title: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S12
text: # Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S12
  
  The Men's 400 metre freestyle S12 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 19 September. It was won by Sergei Punko, representing Belarus.
  
  ## 1st round
  
  * Qualified for final round
  
  ### Heat 1
  
  19 Sept. 2004, morning session
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Enrique Floriano (ESP) | 4:30.01 |
  | 2 | Dmytro Kuzmin (UKR) | 4:37.51 |
  | 3 | Yoshikazu Sakai (JPN) | 4:46.16 |
  | 4 | Alessandro Serpico (ITA) | 4:54.83 |
  | 5 | Dmitri Kravtsevich (BLR) | 5:00.57 |
  | 6 | Jeremy McClure (AUS) | 5:12.70 |
  
  ### Heat 2
  
  19 Sept. 2004, morning session
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sergei Punko (BLR) | 4:16.98 |
  | 2 | Raman Makarau (BLR) | 4:30.26 |
  | 3 | Sergiy Klippert (UKR) | 4:36.23 |
  | 4 | Israel Oliver (ESP) | 4:42.31 |
  | 5 | Kosei Egawa (JPN) | 4:58.86 |
  | 6 | Robert Musiorski (POL) | 5:03.88 |
  | 7 | Kitipong Sribunrueng (THA) | 5:42.50 |
  
  ## Final round
  
  19 Sept. 2004, evening session
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sergei Punko (BLR) | 4:11.58 | WR |
  | | Enrique Floriano (ESP) | 4:18.40 | |
  | | Raman Makarau (BLR) | 4:23.19 | |
  | 4 | Dmytro Kuzmin (UKR) | 4:30.61 | |
  | 5 | Sergiy Klippert (UKR) | 4:34.71 | |
  | 6 | Israel Oliver (ESP) | 4:43.00 | |
  | 7 | Yoshikazu Sakai (JPN) | 4:44.48 | |
  | 8 | Alessandro Serpico (ITA) | 4:52.08 | |
  