2025 World Para Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
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The men's 400 metre freestyle events at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships were held at the Singapore Aquatic Centre between 21 and 27 September 2025.[1] Six races will be held over the distance.
Schedule
The 400 metre freestyle events for men will be held across the following schedule:
Medal summary
Race summaries
S6
The men's 400 metre freestyle S6 event was held on 26 September.[1]
The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows:[16]
| Record | Athlete | Time | Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World |  Anders Olsson (SWE) | 4:47.75 | 2009-10-18 | Reykjavík |  Iceland |
| Championship |  Talisson Glock (BRA) | 4:52.42 | 2023-08-03 | Manchester |  United Kingdom |
| African |  Ahmed Ali (EGY) | 5:37.34 | 2017-12-02 | Mexico City |  Mexico |
| Americas | Talisson Glock (BRA) | 4:52.42 | 2023-08-03 | Manchester | United Kingdom |
| Asian |  Tang Qian (CHN) | 5:08.21 | 2023-10-26 | Hangzhou | China |
| European | Anders Olsson (SWE) | 4:47.75 | 2009-10-18 | Reykjavík | Iceland |
| Oceania |  Hamish McLean (NZL) | 5:22.00 | 2019-09-09 | London | United Kingdom |
Heats
Ten swimmers took part, with the top eight progressing to the final[8][9]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Class | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Talisson Glock (BRA) | S6 | 5:13.38 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 6 |  Andrei Granichka (AIN) | S6 | 5:14.14 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | Mikhail Evseenko (AIN) | S6 | 5:14.69 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 |  Antonio Fantin (ITA) | S6 | 5:15.58 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Jesús Alberto Gutiérrez (MEX) | S6 | 5:16.83 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Tang Qian (CHN) | S6 | 5:17.09 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 1 |  David Rendón (COL) | S6 | 5:17.78 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 8 | Raul Gutiérrez (MEX) | S6 | 5:21.78 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 0 |  Bruce Dee (GBR) | S6 | 5:25.59 | |
| 10 | 1 | 9 |  Josué Rodrigo (ESA) | S6 | 6:00.34 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Class | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Antonio Fantin (ITA) |
S6 | 4:52.61 | |
 |
4 | Talisson Glock (BRA) |
S6 | 5:00.99 | |
 |
5 | Andrei Granichka (AIN) |
S6 | 5:03.79 | |
| 4 | 2 | Jesús Alberto Gutiérrez (MEX) |
S6 | 5:08.60 | |
| 5 | 7 | Tang Qian (CHN) |
S6 | 5:09.67 | |
| 6 | 3 | Mikhail Evseenko (AIN) |
S6 | 5:14.64 | |
| 7 | 1 | David Rendón (COL) |
S6 | 5:16.32 | |
| 8 | 8 | Raul Gutiérrez (MEX) |
S6 | 5:21.69 |
S7
The men's 400 metre freestyle S7 event was held on 22 September.
The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows:[16]
| Record | Athlete | Time | Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World |  Mark Malyar (ISR) | 4:31.06 | 2021-08-29 | Tokyo |  Japan |
| Championship | Mark Malyar (ISR) | 4:33.64 | 2019-09-10 | London | United Kingdom |
| Americas |  Inaki Basiloff (ARG) | 4:38.58 | 2023-03-18 | Sheffield | United Kingdom |
| Asian | Pan Shiyun (CHN) | 4:46.22 | 2012-09-06 | London | United Kingdom |
| European | Mark Malyar (ISR) | 4:31.06 | 2021-08-29 | Tokyo | Japan |
| Oceania |  Matthew Levy (AUS) | 4:48.82 | 2019-09-10 | London | United Kingdom |
Heats
Twelve swimmers took part, with the top eight progressing to the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Federico Bicelli (ITA) | 4:57.01 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Aleksei Ganiuk (AIN) | 4:59.00 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Inaki Basiloff (ARG) | 4:59.14 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Riccardo Magrassi (ITA) | 5:01.20 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 |  Yaroslav Karpenko (UKR) | 5:04.74 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 |  Ernie Gawilan (PHI) | 5:09.14 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 |  Karlo Knezevic (CRO) | 5:11.75 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 |  Ricardo Soares (POR) | 5:12.07 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 |  Adin Williams (USA) | 5:15.96 | R |
