Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S13

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Women's 400m Freestyle S13
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 8 September
Competitors 9 from 6 nations
Winning time 4:28.64
Medalists
Valerie Grand Maison Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Anna Efimenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Kelley Becherer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Chelsey Gotell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada

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.

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.

Anna Efimenko is a Paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category S12 events, for visually impaired competitors.

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Results

Heats

Competed from 09:47.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Becherer, Kelley Kelley Becherer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:42.18 Q
2 Efimenko, Anna Anna Efimenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4:46.25 Q
3 Watt, Prue Prue Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:49.80 Q
4 Coughlin, Jenny Jenny Coughlin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:58.01 Q

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Grand Maison, Valerie Valerie Grand Maison Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 4:36.16 Q, PR
2 Gotell, Chelsey Chelsey Gotell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 4:44.05 Q
3 Henry, Rhiannon Rhiannon Henry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:53.98 Q
4 van Roosmalen, Teigan Teigan van Roosmalen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:58.20 Q
5 Banos, Lidia Marta Lidia Marta Banos Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5:00.03

Final

Competed at 17:45.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Grand Maison, Valerie Valerie Grand Maison Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 4:28.64 WR
Efimenko, Anna Anna Efimenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4:37.37
Becherer, Kelley Kelley Becherer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:37.50
Gotell, Chelsey Chelsey Gotell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 4:37.50
5 Henry, Rhiannon Rhiannon Henry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:41.50
6 Watt, Prue Prue Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:46.21
7 Coughlin, Jenny Jenny Coughlin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:56.85
8 van Roosmalen, Teigan Teigan van Roosmalen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5:02.17

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

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