Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S8 explained

The men's 400 metre freestyle swimming (S8) event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place on 4 September 2024, at the La Défense Arena in Paris.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.

Results

Heats

The heats were started at 10:05.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	4			4:25.95	,
2	1	5			4:26.80
3	2	3			4:32.75
4	2	5			4:32.87
5	2	4			4:33.12
6	2	2			4:35.79
7	1	3			4:36.82
8	1	6			4:37.02
9	2	1			4:37.11
10	1	2			4:37.50
11	1	7			4:39.79
12	2	6			4:42.39
13	1	1			4:45.07
14	2	7			4:45.71

Final

The final was held at 17:58.^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2			4:23.23
	4			4:23.90
	6			4:24.00
4	5			4:25.07
5	3			4:32.25
6	7			4:34.79
7	1			4:36.34
8	8			4:37.29

Notes and References

1. Web site: Para Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle – S8 – Heats – Results Summary. IPC. 4 September 2024. 12 September 2024.
2. Web site: Para Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle – S8 – Final – Results. IPC. 4 September 2024. 12 September 2024.