| 10 | 1 | 7 |  Wei Soong Toh (SGP) | 5:19.35 | R |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Xianquan Huang (CHN) | 5:51.01 | |
| - | 2 | 7 |  Darius Dumitru (ROU) | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | Federico Bicelli (ITA) |
4:39.52 | |
|
3 | Inaki Basiloff (ARG) |
4:43.76 | |
|
5 | Aleksei Ganiuk (AIN) |
4:55.00 | |
| 4 | 2 | Yaroslav Karpenko (UKR) |
4:56.88 | |
| 5 | 6 | Riccardo Magrassi (ITA) |
5:03.65 | |
| 6 | 7 | Ernie Gawilan (PHI) |
5:06.65 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ricardo Soares (POR) |
5:07.70 | |
| 8 | 1 | Karlo Knezevic (CRO) |
5:11.77 |
S8
The men's 400 metre freestyle S8 event was held on 23 September. Nine swimmers took part, with the top eight progressing to the final.[1]
The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows:[16]
| Record | Athlete | Time | Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | Oliver Hynd (GBR) | 4:19.74 | 2017-07-25 | Sheffield | United Kingdom |
| Championship | Oliver Hynd (GBR) | 4:24.32 | 2015-07-17 | Glasgow | United Kingdom |
| African |  Geosh Nienaber (RSA) | 5:09.47 | 2023-11-12 | Cairo | Egypt |
| Americas |  Reid Maxwell (CAN) | 4:23.90 | 2024-09-04 | Paris |  France |
| Asian | Xu Haijiao (CHN) | 4:25.65 | 2016-09-08 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| European | Oliver Hynd (GBR) | 4:19.74 | 2017-07-25 | Sheffield | United Kingdom |
| Oceania | Callum Simpson (AUS) | 4:29.54 | 2025-04-25 | Indianapolis | United States |
Heats
The heat takes place in the morning of 21 September, at 9:00 a.m. and is the opening race of the meet. All nine swimmers raced in a single heat.[17]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Callum Simpson (AUS) |
4:27.17 | Q OC |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Reid Maxwell (CAN) |
4:27.37 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Alberto Amodeo (ITA) |
4:32.33 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Andrei Nikolaev (AIN) |
4:32.89 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Noah Jaffe (USA) |
4:33.32 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Evgenii Stepanov (AIN) |
4:33.91 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | Li Ting (CHN) |
4:36.28 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 1 |  Inigo Llopis Sanz (ESP) |
4:45.44 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Marco Ozaeta Velasco (ESP) |
4:54.97 | R |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Amodeo (ITA) | 4:23.27 | ||
| Andrei Nikolaev (AIN) | 4:24.06 | ||
| Callum Simpson (AUS) | 4:25.76 | OC | |
| 4 | Reid Maxwell (CAN) | 4:27.65 | ||
| 5 | Noah Jaffe (USA) | 4:31.03 | ||
| 6 | Evgenii Stepanov (AIN) | 4:33.15 | ||
| 7 | Ting Li (CHN) | 4:34.23 | ||
| 8 | Inigo Llopis Sanz (ESP) | 4:39.40 |
S9
The men's 400 metre freestyle S9 event was held on 25 September. Eleven swimmers took part, with the top eight progressing to the final.[1]
The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows:[16]
| Record | Athlete | Time | Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | Brenden Hall (AUS) | 4:09.93 | 2013-08-16 | Montreal | Canada |
| Championship | Brenden Hall (AUS) | 4:09.93 | 2013-08-16 | Montreal | Canada |
| African | Mazen Ali Tony (EGY) | 7:00.71 | 2023-11-12 | Cairo | Egypt |
| Americas | Michael Prout (USA) | 4:24.97 | 2007-03-16 | Montreal | Canada |
| Asian | Taiyo Kawabuchi (JPN) | 4:16.76 | 2025-06-29 | Yokohama | Japan |
| European | Simone Barlaam (ITA) | 4:10.78 | 2022-06-16 | Funchal | Portugal |
| Oceania | Brenden Hall (AUS) | 4:09.93 | 2013-08-16 | Montreal | Canada |
