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  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline Freney  Australia
Swimming at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Women's events
50 m freestyleS3S4S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
100 m freestyleS4S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
200 m freestyleS5
400 m freestyleS6S7S8S9S10
S13
50 m backstrokeS2S3S5
100 m backstrokeS6S7S8S9S10
S13
100 m breaststrokeSB4SB5
SB6SB7SB8SB9
SB12
50 m butterflyS6S7
100 m butterflyS8S9S10
S12S13
150 m medleySM4
200 m medleySM6SM7SM8SM9SM10
SM12SM13
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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  Germany 5:32.76 Q
3 Heidi Andreasen  Faroe Islands 5:35.51 Q
4  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  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  Germany 5:22.82
6 Andrea Cole  Canada 5:30.01
7 Mariann Vestbostad  Norway 5:39.73
8  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.
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