| Men's 400 metre freestyle S8 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8 September 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Men's events | |||||
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| 50 m freestyle | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 |
| S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 | S12 | |
| S13 | |||||
| 100 m freestyle | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 |
| S9 | S10 | S11 | S13 | ||
| 200 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S14 |
| 400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S13 | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 |
| 100 m backstroke | S1 | S2 | S6 | S7 | S8 |
| S9 | S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | |
| S14 | |||||
| 50 m breaststroke | SB2 | SB3 | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | SB6 | SB7 | SB8 |
| SB9 | SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | SB14 | |
| 50 m butterfly | S5 | S6 | S7 | ||
| 100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 | S13 |
| 150 m medley | SM3 | SM4 | |||
| 200 m medley | SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 |
| SM11 | SM13 | SM14 | |||
| Freestyle relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
| Medley relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
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The men's 400 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 8 September, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
Two heats were held, both with six swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Records
Prior to the competition[update], the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.
| World record | Oliver Hynd (GBR) | 4:23.76 | Sheffield, Great Britain | 30 July 2016 |
| Paralympic record | Sam Hynd (GBR) | 4:26.25 | Beijing, China | 9 September 2008 |
| 2016 World leading | Oliver Hynd (GBR) | 4:23.76 | Sheffield, Great Britain | 30 July 2016 |
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Wang Yinan | China | 4:41.10 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Xu Haijiao | China | 4:41.18 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Josef Craig | Great Britain | 4:41.93 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Bohdan Hrynenko | Ukraine | 4:51.81 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ernie Gawilan | Philippines | 4:54.24 | |
| 6 | 7 | Evan Austin | United States | 4:56.85 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Oliver Hynd | Great Britain | 4:31.90 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Robert Griswold | United States | 4:38.46 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Caio Oliveira | Brazil | 4:40.64 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Blake Cochrane | Australia | 4:41.06 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Jesse Aungles | Australia | 4:43.87 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Torben Schmidtke | Germany | 4:56.29 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Oliver Hynd | Great Britain | 4:21.89 | WR | |
| 7 | Xu Haijiao | China | 4:25.65 | ||
| 2 | Wang Yinan | China | 4:32.78 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Caio Oliveria | Brazil | 4:33.97 | |
| 5 | 5 | Robert Griswold | United States | 4:36.26 | |
| 6 | 1 | Josef Craig | Great Britain | 4:39.04 | |
| 7 | 6 | Blake Cochrane | Australia | 4:39.79 | |
| 8 | 8 | Jesse Aungles | Australia | 4:48.23 |
References
- "Men's 400m Freestyle - S8". Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.