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Class | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Ugo Didier (FRA) | S9 | 4:20.82 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Brenden Hall (AUS) | S9 | 4:21.22 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Harrison Vig (AUS) | S9 | 4:21.27 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Jacobo Garrido Brun (ESP) | S9 | 4:23.46 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Taiyo Kawabuchi (JPN) | S9 | 4:23.51 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 |  Sam de Visser (BEL) | S9 | 4:24.16 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | Simone Barlaam (ITA) | S9 | 4:24.78 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Xie Zhili (CHN) | S9 | 4:29.01 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Lewis Bishop (AUS) | S9 | 4:30.28 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Jian Wang Escanilla Candial (ESP) | S9 | 4:33.35 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 |  Naveed Rasheen (SRI) | S9 | 4:43.53 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Class | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 | Simone Barlaam (ITA) |
S9 | 4:13.33 | |
|
6 | Jacobo Garrido Brun (ESP) |
S9 | 4:13.63 | |
|
5 | Brenden Hall (AUS) |
S9 | 4:14.69 | |
| 4 | 4 | Ugo Didier (FRA) |
S9 | 4:15.33 | |
| 5 | 3 | Harrison Vig (AUS) |
S9 | 4:17.73 | |
| 6 | 2 | Taiyo Kawabuchi (JPN) |
S9 | 4:21.09 | |
| 7 | 7 | Sam de Visser (BEL) |
S9 | 4:21.38 | |
| 8 | 8 | Xie Zhili (CHN) |
S9 | 4:27.94 |
S10
The Men's 400 metre freestyle S10 event will be held on the evening of the 23 September. Ten swimmers enter, with the top eight proceeding to the final.[1]
The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows:[16]
| Record | Athlete | Time | Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | Maksym Krypak (UKR) | 3:57.71 | 2016-09-15 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| Championship | Maksym Krypak (UKR) | 4:01.17 | 2019-09-11 | London | United Kingdom |
| African | Kevin Paul (RSA) | 4:16.46 | 2012-09-05 | London | United Kingdom |
| Americas | Ian Silverman (USA) | 4:03.57 | 2014-08-06 | Pasadena | United States |
| Asian | Zhang Yunxiang (CHN) | 4:21.43 | 2025-04-12 | Fuji | Japan |
| European | Maksym Krypak (UKR) | 3:57.71 | 2016-09-15 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| Oceania | Thomas Gallagher (AUS) | 4:03.91 | 2021-09-01 | Tokyo | Japan |
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Koehn Boyd (USA) | 4:09.95 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 |  Bas Takken (NED) | 4:14.01 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Alexander Tuckfield (AUS) | 4:14.28 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 6 |  Alan Ogorzalek (POL) | 4:16.82 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Zhang Yunxiang (CHN) | 4:18.76 | Q ASR |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Kieran Williams (GBR) | 4:22.23 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | Alec Elliot (CAN) | 4:26.36 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 8 | Roan Brennan (GBR) | 4:30.50 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 9 | Emil Salemgareev (AIN) | 4:30.75 | R |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | Joao Fidalgo (POR) | 4:35.08 | R |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bas Takken (NED) | 4:05.28 | |
| 4 | Koehn Boyd (USA) | 4:05.89 | |
| 3 | Alexander Tuckfield (AUS) | 4:06.89 | |
| 4 | 2 | Zhang Yunxiang (CHN) | 4:15.82 | ASR |
| 5 | 7 | Kieran Williams (GBR) | 4:16.60 | |
| 6 | 6 | Alan Ogorzalek (POL) | 4:17.77 | |
| 7 | 1 | Alec Elliot (CAN) | 4:21.00 | |
| 8 | 8 | Roan Brennan (GBR) | 4:26.78 |
S11
The men's 400 metre freestyle S11 event was held on 27 September.[1]
The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows:[16]
| Record | Athlete | Time | Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | John Morgan (USA) | 5:04.31 | 1992-09-10 | Barcelona | Spain |
| Americas | John Morgan (USA) | 5:04.31 | 1992-09-10 | Barcelona | Spain |
| Asian | Keiichi Kimura (JPN) | 5:30.25 | 2015-12-10 | Bismarck | United States |
| European | José Cantero (ESP) | 5:45.05 | 2019-06-06 | Berlin |  Germany |
Heats
