Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S7

Men's 400m Freestyle S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates11 September
Competitors10 from 6 nations
Winning time4:52.35
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Roberts  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lantz Lamback  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jay Dohnt  Australia
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The men's 400m freestyle S7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 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 Andrew Lindsay  Great Britain 5:06.31 Q
2 Jay Dohnt  Australia 5:06.65 Q
3 Tian Rong  China 5:15.99 Q
4 Jon Fox  Great Britain 5:31.78
5 Thomas Grimm  Germany 5:37.00

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 David Roberts  Great Britain 5:04.31 Q
2 Lantz Lamback  United States 5:05.65 Q
3 Alex Dionne  United States 5:14.97 Q
4 Alex Hadley  Australia 5:18.23 Q
5 Jumpei Kimura  Japan 5:29.67 Q

Final

Competed at 17:00.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Roberts  Great Britain 4:52.35 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lantz Lamback  United States 4:56.46
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jay Dohnt  Australia 4:59.47
4 Alex Dionne  United States 5:02.62
5 Andrew Lindsay  Great Britain 5:02.74
6 Tian Rong  China 5:10.39
7 Alex Hadley  Australia 5:20.79
8 Jumpei Kimura  Japan 5:28.10

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 400m Freestyle S7". 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.