2025 World Para Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle

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The women's 400 m freestyle events at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships will be held at the Singapore Aquatic Centre between 21 and 27 September 2025 [1] ..

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Schedule

Women's 400 m freestyle events will be held across the following schedule:

women's 400 metre freestyle
DayDateClassifications
Day 121 Sept [2] S8
Day 222 Sept [3] S7
Day 323 Sept S10
Day 424 Spt S6
Day 525 Sept S9
Day 626 Sept S13
Day 727 Sept S11

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
S6
S7 Morgan Stickney
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Chloe Osborn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Ahalya Lettenberger
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
S8 Alice Tai
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Brock Whiston
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Nahia Zudaire Borrezo
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
S9
S10
S11
S13

Race summaries

S6

The women's 400 metre freestyle S6 event will be held on 24 September. Seven swimmers will take part in a straight final [1] .

The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows [4] :

RecordAthleteTimeCityCountry
WorldFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiang Yuyan  (CHN)5:04.57 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Japan
ChampionshipFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiang Yuyan  (CHN)5:13.32 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
AfricanFlag of Egypt.svg  Ayaallah Tewfick  (EGY)05:59.5 Funchal Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
AmericasFlag of the United States.svg  Ellie Marks  (USA)05:19.6 Indianapolis Flag of the United States.svg United States
AsianFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiang Yuyan  (CHN)05:04.6 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Japan
EuropeanFlag of Ukraine.svg  Yelyzaveta Mereshko  (UKR)05:12.6 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Japan
OceaniaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Tanya Huebner  (AUS)06:49.9 Edmonton, Alberta Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada


Final
RankLaneAthleteClassResultNotesQtime
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Gabriele Cepaviciute  (LTU)S66:40.78
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiang Yuyan  (CHN)S65:12.07
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Nora Meister  (SUI)S65:16.53
Flag of Hungary.svg  Evelin Szaraz  (HUN)S65:45.98
Flag of Egypt.svg  Ayaallah Tewfick  (EGY)S66:02.48
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu Ji  (CHN)S65:52.15

S7

The women's 400 metre freestyle S7 event will be held on 22 September. Eleven swimmers will take part, with the top eight proceeding to the final final [1] .

The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows [4] :

RecordAthleteTimeCityCountry
WorldFlag of the United States.svg  Morgan Stickney  (USA)4:51.50 Minneapolis Flag of the United States.svg United States
ChampionshipFlag of the United States.svg  Morgan Stickney  (USA)4:54.28 Manchester Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
AmericasFlag of the United States.svg  Morgan Stickney  (USA)04:51.5 Minneapolis Flag of the United States.svg United States
AsianFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Shuling  (CHN)05:27.9 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
EuropeanFlag of Italy.svg  Giulia Terzi  (ITA)05:05.8 Naples Flag of Italy.svg Italy
OceaniaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Jacqueline Freney  (AUS)04:59.0 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Heats
RankHeatLaneAthleteClassResultNotes
124Flag of the United States.svg  Morgan Stickney  (USA)S75:06.16Q
225Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Chloe Osborn  (AUS)S75:22.97Q
314Flag of the United States.svg  Ahalya Lettenberger  (USA)S75:27.15Q
423Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Shuling  (CHN)S75:36.74Q
513Flag of the Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics.svg  Anna Bogatyreva  (AIN)S75:37.22Q
626Flag of Ukraine.svg  Veronika Korzhova  (UKR)S75:59.17Q
716Flag of Spain.svg  Leyre Orti Campos  (ESP)S75:55.19Q
815Flag of Mexico.svg  Naomi Alejandra Ortiz Mendez  (MEX)S75:58.06Q
912Flag of Ireland.svg  Siomha Nic Bradaigh  (IRL)S76:06.71
1027Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Sara Miranda Corrales  (CRC)S76:12.36
22Flag of Sweden.svg  Nicola St Clair Maitland  (SWE)S7DNS
Final
RankLaneAthleteClassResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4Flag of the United States.svg  Morgan Stickney  (USA)S74:58.82
Silver medal icon.svg5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Chloe Osborn  (AUS)S75:18.94
Bronze medal icon.svg3Flag of the United States.svg  Ahalya Lettenberger  (USA)S75:22.54
46Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Shuling  (CHN)S75:29.40
52Flag of the Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics.svg  Anna Bogatyreva  (AIN)S75:34.18
68Flag of Ukraine.svg  Veronika Korzhova  (UKR)S75:36.98
77Flag of Spain.svg  Leyre Orti Campos  (ESP)S75:56.03
81Flag of Mexico.svg  Naomi Alejandra Ortiz Mendez  (MEX)S76:00.22

S8

The women's 400 metre freestyle S8 event was held on 21 September. Thirteen swimmers took part, with the top eight proceeding to the final final [1] .

