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Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S9

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Women's 400m Freestyle S9
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates12 September
Competitors18 from 12 nations
Winning time4:23.81
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Natalie du Toit  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephanie Dixon  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ellie Cole  Australia
2004
2012

The women's 400m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 11:11.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Christiane Reppe  Germany 4:54.25 Q
2 Elizabeth Stone  United States 5:01.24 Q
3 Francesca Secci  Italy 5:08.76
4 Wang Qian  China 5:22.67
5 Irina Grazhdanova  Russia 5:23.29
Darda Sales  Canada DQ

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ellie Cole  Australia 4:45.17 Q
2 Stephanie Dixon  Canada 4:47.78 Q
3 Amanda Drennan  Australia 5:04.62 Q
4 Melissa Stockwell  United States 5:09.89
5 Leila Marques  Portugal 5:10.30
6 Tereza Diepoldova  Czech Republic 5:22.92

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Natalie du Toit  South Africa 4:24.75 Q, PR
2 Louise Watkin  Great Britain 4:54.46 Q
3 Brittany Gray  Canada 5:01.29 Q
4 Mendy Meenderink  Netherlands 5:06.97
5 Lauren Steadman  Great Britain 5:10.10
6 Dun Longjuan  China 5:25.70

Final

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Competed at 20:17.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Natalie du Toit  South Africa 4:23.81 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephanie Dixon  Canada 4:39.73
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ellie Cole  Australia 4:44.60
4 Elizabeth Stone  United States 4:46.53
5 Louise Watkin  Great Britain 4:47.14
6 Christiane Reppe  Germany 4:51.59
7 Brittany Gray  Canada 4:58.08
8 Amanda Drennan  Australia 5:07.24

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

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 400m Freestyle S9". 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.