Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S13

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Men's 400m Freestyle S13
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 8 September
Competitors 9 from 7 nations
Winning time 4:14.02
Medalists
Charl Bouwer Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Danylo Chufarov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Charalampos Taiganidis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

The men's 400m freestyle S13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 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 09:34.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Gotell, Devin Devin Gotell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 4:29.51 Q
2 Fedyna, Oleksii Oleksii Fedyna Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4:30.48 Q
3 Taiganidis, Charalampos Charalampos Taiganidis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4:31.17 Q
4 Arevalo, Luis Antonio Luis Antonio Arevalo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4:46.03

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bouwer, Charl Charl Bouwer Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4:21.58 Q
2 Chufarov, Danylo Danylo Chufarov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4:25.48 Q
3 Farrenberg, Carlos Carlos Farrenberg Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4:29.45 Q
4 Doerries, Robert Robert Doerries Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4:34.71 Q
5 Mendez, Kevin Kevin Mendez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4:35.29 Q

Final

Competed at 17:36.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Bouwer, Charl Charl Bouwer Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4:14.02 WR
Chufarov, Danylo Danylo Chufarov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4:14.84
Taiganidis, Charalampos Charalampos Taiganidis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4:23.59
4 Doerries, Robert Robert Doerries Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4:23.89
5 Farrenberg, Carlos Carlos Farrenberg Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4:27.16
6 Fedyna, Oleksii Oleksii Fedyna Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4:27.66
7 Gotell, Devin Devin Gotell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 4:28.73
8 Mendez, Kevin Kevin Mendez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4:33.75

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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