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

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.

Women's 400m Freestyle S6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors10 from 7 nations
Winning time5:41.34
Medalists
Eleanor Simmonds  Great Britain
Mirjam de Koning-Peper  Netherlands
Maria Goetze  Germany

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
Eleanor Simmonds Great Britain5:41.34WR
Mirjam de Koning-Peper Netherlands5:43.76
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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