Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S10

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Women's 400m Freestyle S10
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 15 September
Competitors 9 from 4 nations
Winning time 4:33.15
Medalists
Katarzyna Pawlik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Ashley Owens Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Susan Beth Scott Flag of the United States.svg  United States

The women's 400m freestyle S10 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 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 09:13.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Pawlik, Katarzyna Katarzyna Pawlik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4:46.71 Q
2 Gandolfo, Samantha Samantha Gandolfo Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:48.90 Q
3 Eames, Anna Anna Eames Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:52.77 Q
4 Omielan, Anna Anna Omielan Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5:07.12

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Scott, Susan Beth Susan Beth Scott Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:46.16 Q
2 Owens, Ashley Ashley Owens Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:50.68 Q
3 Lorandi, Elodie Elodie Lorandi Flag of France.svg  France 4:51.46 Q
4 Lucas, Sian Sian Lucas Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:52.14 Q
5 McGaw, Tarryn Tarryn McGaw Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5:03.42 Q

Final

Competed at 17:47.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Pawlik, Katarzyna Katarzyna Pawlik Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4:33.15 WR
Owens, Ashley Ashley Owens Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:38.11
Scott, Susan Beth Susan Beth Scott Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:39.44
4 Eames, Anna Anna Eames Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:43.98
5 Gandolfo, Samantha Samantha Gandolfo Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:48.02
6 Lorandi, Elodie Elodie Lorandi Flag of France.svg  France 4:48.47
7 McGaw, Tarryn Tarryn McGaw Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:49.79
8 Lucas, Sian Sian Lucas Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:49.98

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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