| Women's 400m Freestyle S8 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:42.28 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Women's events | |||||
| 50 m freestyle | S3 | S5 | |||
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 100 m freestyle | S3 | S5 | |||
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 200 m freestyle | S5 | ||||
| S14 | |||||
| 400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S12 | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | S2 | S4 | |||
| 100 m backstroke | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S12 | S14 | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
| SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
| SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | SB14 | ||
| 50 m butterfly | S5 | ||||
| S6 | S7 | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
| S12 | |||||
| 200 m medley | SM5 | ||||
| SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 | |
| SM11 | SM12 | SM13 | |||
| Freestyle relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
| Medley relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
The women's 400m freestyle S8 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 31 August. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Results
Heats
Competed from 09:45.
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Heather Frederiksen |  Great Britain |
4:58.29 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Maddison Elliott |  Australia |
5:13.34 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | McKenzie Coan |  United States |
5:17.94 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Amalie Vinther |  Denmark |
5:28.03 | |
| 5 | 1 | Camille Bérubé |  Canada |
5:39.14 | |
| 6 | 7 | Charlotte Henshaw | Great Britain |
5:42.19 | |
| 7 | 5 | Emma Hollis | Great Britain |
6:02.84 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jessica Long | United States |
4:44.52 | Q, PR |
| 2 | 3 | Morgan Bird | Canada |
5:19.15 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Julia Kabus |  Germany |
5:19.20 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Romy Pansters |  Netherlands |
5:19.80 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Brickelle Bro | United States |
5:27.15 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Lisa den Braber | Netherlands |
5:34.18 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sarah Mailhot | Canada |
5:54.67 |
Final
Competed at 17:41.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Jessica Long | United States |
4:42.28 | WR |
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5 | Heather Frederiksen | Great Britain |
5:00.50 | |
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3 | Maddison Elliott | Australia |
5:09.36 | |
| 4 | 2 | Morgan Bird | Canada |
5:18.35 | |
| 5 | 8 | Brickelle Bro | United States |
5:20.42 | |
| 6 | 6 | McKenzie Coan | United States |
5:20.57 | |
| 7 | 7 | Julia Kabus | Germany |
5:21.46 | |
| 8 | 1 | Romy Pansters | Netherlands |
5:30.71 |
'Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.
References
Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Heats Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Final Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
