Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S10

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Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S10

Overview
The men’s 400m freestyle S10 at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held at the London Aquatics Centre on September 5. Twelve swimmers from eight countries competed. There were two heats, and the eight fastest times moved on to the final. The winning time was 4:04.91.

Medalists
- Gold: Ian Jaryd Silverman (United States) – 4:04.91 (Paralympic Record)
- Silver: Benoît Huot (Canada) – 4:06.58
- Bronze: Robert Welbourn (Great Britain) – 4:08.18

Heats
Heat times started at 09:57. The top finishers who qualified for the final were:
- Heat 1:
- Ian Jaryd Silverman (USA) – 4:13.48 (Q)
- Benoît Huot (Canada) – 4:15.22 (Q)
- Kevin Paul (South Africa) – 4:19.64 (Q)
- Dalton Herendeen (USA) – 4:20.31
- Mike van der Zanden (Netherlands) – 4:21.12
- Maksym Isaiev (Ukraine) – 4:22.70
- Heat 2:
- Isaac Bouckley (Canada) – 4:16.97 (Q)
- Lucas Ludwig (Germany) – 4:16.98 (Q)
- Robert Welbourn (Great Britain) – 4:17.13 (Q)
- André Brasil (Brazil) – 4:17.15 (Q)
- Joe Wise (USA) – 4:18.65 (Q)
- Achmat Hassiem (South Africa) – 4:27.86

Final
The final took place at 17:48. The eight finalists competed for the medals, with Ian Silverman winning gold in a Paralympic record time of 4:04.91, followed by Huot in 4:06.58 and Welbourn in 4:08.18.