Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S12

Women's 400 metre freestyle S12
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Aquatics Centre
Dates 30 August
Competitors 12 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Oxana Savchenko  Russia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Hannah Russell  Great Britain
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Deborah Font  Spain

The women's 100 metre butterfly S12 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September, at the London Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park, London. The event was for athletes included in the S12 classification, which is for competitors with visual impairments.[1] Twelve swimmers took part, representing a total of nine different nations. Russia's Oxana Savchenko won the gold medal.

Results

Heats

Two heats were held, each with six swimmers; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. The heats took place on 30 August starting at 10:03 BST.[2] Great Britain's Hannah Russell won the first heat in a time of 4 minutes 41.25 seconds and was the fastest qualifier for the final. The second heat was won by Deborah Font of Spain who finished in a time of 4 minutes 46.72 seconds.[2]

Key
  •   Q   Qualified for next round

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Hannah Russell  Great Britain 4:41.25 Q
2 3 Amaya Alonso  Spain 4:53.07 Q
3 5 Anna Efimenko  Russia 4:57.33 Q
4 2 Natali Pronina  Azerbaijan 4:58.06 Q
5 6 Raquel Viel  Brazil 5:29.46
6 7 Nicole Frycova  Czech Republic 6:18.30

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Deborah Font  Spain 4:46.72 Q
2 6 Oxana Savchenko  Russia 4:48.10 Q
3 5 Naomi Maike Schnittger  Germany 4:58.93 Q
4 3 Yuliya Volkova  Ukraine 5:06.66 Q
5 7 Lenka Zahradnikova  Czech Republic 5:44.43
6 2 Matilde Estefania Alcazar Figueroa  Mexico 5:49.15

Final

The final was held on 30 August at 17:57 BST. Russia's Oxana Savchenko, swimming in lane 3, won the gold medal in a time of 4 minutes 37.89 seconds, finishing less than a second ahead of the 16-year-old British silver medallist Hannah Russell. Spain's Deborah Font was a further 1.15 seconds back in the bronze medal position.[3][4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 3 Oxana Savchenko  Russia 4:37.89
2nd, silver medalist(s) 4 Hannah Russell  Great Britain 4:38.60
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 5 Deborah Font  Spain 4:39.75
4 2 Anna Efimenko  Russia 4:51.29
5 7 Natali Pronina  Azerbaijan 4:53.40
6 6 Amaya Alonso  Spain 4:53.59
7 1 Naomi Maike Schnittger  Germany 4:56.38
8 8 Yuliya Volkova  Ukraine 5:00.18

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming - Classification". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Women's 400m Freestyle - S12". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ↑ Pearce, Nick (30 August 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Hannah Russell claims a silver medal to add to impressive GCSE haul in dream month". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Women's 400m Freestyle - S12 (Final)". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 4 September 2012.


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