Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley SM8

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Women's 200m Individual Medley SM8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 11 September
Competitors 13 from 8 nations
Winning time 2:41.85
Medalists
Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Amanda Everlove Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Heather Frederiksen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

The women's 200m individual medley SM8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the 13th Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao.

Beijing National Aquatics Center architectural structure

The Beijing National Aquatics Center, also officially known as the National Aquatics Center, and colloquially known as the Water Cube, is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Despite its nickname, the building is not an actual cube, but a cuboid. Ground was broken on December 24, 2003, and the Center was completed and handed over for use on January 28, 2008. Swimmers at the Water Cube broke 25 world records during the 2008 Olympics.

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Results

Heats

Competed from 10:01.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Vladykina, Olesya Olesya Vladykina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:53.72 Q, PR
2 Frederiksen, Heather Heather Frederiksen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:53.95 Q
3 Jiang Shengnan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:58.61 Q
4 Jin Xiaoqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3:04.29
5 Weinberg, Stefanie Stefanie Weinberg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3:04.97
6 Vengerovskaya, Anna Anna Vengerovskaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3:06.05

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Long, Jessica Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:42.56 Q, WR
2 Everlove, Amanda Amanda Everlove Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:52.93 Q
3 Cerasuolo, Immacolata Immacolata Cerasuolo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:56.16 Q
4 Andreasen, Heidi Heidi Andreasen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 3:00.70 Q
5 Lu Weiyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3:01.03 Q
6 Nomura, Manami Manami Nomura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3:03.25
7 Latham, Rachael Rachael Latham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3:08.25

Final

Competed at 17:55.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Long, Jessica Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:41.85 WR
Everlove, Amanda Amanda Everlove Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:50.51
Frederiksen, Heather Heather Frederiksen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:53.15
4 Vladykina, Olesya Olesya Vladykina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2:53.79
5 Cerasuolo, Immacolata Immacolata Cerasuolo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:56.24
6 Jiang Shengnan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:57.45
7 Andreasen, Heidi Heidi Andreasen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 2:59.00
8 Lu Weiyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:59.99

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

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