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

Event:	Women's 400m Freestyle S6
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	5:41.34
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	14 September
Competitors:	10
Nations:	7
Gold:	Eleanor Simmonds
Goldnpc:	GBR
Silver:	Mirjam de Koning-Peper
Silvernpc:	NED
Bronze:	Maria Goetze
Bronzenpc:	GER

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

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			6:00.34	Q
2			6:06.49	Q
3			6:13.85	Q
4			6:31.92	Q
5			6:49.80

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			5:56.24	Q
2			5:57.72	Q
3			6:15.97	Q
4			6:20.31	Q
5			6:43.09

Final

Competed at 18:16.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			5:41.34	WR
			5:43.76
			5:49.70
4			5:55.64
5			6:06.84
6			6:10.82
7			6:15.31
8			6:26.60

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

• Web site: Heats and Final Results - Women's 400m Freestyle S6. International Paralympic Committee. 21 September 2012.
• Web site: Schedules & Results - Swimming. https://web.archive.org/web/20080930184928/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/SW.shtml. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 21 September 2012. 30 September 2008.