Nine swimmers took part, with the top eight progressing to the final[14][15]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Class | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 |  David Kratochvil (CZE) | S11 | 4:28.46 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Uchu Tomita (JPN) | S11 | 4:45.66 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | Marco Meneses (POR) | S11 | 4:46.90 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | Alex Kozlowski (POL) | S11 | 4:51.08 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | Mykhailo Serbin (UKR) | S11 | 4:56.61 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Matheus Rheine (BRA) | S11 | 4:58.59 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Hua Dongdong (CHN) | S11 | 5:16.83 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 8 |  Simonas Zvirblis (LTU) | S11 | 5:17.47 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Mahamadou Dambelleh Jarra (ESP) | S11 | 5:19.87 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Class | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | David Kratochvil (CZE) |
S11 | 4:19.83 | CR |
|
5 | Uchu Tomita (JPN) |
S11 | 4:37.31 | |
|
3 | Marco Meneses (POR) |
S11 | 4:37.46 | |
| 4 | 6 | Alex Kozlowski (POL) |
S11 | 4:45.41 | |
| 5 | 7 | Matheus Rheine (BRA) |
S11 | 5:05.68 | |
| 6 | 8 | Simonas Zvirblis (LTU) |
S11 | 5:11.37 | |
| 7 | 1 | Hua Dongdong (CHN) |
S11 | 5:22.89 | |
| 2 | Mykhailo Serbin (UKR) |
S11 | DSQ |
S13
The men's 400 metre freestyle event was held on 26 September.[1] This event is open to S12 swimmers.
The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows:[16]
| Record | Athlete | Time | Date | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S12 | |||||
| World | Enrique Floriano (ESP) | 4:46.81 | 2011-04-28 | Berlin | Germany |
| Americas | John Morgan (USA) | 5:06.77 | 1984-06-10 | New York | United States |
| European | Enrique Floriano (ESP) | 4:46.81 | 2011-04-28 | Berlin | Germany |
| S13 | |||||
| World | Sean Russo (AUS) | 4:54.71 | 2015-04-16 | Berlin | Germany |
| Americas | Michael Edgson (CAN) | 5:05.15 | 1990-07-17 | Drachten | Netherlands |
| Asian | Genki Saito (JPN) | 4:59.60 | 2019-06-06 | Berlin | Germany |
| European |  Noel Pedersen (NOR) | 5:09.23 | 1992-09-10 | Barcelona | Spain |
| Oceania | Sean Russo (AUS) | 4:54.71 | 2015-04-16 | Berlin | Germany |
Heats
Twelve swimmers took part, with the top eight progressing to the final[12][13]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Class | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Egor Shchitkovskii (AIN) | S13 | 4:09.54 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Kylian Portal (FRA) | S12 | 4:12.64 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Alex Portal (FRA) | S13 | 4:13.43 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Evgenii Lazutin (AIN) | S13 | 4:15.76 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Nathan Hendricks (RSA) | S13 | 4:17.39 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 2 |  Shamil Shahov (QAT) | S12 | 4:25.18 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Ivan Salguero Oteiza (ESP) | S12 | 4:26.79 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Yauheni Kavalionak (AIN) | S13 | 4:27.07 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Genki Saito (JPN) | S13 | 4:33.49 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 |  Bogdan Biktimirov (UZB) | S13 | 4:34.82 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Juan Ferron Gutierrez (ESP) | S12 | 4:45.61 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Zhi Wei Wong (SGP) | S13 | 4:47.22 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Class | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | Egor Shchitkovskii (AIN) |
S13 | 4:02.14 | |
|
3 | Alex Portal (FRA) |
S13 | 4:06.93 | |
|
5 | Kylian Portal (FRA) |
S13 | 4:11.14 | |
| 4 | 2 | Nathan Hendricks (RSA) |
S13 | 4:15.28 | |
| 5 | 6 | Evgenii Lazutin (AIN) |
S13 | 4:16.65 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ivan Salguero Oteiza (ESP) |
S13 | 4:22.87 | |
| 7 | 7 | Shamil Shahov (QAT) |
S13 | 4:23.18 | |
| 8 | 8 | Yauheni Kavalionak (AIN) |
S13 | 4:23.42 |