Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle explained

The men's 400 m freestyle swimming events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium from 8 to 15 September. A total of seven events were contested for seven different classifications.

Competition format

Each event consists of two rounds: heats and final. The top eight swimmers overall in the heats progress to the final. If there are eight or fewer swimmers in an event, no heats are held and all swimmers qualify for the final.

Results

S6

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S6. 17:30 13 September 2016:^[1]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5			5:02.15
	4			5:07.82
	6			5:14.44
4	2			5:17.24
5	3			5:21.34
6	1			5:28.95
7	7			5:30.63
8	8			5:33.71

S7

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S7. 17:44 14 September 2016:^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			4:45.78
	4			4:49.00
	6			4:53.61
4	7			4:57.29
5	2			4:57.40
6	5			4:57.54
7	1			5:09.43
8	8			5:19.60

S8

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S8.

The S8 event took place on 8 September.^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			4:21.89
	7			4:25.65
	2			4:32.78
4	3			4:33.97
5	5			4:36.26
6	1			4:39.04
7	6			4:39.79
8	8			4:48.23

S9

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S9.

The S9 event took place on 9 September.^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			4:12.73
	5			4:17.91
	3			4:21.38
4	2			4:23.04
5	7			4:24.02
6	1			4:26.28
7	8			4:27.22
8	6			4:27.73

S10

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S10. 17:57 15 September 2016:^[5]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			3:57.71
	3			4:00.11
	6			4:04.63
4	5			4:05.46
5	7			4:10.19
6	8			4:10.83
7	1			4:11.12
8	2			4:11.18

S11

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S11.

The S11 event took place on 10 September.^[6]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			4:28.78
	3			4:40.96
	6			4:41.05
4	5			4:43.17
5	2			4:48.71
6	7			5:02.38
7	1			5:06.77
8	8			5:30.66

S13

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S13.

17:30 12 September 2016:^[7]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			3:55.62
	5			3:58.78
	3			4:06.63
4	7			4:10.92
5	2			4:12.95
6	1			4:15.86
7	6			4:19.34
8	8			4:19.62

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's 400m Freestyle - S6 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016. 12 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012171013/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-400m-freestyle-s6-final. dead.
2. Web site: Men's 400m Freestyle - S7 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016. 12 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012140721/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-400m-freestyle-s7-final. dead.
3. Web site: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games – Men's 400 m freestyle S8 final . International Paralympic Committee . 12 September 2016 .
4. Web site: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games – Men's 400 m freestyle S9 final . International Paralympic Committee . 12 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922202305/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-400m-freestyle-s9-final . 22 September 2016 .
5. Web site: Men's 400m Freestyle - S10 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016. 12 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012171002/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-400m-freestyle-s10-final. dead.
6. Web site: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games – Men's 400 m freestyle S11 final . International Paralympic Committee . 12 September 2016 . 3 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161003103152/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-400m-freestyle-s11-final . dead .
7. Web site: Men's 400m Freestyle - S13 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 7 October 2016. 12 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012171009/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-mens-400m-freestyle-s13-final. dead.