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

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.

Women's 400m Freestyle S8 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	12 September
Competitors	9 from 9 nations
Winning time	4:50.17
Medalists
Jessica Long  United States Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain Jacqueline Freney  Australia

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:14.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Heather Frederiksen	Great Britain	4:58.11	Q, PR
2	Julia Kabus	Germany	5:32.76	Q
3	Heidi Andreasen	Faroe Islands	5:35.51	Q
4	Valeria Lira	Brazil	5:46.96	Q

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Jessica Long	United States	4:47.45	Q, WR
2	Jacqueline Freney	Australia	5:02.32	Q
3	Andrea Cole	Canada	5:35.51	Q
4	Mariann Vestbostad	Norway	5:38.47	Q
5	Xu Yanru	China	6:03.64

Final

Competed at 17:10.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Jessica Long	United States	4:50.17
	Heather Frederiksen	Great Britain	4:54.49
	Jacqueline Freney	Australia	4:57.21
4	Heidi Andreasen	Faroe Islands	5:20.54
5	Julia Kabus	Germany	5:22.82
6	Andrea Cole	Canada	5:30.01
7	Mariann Vestbostad	Norway	5:39.73
8	Valeria Lira	Brazil	5:48.87

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

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Women's 400m Freestyle S8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
• "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.