Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S9

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Women's 400m Freestyle S9
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates12 September
Competitors18 from 12 nations
Winning time4:23.81
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Natalie du Toit  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephanie Dixon  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ellie Cole  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 S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results[]

Heats[]

Competed from 11:11.

Heat 1[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Christiane Reppe  Germany 4:54.25 Q
2 Elizabeth Stone  United States 5:01.24 Q
3  Italy 5:08.76
4 Wang Qian  China 5:22.67
5 Irina Grazhdanova  Russia 5:23.29
Darda Sales  Canada DQ

Heat 2[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ellie Cole  Australia 4:45.17 Q
2 Stephanie Dixon  Canada 4:47.78 Q
3  Australia 5:04.62 Q
4 Melissa Stockwell  United States 5:09.89
5  Portugal 5:10.30
6  Czech Republic 5:22.92

Heat 3[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Natalie du Toit  South Africa 4:24.75 Q, PR
2 Louise Watkin  Great Britain 4:54.46 Q
3  Canada 5:01.29 Q
4 Mendy Meenderink  Netherlands 5:06.97
5 Lauren Steadman  Great Britain 5:10.10
6  China 5:25.70

Final[]

Competed at 20:17.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Natalie du Toit  South Africa 4:23.81 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephanie Dixon  Canada 4:39.73
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ellie Cole  Australia 4:44.60
4 Elizabeth Stone  United States 4:46.53
5 Louise Watkin  Great Britain 4:47.14
6 Christiane Reppe  Germany 4:51.59
7  Canada 4:58.08
8  Australia 5:07.24

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

References[]

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 400m Freestyle S9". 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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