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

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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 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Robert Welbourn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Benoît Huot Flag of Canada.svg  Canada

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.

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 09:00.

Heat 1

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

Heat 2

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

Final

Competed at 17:38.

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

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

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