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.
Women's 400m Freestyle S8 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
Dates | 12 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 9 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:50.17 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results
editHeats
editCompeted from 09:14.
Heat 1
editRank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Heather Frederiksen | Great Britain | 4:58.11 | Q, PR |
2 | Julia Kabus | Germany | 5:32.76 | Q |
3 | Heidi Andreasen | Faroe Islands | 5:35.51 | Q |
4 | Valeria Lira | Brazil | 5:46.96 | Q |
Heat 2
editRank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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 | Xu Yanru | China | 6:03.64 |
Final
editCompeted at 17:10.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Jessica Long | United States | 4:50.17 | ||
Heather Frederiksen | Great Britain | 4:54.49 | ||
Jacqueline Freney | Australia | 4:57.21 | ||
4 | Heidi Andreasen | Faroe Islands | 5:20.54 | |
5 | Julia Kabus | Germany | 5:22.82 | |
6 | Andrea Cole | Canada | 5:30.01 | |
7 | Mariann Vestbostad | Norway | 5:39.73 | |
8 | Valeria Lira | Brazil | 5:48.87 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.
References
edit- "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.