Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8
| Women's 400m Freestyle S8 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:42.28 | ||||||||||||
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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 | Camille Berube |  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 | 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
Competed at 17:41.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Jessica Long | United States | 4:42.28 | WR |
 | 5 | Heather Frederiksen | Great Britain | 5:00.50 | |
 | 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
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
