The women's 400m freestyle S6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Tiffany Thomas Kane, is a retired Australian Paralympic swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, winning a gold and three bronze medals, and at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, winning a further two bronze medals.
Lakeisha Dawn Patterson, is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She won medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, she won Australia's first gold medal of the Games in a world record time swim in the Women's 400m freestyle S8. At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she won the gold medal in the Women's 400 m Freestyle S9. Patterson has a been selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France
Lu Dong is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer, who won gold and silver medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She got 38.28 seconds on 50m butterfly. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics she won four gold medals with three world record. Lu lost both her arms after being hit by a motorist at age six.
The women's 400 metre freestyle S6 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 13 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Maisie Summers-Newton is a British Paralympic swimmer, competing in S6 disability events. In August 2018, she took gold in the IPC Swimming European Championships SM6 200m individual medley and set a new world record at 2:59.60. She also holds the S6 100m Breaststroke world record in 1:32.16 which she achieved in May 2018 at the British Para-Swimming International Meet. She won two gold medals for Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Nicole Turner, of Portarlington, Laois, is an Irish para-swimmer, competing mainly in the S6, short stature category.
Thijs van Hofweegen is a Dutch Paralympic swimmer with cerebral palsy. He is a silver medalist at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and a gold medalist in several events at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships held in Dublin, Ireland. He also won the bronze medal in the men's 50 metre freestyle S6 event at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships held in Madeira.
Miyu Namba is a Japanese swimmer.
The Women's 50 metre freestyle S6 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 25 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 400 metre freestyle S7 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 29 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 400 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 31 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 400 metre freestyle S10 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 400 metre freestyle S13 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 27 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The men's 100 metre freestyle S6 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The men's 400 metre freestyle S6 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The men's 400 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 31 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The men's 400 metre freestyle S13 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 27 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
