Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S9
| Men's 400m Freestyle S9 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 12 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:17.02 | ||||||||||||
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The men's 400m freestyle S9 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 10:58.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamás Sors |  Hungary | 4:26.21 | Q |
| 2 | Matthew Cowdrey |  Australia | 4:27.26 | Q |
| 3 | Michael Prout |  United States | 4:28.25 | Q |
| 4 | Takuro Yamada |  Japan | 4:28.98 | Q |
| 5 | Taras Yastremskyy |  Ukraine | 4:36.97 | |
| 6 | Jarrett Perry | United States | 4:38.55 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brenden Hall | Australia | 4:23.35 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Jesus Collado |  Spain | 4:25.05 | Q |
| 3 | Sam Bramham | Australia | 4:25.67 | Q |
| 4 | Florian Moll |  Germany | 4:30.15 | Q |
| 5 | Mark Barr | United States | 4:30.48 | |
| 6 | Jose Antonio Mari | Spain | 4:36.75 | |
| 7 | Guo Zhi |  China | 4:47.47 |
Final
Competed at 20:08.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jesus Collado | Spain | 4:17.02 | WR |
 | Matthew Cowdrey | Australia | 4:17.28 | |
 | Tamás Sors | Hungary | 4:20.26 | |
| 4 | Sam Bramham | Australia | 4:21.35 | |
| 5 | Brenden Hall | Australia | 4:22.19 | |
| 6 | Takuro Yamada | Japan | 4:25.78 | |
| 7 | Michael Prout | United States | 4:29.44 | |
| 8 | Florian Moll | Germany | 4:29.67 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Men's 400m Freestyle S9". 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.
