Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8
The women's 400 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 8 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held, the first with six swimmers and the second with seven swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final, which was won by Australia's Lakeisha Patterson, in a world record time of 4:40.33.
| Women's 400 metre freestyle S8 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Women's events | |||||
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| 50 m freestyle | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 |
| S9 | S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | |
| 100 m freestyle | S3 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 |
| S9 | S10 | S11 | S13 | ||
| 200 m freestyle | S5 | S14 | |||
| 400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S13 | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| 100 m backstroke | S2 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 |
| S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | S14 | |
| 50 m breaststroke | SB3 | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | SB6 | SB7 | SB8 |
| SB9 | SB11 | SB13 | SB14 | ||
| 50 m butterfly | S5 | S6 | S7 | ||
| 100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | S13 | |
| 150 m medley | SM4 | ||||
| 200 m medley | SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 |
| SM11 | SM13 | SM14 | |||
| Freestyle relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
| Medley relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
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Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.
| World record |  |
4:40.44 | Toronto, Canada | 20 March 2015 |
| Paralympic record | |
4:42.28 | London, Great Britain | 31 August 2012 |
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4:45.06 | Adelaide, Australia | 9 April 2016 |
Heats
Heat 1
10:01 8 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lakeisha Patterson |  | 4:57.37 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Maddison Elliott | | 5:09.85 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Brickelle Bro | | 5:16.02 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Vensula Duskova |  | 5:20.20 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Cecilia Jeronimo de Araujo |  | 5:26.27 | |
| 6 | 6 | Mallory Weggemann | | 5:36.21 |
Heat 2
10:09 8 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jessica Long | | 4:48.26 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Stephanie Millward |  | 4:59.95 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Amalie Vinther |  | 5:13.99 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Abi Tripp |  | 5:21.09 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Sabrina Duchesne | | 5:24.51 | |
| 6 | 6 | Morgan Bird | | 5:25.08 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ailbhe Kelly |  | 5:41.36 |
Final
17:54 8 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Lakeisha Patterson | | 4:40.33 | WR PR |
 | 4 | Jessica Long | | 4:47.82 | |
 | 3 | Stephanie Millward | | 4:49.49 | |
| 4 | 6 | Maddison Elliott | | 5:02.13 | |
| 5 | 2 | Amalie Vinther | | 5:12.01 | |
| 6 | 8 | Abi Tripp | | 5:16.25 | |
| 7 | 7 | Brickelle Bro | | 5:16.38 | |
| 8 | 1 | Vendula Duskova | | 5:20.31 |
References
- "Women's 400m Freestyle - S8". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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