 Q
5 Tsakonas, Stylianos Stylianos Tsakonas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3:43.87 Q

Final

Competed at 18:40.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Oribe, Richard Richard Oribe Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:55.81 WR
Smetanine David David Smétanine Flag of France.svg  France 3:04.47
Povysil, Jan Jan Povysil Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3:06.74
4 Lindhe, Christoffer Christoffer Lindhe Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3:11.84
5 Mazzone, Luca Luca Mazzone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3:14.81
6 Khmelnitskiy, Ivan Ivan Khmelnitskiy Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3:15.79
7 Reyes, Juan Juan Reyes Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3:25.57
8 Tsakonas, Stylianos Stylianos Tsakonas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3:40.20

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

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