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Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8

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Women's 400m Freestyle S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates12 September
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Winning time4:50.17
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jessica Long  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline Freney  Australia
2004
2012

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.

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 09:14.

Heat 1

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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

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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

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Competed at 17:10.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jessica Long  United States 4:50.17
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain 4:54.49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  • "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.