Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8

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Women's 400m Freestyle S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates12 September
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Winning time4:50.17
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Heather Frederiksen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Jacqueline Freney Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
2004
2012

The women's 400m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

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Results

Heats

Competed from 09:14.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Heather Frederiksen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:58.11Q, PR
2 Julia Kabus Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5:32.76Q
3 Heidi Andreasen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 5:35.51Q
4 Valeria Lira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5:46.96Q

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:47.45Q, WR
2 Jacqueline Freney Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5:02.32Q
3 Andrea Cole Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5:35.51Q
4 Mariann Vestbostad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5:38.47Q
5 Xu Yanru Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6:03.64

Final

Competed at 17:10.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:50.17
Silver medal icon.svg Heather Frederiksen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:54.49
Bronze medal icon.svg Jacqueline Freney Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 4:57.21
4 Heidi Andreasen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 5:20.54
5 Julia Kabus Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5:22.82
6 Andrea Cole Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5:30.01
7 Mariann Vestbostad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5:39.73
8 Valeria Lira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5:48.87

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

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