| Event: | Men's 400m Freestyle S8 |
| Games: | 2008 Summer |
| Win Value: | 4:26.25 |
| Venue: | Beijing National Aquatics Center |
| Dates: | 12 September |
| Competitors: | 11 |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Gold: | Sam Hynd |
| Goldnpc: | GBR |
| Silver: | Peter Leek |
| Silvernpc: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Wang Jiachao |
| Bronzenpc: | CHN |
The men's 400m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Competed from 09:00.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:35.87 | Q, PR | |||
| 2 | 4:49.25 | Q | |||
| 3 | 4:50.78 | Q | |||
| 4 | 5:01.05 | Q | |||
| 5 | 5:18.13 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:26.46 | Q, WR | |||
| 2 | 4:43.75 | Q | |||
| 3 | 4:45.97 | Q | |||
| 4 | 5:02.17 | Q | |||
| 5 | 5:14.26 | ||||
| 6 | 5:16.01 |
Competed at 17:00.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:26.25 | WR | ||||
| 4:31.16 | |||||
| 4:39.48 | |||||
| 4 | 4:40.60 | ||||
| 5 | 4:50.04 | ||||
| 6 | 4:50.39 | ||||
| 7 | 4:51.77 | ||||
| 8 | 5:09.50 |