The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows [4] :

RecordAthleteTimeCityCountry
WorldFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Lakeisha Patterson  (AUS)4:40.33 Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
ChampionshipFlag of the United States.svg  Jessica Long  (USA)4:43.76 Montreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
AmericasFlag of the United States.svg  Jessica Long  (USA)4:40.4 Toronto, Ont. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
AsianFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng Tingting  (CHN)5:00.2 Paris Flag of France.svg France
EuropeanFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Heather Frederiksen  (GBR)4:45.7 Ponds Forge, Sheffield Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
OceaniaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Lakeisha Patterson  (AUS)4:40.3 Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Heats

The heats take place at 9:07 a.m. on the 21 September.

RankHeatLaneAthleteClassResultNotes
115Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Brock Whiston  (GBR)S85:08.83Q
2=13Flag of Spain.svg  Nahia Zudaire Borrezo  (ESP)S85:09.84Q
2=14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alice Tai  (GBR)S85:09.84Q
424Flag of the United States.svg  Jessica Long  (USA)S85:10.43Q
523Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng Tingting  (CHN)S85:11.29Q
625Flag of Italy.svg  Xenia Francesca Palazzo  (ITA)S85:20.24Q
722Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vendula Duskova  (CZE)S85:22.78Q
812Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Abi Tripp  (CAN)S85:24.49Q
927Flag of Croatia.svg  Paula Novina  (CRO)S85:24.87
1026Flag of Mexico.svg  Paola Ruvalcaba  (MEX)S85:25.17
1116Flag of the Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics.svg  Mariia Pavlova  (AIN)S85:38.91
1221Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Alexandra Borska  (CZE)S85:39.87
1317Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Ana Castro  (POR)S85:42.20
Final
RankLaneAthleteResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alice Tai  (GBR)4:59.00
Silver medal icon.svg4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Brock Whiston  (GBR)4:59.21
Bronze medal icon.svg3Flag of Spain.svg  Nahia Zudaire Borrezo  (ESP)5:03.69
47Flag of Italy.svg  Xenia Francesca Palazzo  (ITA)5:04.47
52Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng Tingting  (CHN)5:11.29
66Flag of the United States.svg  Jessica Long  (USA)5:13.60
78Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Abi Tripp  (CAN)5:19.68
81Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vendula Duskova  (CZE)5:22.35

S9

The women's 400 metre freestyle S9 event will be held on 25 September. Twelve swimmers will take part, with the top eight proceeding to the final final [1] .

The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows [4] :

RecordAthleteTimeCityCountry
WorldFlag of South Africa.svg  Natalie Du Toit  (RSA)4:23.81 Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
ChampionshipFlag of South Africa.svg  Natalie Du Toit  (RSA)4:27.76 Durban Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
AfricanFlag of South Africa.svg  Natalie Du Toit  (RSA)04:23.8 Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
AmericasFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Stephanie Dixon  (CAN)04:39.7 Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
AsianFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Jialing  (CHN)04:43.7 Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
EuropeanFlag of Hungary.svg  Zsofia Konkoly  (HUN)04:36.8 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Japan
OceaniaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Lakeisha Patterson  (AUS)04:36.7 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Heats
RankHeatLaneAthleteClassResultNotesQtime
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Galina Basnayake  (SRI)S95:12.60
Flag of Italy.svg  Vittoria Bianco  (ITA)S94:44.91
Flag of Israel.svg  Yuliya Gordiychuk  (ISR)S94:56.28
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mary Jibb  (CAN)S94:52.69
Flag of the United States.svg  Keegan Knott  (USA)S94:55.07
Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsofia Konkoly  (HUN)S94:39.78
Flag of Spain.svg  Beatriz Lerida Maldonado  (ESP)S94:55.45
Flag of Spain.svg  Nuria Marques Soto  (ESP)S94:48.39
Flag of Croatia.svg  Emma Mecic  (CRO)S94:44.09
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lakeisha Patterson  (AUS)S94:40.14
Flag of France.svg  Agathe Pauli  (FRA)S94:49.66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Jialing  (CHN)S94:53.21
Final
RankLaneAthleteClassResultNotes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

S10

The women's 400 metre freestyle S10 event will be held on 23 September. Seven swimmers will take part in a direct final [1] .

