Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8

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Women's 400m Freestyle S8
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates31 August
Competitors14 from 7 nations
Winning time4:42.28
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jessica Long  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maddison Elliott  Australia
Swimming at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Women's events
50 m freestyleS3S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
100 m freestyleS3S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
200 m freestyleS5
S14
400 m freestyleS6S7S8S9S10
S11S12
50 m backstrokeS2S4
100 m backstrokeS6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S14
100 m breaststrokeSB4SB5
SB6SB7SB8SB9
SB11SB12SB13SB14
50 m butterflyS5
S6S7
100 m butterflyS8S9S10
S12
200 m medleySM5
SM6SM7SM8SM9SM10
SM11SM12SM13
Freestyle relays 4 × 100 m (34pts)
Medley relays 4 × 100 m (34pts)
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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  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  Germany 5:19.20 Q
4 2 Romy Pansters  Netherlands 5:19.80 Q
5 5  United States 5:27.15 Q
6 7 Lisa den Braber  Netherlands 5:34.18
7 1  Canada 5:54.67

Final[]

Competed at 17:41.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Jessica Long  United States 4:42.28 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain 5:00.50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Maddison Elliott  Australia 5:09.36
4 2 Morgan Bird  Canada 5:18.35
5 8  United States 5:20.42
6 6 McKenzie Coan  United States 5:20.57
7 7  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
Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Final

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