Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S12

The women's 100 metre butterfly S12 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September, at the London Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park, London. The event was for athletes included in the S12 classification, which is for competitors with visual impairments.[1] Twelve swimmers took part, representing a total of nine different nations. Russia's Oxana Savchenko won the gold medal.

Women's 400 metre freestyle S12
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates30 August
Competitors12 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oxana Savchenko  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hannah Russell  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Deborah Font  Spain

Results

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Heats

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Two heats were held, each with six swimmers; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. The heats took place on 30 August starting at 10:03 BST.[2] Great Britain's Hannah Russell won the first heat in a time of 4 minutes 41.25 seconds and was the fastest qualifier for the final. The second heat was won by Deborah Font of Spain who finished in a time of 4 minutes 46.72 seconds.[2]

Key
  •   Q   Qualified for next round

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Hannah Russell   Great Britain 4:41.25 Q
2 3 Amaya Alonso   Spain 4:53.07 Q
3 5 Anna Efimenko   Russia 4:57.33 Q
4 2 Natali Pronina   Azerbaijan 4:58.06 Q
5 6 Raquel Viel   Brazil 5:29.46
6 7 Nicole Frycova   Czech Republic 6:18.30

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Deborah Font   Spain 4:46.72 Q
2 6 Oxana Savchenko   Russia 4:48.10 Q
3 5 Naomi Maike Schnittger   Germany 4:58.93 Q
4 3 Yuliya Volkova   Ukraine 5:06.66 Q
5 7 Lenka Zahradnikova   Czech Republic 5:44.43
6 2 Matilde Estefania Alcazar Figueroa   Mexico 5:49.15

Final

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The final was held on 30 August at 17:57 BST. Russia's Oxana Savchenko, swimming in lane 3, won the gold medal in a time of 4 minutes 37.89 seconds, finishing less than a second ahead of the 16-year-old British silver medallist Hannah Russell. Spain's Deborah Font was a further 1.15 seconds back in the bronze medal position.[3][4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 Oxana Savchenko   Russia 4:37.89
  4 Hannah Russell   Great Britain 4:38.60
  5 Deborah Font   Spain 4:39.75
4 2 Anna Efimenko   Russia 4:51.29
5 7 Natali Pronina   Azerbaijan 4:53.40
6 6 Amaya Alonso   Spain 4:53.59
7 1 Naomi Maike Schnittger   Germany 4:56.38
8 8 Yuliya Volkova   Ukraine 5:00.18

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming - Classification". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Women's 400m Freestyle - S12". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ^ Pearce, Nick (30 August 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Hannah Russell claims a silver medal to add to impressive GCSE haul in dream month". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Women's 400m Freestyle - S12 (Final)". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.