Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8

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Women's 400m Freestyle S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates12 September
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Winning time4:50.17
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jessica Long File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heather Frederiksen File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline Freney File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia
2004
2012

The women's 400m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:14.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Heather Frederiksen File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 4:58.11 Q, PR
2 Julia Kabus File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 5:32.76 Q
3 Heidi Andreasen File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 5:35.51 Q
4 Valeria Lira File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 5:46.96 Q

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jessica Long File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 4:47.45 Q, WR
2 Jacqueline Freney File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 5:02.32 Q
3 Andrea Cole File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 5:35.51 Q
4 Mariann Vestbostad File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 5:38.47 Q
5 Xu Yanru File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 6:03.64

Final

Competed at 17:10.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jessica Long File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 4:50.17
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heather Frederiksen File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 4:54.49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline Freney File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 4:57.21
4 Heidi Andreasen File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 5:20.54
5 Julia Kabus File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 5:22.82
6 Andrea Cole File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 5:30.01
7 Mariann Vestbostad File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 5:39.73
8 Valeria Lira File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 5:48.87

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 400m Freestyle S8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.