Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S6

Women's 400m Freestyle S6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 14 September
Competitors 10 from 7 nations
Winning time 5:41.34
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Eleanor Simmonds  Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Mirjam de Koning-Peper  Netherlands
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Maria Goetze  Germany

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.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:49.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Miranda Uhl United States6:00.34Q
2Maria Goetze Germany6:06.49Q
3Nyree Lewis Great Britain6:13.85Q
4Erika Nara Japan6:31.92Q
5Casey Johnson United States6:49.80

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Eleanor Simmonds Great Britain5:56.24Q
2Mirjam de Koning-Peper Netherlands5:57.72Q
3Doramitzi Gonzalez Mexico6:15.97Q
4Mhairi Love Great Britain6:20.31Q
5Fanni Illes Hungary6:43.09

Final

Competed at 18:16.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Eleanor Simmonds Great Britain5:41.34WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Mirjam de Koning-Peper Netherlands5:43.76
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Maria Goetze Germany5:49.70
4Miranda Uhl United States5:55.64
5Doramitzi Gonzalez Mexico6:06.84
6Nyree Lewis Great Britain6:10.82
7Mhairi Love Great Britain6:15.31
8Erika Nara Japan6:26.60

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 400m Freestyle S6". 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.
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