Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S7

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Women's 400m Freestyle S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 11 September
Competitors 11 from 8 nations
Winning time 5:17.41
Medalists
Erin Popovich Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Cortney Jordan Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Kirsten Bruhn Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

The women's 400m freestyle S7 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 09:15.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jordan, Cortney Cortney Jordan Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5:31.27 Q
2 Boonacker, Chantal Chantal Boonacker Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5:35.89 Q
3 Bruhn, Kirsten Kirsten Bruhn Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5:43.32 Q
4 Nelson, Brianna Brianna Nelson Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 6:01.16 Q
5 Jensen, Laura Laura Jensen Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 6:02.13

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Popovich, Erin Erin Popovich Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5:34.18 Q
2 Porter, Katrina Katrina Porter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5:43.88 Q
3 Guseva, Oxana Oxana Guseva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5:50.89 Q
4 Kim Ji Eun Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 5:54.76 Q
5 Gruen, Deborah Deborah Gruen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6:05.90
6 Sobocan, Natasa Natasa Sobocan Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 6:32.66

Final

Competed at 17:09.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Popovich, Erin Erin Popovich Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5:17.41 PR
Jordan, Cortney Cortney Jordan Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5:21.01
Bruhn, Kirsten Kirsten Bruhn Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5:28.22
4 Boonacker, Chantal Chantal Boonacker Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5:35.31
5 Porter, Katrina Katrina Porter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5:44.93
6 Guseva, Oxana Oxana Guseva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5:46.61
7 Kim Ji Eun Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 5:51.52
8 Nelson, Brianna Brianna Nelson Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 6:00.99

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

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