Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S6

The men's 400m freestyle S6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 400m Freestyle S6 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	14 September
Competitors	11 from 9 nations
Winning time	4:48.31
Medalists
Anders Olsson  Sweden Darragh McDonald  Ireland Matthew Whorwood  Great Britain

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:34.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Darragh McDonald	Ireland	5:13.68	Q
2	Matthew Whorwood	Great Britain	5:20.03	Q
3	Tang Yuan	China	5:28.26	Q
4	Stian Helgeland	Norway	5:32.26	Q
5	Johnny Cummings	Ireland	5:50.54

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Anders Olsson	Sweden	5:00.41	Q, PR
2	Adriano Lima	Brazil	5:27.10	Q
3	Swen Michaelis	Germany	5:27.35	Q
4	Kyosuke Oyama	Japan	5:38.86	Q
5	Jorgen Tadvin	Norway	6:03.36
6	Igor Plotnikov	Russia	6:24.21

Final

Competed at 18:07.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Anders Olsson	Sweden	4:48.31	WR
	Darragh McDonald	Ireland	5:09.75
	Matthew Whorwood	Great Britain	5:20.45
4	Adriano Lima	Brazil	5:22.90
5	Swen Michaelis	Germany	5:26.17
6	Tang Yuan	China	5:27.16
7	Kyosuke Oyama	Japan	5:28.38
8	Stian Helgeland	Norway	5:32.24

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

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Men's 400m Freestyle S6". 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.