Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8
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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| Women's events | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | S3 | S4 | S5 | ||
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 100 m freestyle | S4 | S5 | |||
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 200 m freestyle | S5 | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S13 | |||||
| 50 m backstroke | S2 | S3 | S5 | ||
| 100 m backstroke | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S13 | |||||
| 100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
| SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
| SB12 | |||||
| 50 m butterfly | S6 | S7 | |||
| 100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
| S12 | S13 | ||||
| 150 m medley | SM4 | ||||
| 200 m medley | SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 |
| SM12 | SM13 | ||||
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Results
Heats
Competed from 09:14.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Competed at 17:10.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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
- "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.
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