Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S6

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Men's 400 metre freestyle S6
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates1 September
Competitors10 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Darragh McDonald  Ireland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anders Olsson  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matthew Whorwood  Great Britain

The men's 400 metre freestyle S6 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Two heats were held, each with five swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats[]

Heat 1[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Darragh McDonald  Ireland 5:02.38 Q
2 3 Reagan Wickens  Australia 5:28.56 Q
3 5  Germany 5:33.28 Q
4 6  Colombia 5:34.10 Q
5 2 Kyosuke Oyama  Japan 5:39.89

Heat 2[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Anders Olsson  Sweden 5:06.90 Q
2 5 Matthew Whorwood  Great Britain 5:17.28 Q
3 2 Swen Michaelis  Germany 5:30.43 Q
4 6  Brazil 5:30.75 Q
5 2 Lorenzo Perez Escalona  Cuba 5:48.86

Final[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Darragh McDonald  Ireland 4:55.56
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Anders Olsson  Sweden 5:03.44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Matthew Whorwood  Great Britain 5:11.59
4 6 Reagan Wickens  Australia 5:26.67 OC
5 8  Colombia 5:29.13
6 1 Sebastian Iwanow  Germany 5:29.70
7 7  Brazil 5:33.79
8 2 Swen Michaelis  Germany 5:37.38

References[]

  • "Men's 400m Freestyle - S6". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
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