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

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  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline Freney  Australia
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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  Great Britain 4:58.11 Q, PR
2 Julia Kabus  Germany 5:32.76 Q
3 Heidi Andreasen  Faroe Islands 5:35.51 Q
4 Valeria Lira  Brazil 5:46.96 Q

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jessica Long  United States 4:47.45 Q, WR
2 Jacqueline Freney  Australia 5:02.32 Q
3 Andrea Cole  Canada 5:35.51 Q
4 Mariann Vestbostad  Norway 5:38.47 Q
5 Xu Yanru  China 6:03.64

Final

Competed at 17:10.

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