The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows [4] :

RecordAthleteTimeCityCountry
WorldFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Aurelie Rivard  (CAN)4:24.08 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Japan
ChampionshipFlag of Poland.svg  Oliwia Jablonska  (POL)4:29.65 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
AfricanFlag of South Africa.svg  Shireen Sapiro  (RSA)04:59.5 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
AmericasFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Aurelie Rivard  (CAN)04:24.1 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Japan
AsianFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Yi  (CHN)04:47.3 Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
EuropeanFlag of Poland.svg  Oliwia Jablonska  (POL)04:29.6 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
OceaniaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Monique Murphy  (AUS)04:35.1 Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Final
RankLaneAthleteClassResultNotesQtime
Flag of Hungary.svg  Csenge Hotz  (HUN)S104:51.99
Flag of Poland.svg  Oliwia Jablonska  (POL)S104:34.18
Flag of Mexico.svg  Silvana Lopez Moreno  (MEX)S104:51.85
Flag of Hungary.svg  Bianka Pap  (HUN)S104:35.63
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Faye Rogers  (GBR)S104:34.24
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Poppy Wilson  (AUS)S104:47.15
Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Winnett  (USA)S104:52.58

S11

The women's 400 metre freestyle S11 event will be held on 27 September. Six swimmers will take part in a direct final [1] .

The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows [4] :

RecordAthleteTimeCityCountry
WorldFlag of the United States.svg  Anastasia Pagonis  (USA)4:54.49 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Japan
ChampionshipFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Liesette Bruinsma  (NED)5:02.19 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
AfricanFlag of South Africa.svg  Renette Bloem  (RSA)06:49.1 Edmonton, Alberta Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
AmericasFlag of the United States.svg  Anastasia Pagonis  (USA)04:54.5 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Japan
AsianFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Xiaotong  (CHN)05:03.4 Paris Flag of France.svg France
EuropeanFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Liesette Bruinsma  (NED)05:00.4 Paris Flag of France.svg France
OceaniaFlag of New Zealand.svg  Mary Fisher  (NZL)05:22.1 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Final
RankLaneAthleteClassResultNotesQtime
Flag of Mexico.svg  Matilde Estefania Alcazar Figueroa  (MEX)S115:31.24
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Liesette Bruinsma  (NED)S115:00.42
Flag of the Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics.svg  Varvara Kniazeva  (AIN)S115:40.60
Flag of the Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics.svg  Daria Lukianenko  (AIN)S115:04.37
Flag of Argentina.svg  Analuz Pellitero  (ARG)S115:38.09
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Xiaotong  (CHN)S115:03.45

S13

The women's 400 metre freestyle S13 event will be held on 26 September. Eleven swimmers will take part, with the top eight proceeding to the final final [1] .

The relevant records at the beginning of the event were as follows [4] :

RecordAthleteTimeCityCountry
WorldFlag of the United States.svg  Rebecca Meyers  (USA)4:19.59 Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
ChampionshipFlag of the United States.svg  Rebecca Meyers  (USA)4:21.66 Glasgow Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
AfricanFlag of South Africa.svg  Alani Ferreira  (RSA)05:00.8 Funchal Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
AmericasFlag of the United States.svg  Rebecca Meyers  (USA)04:19.6 Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
AsianFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Shokhsanamkhon Toshpulatova  (UZB)04:34.4 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
EuropeanFlag of Ukraine.svg  Anna Stetsenko  (UKR)04:23.0 Berlin Flag of Germany.svg Germany
OceaniaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Katja Dedekind  (AUS)04:34.7 Funchal Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
Heats
RankHeatLaneAthleteClassResultNotesQtime
Flag of the United States.svg  Olivia Chambers  (USA)S134:29.93
Flag of Spain.svg  Ariadna Edo Beltran  (ESP)S134:48.93
Flag of Spain.svg  Emma Feliu Martin  (ESP)S134:46.43
Flag of South Africa.svg  Alani Ferreira  (RSA)S134:55.95
Flag of Italy.svg  Carlotta Gilli  (ITA)S134:31.83
Flag of Norway.svg  Thea Lokebo  (NOR)S135:35.90
Flag of Ireland.svg  Roisin Ni Riain  (IRL)S134:40.91
Flag of the United States.svg  Grace Nuhfer  (USA)S134:48.05
Flag of South Africa.svg  Danika Vyncke  (RSA)S135:07.77
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Ziyue  (CHN)S135:42.66
Flag of the Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics.svg  Aleksandra Ziablitseva  (AIN)S134:49.47
Final
RankLaneAthleteClassResultNotes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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