Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8

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.

Women's 400m Freestyle S8 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Aquatics Centre
Dates	31 August
Competitors	14 from 7 nations
Winning time	4:42.28
Medalists
Jessica Long  United States Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain Maddison Elliott  Australia

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