Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S12 explained

Event:	Men's 400m Freestyle S12
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	4:08.64
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	11 September
Competitors:	10
Nations:	6
Gold:	Sergei Punko
Goldnpc:	BLR
Silver:	Enrique Floriano
Silvernpc:	ESP
Bronze:	Sergii Klippert
Bronzenpc:	UKR

The men's 400m freestyle S12 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 11:06.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			4:22.64	Q
2			4:24.95	Q
3			4:31.38	Q
4			4:42.95	Q
5			5:00.76

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			4:31.11	Q
2			4:32.24	Q
3			4:40.31	Q
4			4:46.22	Q

Final

Competed at 18:59.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			4:08.64	WR
			4:15.89
			4:19.46
4			4:23.98
5			4:32.03
6			4:32.43
7			4:35.64
8			4:44.78

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

• Web site: Heats and Final Results - Men's 400m Freestyle S12. International Paralympic Committee. 20 September 2012.
• Web site: Schedules & Results - Swimming. https://web.archive.org/web/20080930184928/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/SW.shtml. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 20 September 2012. 30 September 2008.