Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S9
| 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 | ||||||||||||
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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.
Results
Heats
Competed from 11:11.
Heat 1
| 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
| 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
| 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
Competed 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
- "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.
