Women's 400m Freestyle S13 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||||||
Dates | 8 September | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 9 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:28.64 | ||||||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Women's events | |||||
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50 m freestyle | S3 | S4 | S5 | ||
S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
100 m freestyle | S4 | S5 | |||
S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
200 m freestyle | S5 | ||||
400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
S13 | |||||
50 m backstroke | S2 | S3 | S5 | ||
100 m backstroke | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
S13 | |||||
100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
SB12 | |||||
50 m butterfly | S6 | S7 | |||
100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
S12 | S13 | ||||
150 m medley | SM4 | ||||
200 m medley | SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 |
SM12 | SM13 | ||||
The women's 400m freestyle S13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. The final produced a dead heat for third place and two bronze medals were awarded. The silver medal was won by Anna Efimenko of Russia, a more impaired S12 competitor. The gold medal was won by Valerie Grand Maison who set a world-record of 4:28.64 in the final.
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.
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.
Anna Efimenko is a Paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category S12 events, for visually impaired competitors.
Competed from 09:47.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Becherer, Kelley Kelley Becherer | 4:42.18 | Q | |
2 | Efimenko, Anna Anna Efimenko | 4:46.25 | Q | |
3 | Watt, Prue Prue Watt | 4:49.80 | Q | |
4 | Coughlin, Jenny Jenny Coughlin | 4:58.01 | Q |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Grand Maison, Valerie Valerie Grand Maison | 4:36.16 | Q, PR | |
2 | Gotell, Chelsey Chelsey Gotell | 4:44.05 | Q | |
3 | Henry, Rhiannon Rhiannon Henry | 4:53.98 | Q | |
4 | van Roosmalen, Teigan Teigan van Roosmalen | 4:58.20 | Q | |
5 | Banos, Lidia Marta Lidia Marta Banos | 5:00.03 |
Competed at 17:45.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Grand Maison, Valerie Valerie Grand Maison | 4:28.64 | WR | ||
Efimenko, Anna Anna Efimenko | 4:37.37 | |||
Becherer, Kelley Kelley Becherer | 4:37.50 | |||
Gotell, Chelsey Chelsey Gotell | 4:37.50 | |||
5 | Henry, Rhiannon Rhiannon Henry | 4:41.50 | ||
6 | Watt, Prue Prue Watt | 4:46.21 | ||
7 | Coughlin, Jenny Jenny Coughlin | 4:56.85 | ||
8 | van Roosmalen, Teigan Teigan van Roosmalen | 5:02.17 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.
The medal table of the 2008 Summer Paralympics ranks the participating National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the competition. The 2008 Paralympics was the thirteenth Games to be held, a quadrennial competition open to athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities. The games were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 6 September to 17 September 2008.
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