Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley SM8

The women's 200m individual medley SM8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 200m Individual Medley SM8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates11 September
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning time2:41.85
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jessica Long  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amanda Everlove  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 10:01.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Olesya Vladykina   Russia 2:53.72 Q, PR
2 Heather Frederiksen   Great Britain 2:53.95 Q
3 Jiang Shengnan   China 2:58.61 Q
4 Jin Xiaoqin   China 3:04.29
5 Stefanie Weinberg   Germany 3:04.97
6 Anna Vengerovskaya   Russia 3:06.05

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jessica Long   United States 2:42.56 Q, WR
2 Amanda Everlove   United States 2:52.93 Q
3 Immacolata Cerasuolo   Italy 2:56.16 Q
4 Heidi Andreasen   Faroe Islands 3:00.70 Q
5 Lu Weiyuan   China 3:01.03 Q
6 Manami Nomura   Japan 3:03.25
7 Rachael Latham   Great Britain 3:08.25

Final edit

Competed at 17:55.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Jessica Long   United States 2:41.85 WR
  Amanda Everlove   United States 2:50.51
  Heather Frederiksen   Great Britain 2:53.15
4 Olesya Vladykina   Russia 2:53.79
5 Immacolata Cerasuolo   Italy 2:56.24
6 Jiang Shengnan   China 2:57.45
7 Heidi Andreasen   Faroe Islands 2:59.00
8 Lu Weiyuan   China 2:59.99

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

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 200m Individual Medley SM8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 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 27 September 2012.