Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S8
| Men's 400m Freestyle S8 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 12 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:26.25 | ||||||||||||
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The men's 400m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Results
Heats
Competed from 09:00.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Leek |  Australia | 4:35.87 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Nikolai Willig |  Germany | 4:49.25 | Q |
| 3 | Matt Levy | Australia | 4:50.78 | Q |
| 4 | Wang Xiaofu |  China | 5:01.05 | Q |
| 5 | Drew Christensen |  Canada | 5:18.13 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Hynd |  Great Britain | 4:26.46 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Wang Jiachao | China | 4:43.75 | Q |
| 3 | Christoph Burkard | Germany | 4:45.97 | Q |
| 4 | Rudy Garcia Tolson |  United States | 5:02.17 | Q |
| 5 | Tom Miazga | United States | 5:14.26 | |
| 6 | Yann Nouard |  France | 5:16.01 |
Final
Competed at 17:00.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sam Hynd | Great Britain | 4:26.25 | WR |
 | Peter Leek | Australia | 4:31.16 | |
 | Wang Jiachao | China | 4:39.48 | |
| 4 | Christoph Burkard | Germany | 4:40.60 | |
| 5 | Wang Xiaofu | China | 4:50.04 | |
| 6 | Nikolai Willig | Germany | 4:50.39 | |
| 7 | Matt Levy | Australia | 4:51.77 | |
| 8 | Tom Miazga | United States | 5:09.50 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Men's 400m Freestyle S8". 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.
