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
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Swimming at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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 relays4 × 100 m (34pts)
Medley relays4 × 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

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Heats

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Competed from 09:45.

Heat 1

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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

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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

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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 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

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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

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