The women's 400m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
| Women's 400m Freestyle S9 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 12 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:23.81 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results
editHeats
editCompeted from 11:11.
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christiane Reppe |  Germany |
4:54.25 | Q |
| 2 | Elizabeth Stone |  United States |
5:01.24 | Q |
| 3 | Francesca Secci |  Italy |
5:08.76 | |
| 4 | Wang Qian |  China |
5:22.67 | |
| 5 | Irina Grazhdanova |  Russia |
5:23.29 | |
| Darda Sales |  Canada |
DQ |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellie Cole |  Australia |
4:45.17 | Q |
| 2 | Stephanie Dixon | Canada |
4:47.78 | Q |
| 3 | Amanda Drennan | Australia |
5:04.62 | Q |
| 4 | Melissa Stockwell | United States |
5:09.89 | |
| 5 | Leila Marques |  Portugal |
5:10.30 | |
| 6 | Tereza Diepoldova |  Czech Republic |
5:22.92 |
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalie du Toit |  South Africa |
4:24.75 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Louise Watkin |  Great Britain |
4:54.46 | Q |
| 3 | Brittany Gray | Canada |
5:01.29 | Q |
| 4 | Mendy Meenderink |  Netherlands |
5:06.97 | |
| 5 | Lauren Steadman | Great Britain |
5:10.10 | |
| 6 | Dun Longjuan | China |
5:25.70 |
Final
editCompeted at 20:17.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Natalie du Toit | South Africa |
4:23.81 | WR |
 |
Stephanie Dixon | Canada |
4:39.73 | |
 |
Ellie Cole | Australia |
4:44.60 | |
| 4 | Elizabeth Stone | United States |
4:46.53 | |
| 5 | Louise Watkin | Great Britain |
4:47.14 | |
| 6 | Christiane Reppe | Germany |
4:51.59 | |
| 7 | Brittany Gray | Canada |
4:58.08 | |
| 8 | Amanda Drennan | Australia |
5:07.24 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.
References
edit- "Heats and Final Results - Women's 400m Freestyle S9". 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.