2023 World Para Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle explained

See main article: 2023 World Para Swimming Championships. The men's 400m freestyle events at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships were held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre between 31 July and 6 August. 57 swimmers competed across seven classifications; S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11 and S13.

Medalists

S6^[1] ^[2]
S7^[3]
S8^[4]
S9^[5]
S10^[6]
S11^[7]
S13^[8]

Results

S6

Six swimmers entered the event. A straight final was held on Thursday 3 August.^[9]

Record	Swimmer	Time
World Record	Anders Olsson	4:47.75
Championships records	Anders Olsson	4:54.49

Final

Rank	Name	Nation	Result	Notes
			4:52.42	CR
			4:56.30
			5:23.46
4			5:29.90
5			5:30.56
6			5:54.86

S7

Six swimmers entered the event. A straight final was held on Tuesday 1 August.^{[10] [11]}

Record	Swimmer	Time
World Record	Mark Malyar	4:31.06
Championships records	Mark Malyar	4:33.64

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nation	Result	Notes
	5			4:40.55
	4			4:40.96
	3			4:41.57
4	2			4:59.94
5	6			5:03.00
6	7			5:08.74

S8

Eight swimmers entered the event. A straight final was held on Monday 31 July.^[12]

Final

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nation	Result	Notes
	4			4:25.63
	8			4:32.11
	6			4:35.04
4	2			4:38.95
5	3			4:40.64
6	1			4:45.38
7	7			4:49.03
8	5			4:49.31

S9

9 swimmers took part in this event, with both the heats and final on Friday 4 August.^[13]

Record	Swimmer	Time
World Record	Brenden Hall	4:09.93
Championships records	Brenden Hall	4:09.93

Heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nation	Result	Notes
1	1	4			4:18.88
2	1	3			4:19.37
3	1	5			4:20.17
4	2	5			4:22.77
5	2	4			4:22.80
6	2	3			4:26.25
7	1	6			4:33.29
8	2	6			4:34.58
9	2	2			4:35.73

Final^[14]

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Result	Notes
			4:13.62
			4:15.47
			4:15.55
4			4:16.35
5			4:17.20
6			4:17.71
7			4:30.58
8			4:33.70

S10

Seven swimmers entered the event. A straight final was held on Wednesday 2 August.^[15]

Record	Swimmer	Time
World Record	Maksym Krypak	3:57.71
Championships records	Maksym Krypak	4:01.17

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Result	Notes
			4:06.96
			4:09.86
			4:14.50
4			4:17.85
5			4:22.26
6			4:22.51
7			4:26.88

S11

8 swimmers took part in this event, with both the heats and final on Sunday 6 August.^[16]

Heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nation	Result	Notes
1	2	3			4:40.34
2	2	4			4:42.82
3	1	6			4:43.81
4	1	5			4:53.32
5	2	5			4:54.46
6	1	4			4:58.95
7	1	3			5:09.36
8	1	2			5:15.10

Final^[17]

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Result	Notes
			4:34.37
			4:34.46
			4:38.20
4			4:38.67
5			4:38.75
6			4:40.13
7			5:04.37
8			5:11.20

S13

11 swimmers took part in this event, with both the heats and final on Saturday 5 August.^[18]

Heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nation	Result	Notes
1	2	4			4:14.53	Q
2	2	2			4:20.40	Q
3	1	4			4:21.89	Q
4	1	5			4:23.93	Q
5	2	5			4:25.60	Q
6	2	3			4:28.31	Q
7	1	3			4:31.08	Q
8	1	6			4:31.63	Q
9	2	6			4:31.82
10	2	7			4:34.51
11	1	2			4:37.93

Final^[19]

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Result	Notes
			4:01.37
			4:08.50
			4:15.94
4			4:21.59
5			4:23.28
6			4:26.41
7			4:31.64
8			4:32.66

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wild . Mark . 2023-08-03 . 2023 Para Worlds Day 4: Ukraine Adds 5 Golds and Breaks 3 WR in the Process . 2023-08-22 . SwimSwam . en-US.
2. https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resSW7G23/pdf/SW7G23/SW/SW7G23_SW_B99_SW0000000.pdf Manchester 2023 World Para Swimming Championships Results book
3. Web site: Sutherland . James . 2023-08-01 . 2023 Para Worlds Day 2: USA's Morgan Stickney Smashes World Record In Women's S7 400 FR . 2023-08-22 . SwimSwam . en-US.
4. Web site: Overend . Riley . 2023-08-01 . 2023 Para Worlds Day 1: China's Guo Jincheng Crushes His Own WR in Men's 50 Free S5 . 2023-08-22 . SwimSwam . en-US.
5. Web site: Wild . Mark . 2023-08-04 . 2023 Para Worlds Day 5: Ukraine Keeps Up Momentum, Adds 5 More Golds & 1 WR to its Haul . 2023-08-22 . SwimSwam . en-US.
6. Web site: Pelshaw . Anya . 2023-08-02 . 2023 Para Worlds Day 3: China Smashes Mixed 4x50 Medley Relay 20 Pts World Record . 2023-08-22 . SwimSwam . en-US.
7. Web site: Sutherland . James . 2023-08-07 . 2023 Para Worlds: Simone Barlaam Goes Six-For-Six As Italy Caps Off Dominant Showing . 2023-08-22 . SwimSwam . en-US.
8. Web site: Overend . Riley . 2023-08-06 . 2023 Para Worlds Day 6: Jessica Long Wins 37th World Title in Women's 200 IM SM8 . 2023-08-22 . SwimSwam . en-US.
9. Web site: Results summary. paralympic.org. 1 August 2023.
10. Web site: Results summary. paralympic.org. 1 August 2023.
11. Web site: Sutherland . James . 2023-08-01 . 2023 Para Worlds Day 2: USA's Morgan Stickney Smashes World Record In Women's S7 400 FR . 2023-08-02 . SwimSwam . en-US.
12. Web site: Results summary. paralympic.org. 1 August 2023.
13. Web site: Manchester 2023 World Para Swimming Championships : M 400m Freestyle S59 Heats .
14. Web site: Final results. paralympic.org. 4 August 2023.
15. Web site: Results summary. paralympic.org. 1 August 2023.
16. Web site: Manchester 2023 World Para Swimming Championships : M 400m Freestyle S11 Heats .
17. Web site: Final results. paralympic.org. 6 August 2023.
18. Web site: Manchester 2023 World Para Swimming Championships : M 400m Freestyle S13 Heats .
19. Web site: Final results. paralympic.org. 5 August 2023.