Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S9 explained

Event:	Women's 400m Freestyle S9
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	4:23.81
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	12 September
Competitors:	18
Nations:	12
Gold:	Natalie du Toit
Goldnpc:	RSA
Silver:	Stephanie Dixon
Silvernpc:	CAN
Bronze:	Ellie Cole
Bronzenpc:	AUS

The women's 400m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 11:11.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			4:54.25	Q
2			5:01.24	Q
3			5:08.76
4			5:22.67
5			5:23.29
				DQ

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			4:45.17	Q
2			4:47.78	Q
3			5:04.62	Q
4			5:09.89
5			5:10.30
6			5:22.92

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			4:24.75	Q, PR
2			4:54.46	Q
3			5:01.29	Q
4			5:06.97
5			5:10.10
6			5:25.70

Final

Competed at 20:17.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			4:23.81	WR
			4:39.73
			4:44.60
4			4:46.53
5			4:47.14
6			4:51.59
7			4:58.08
8			5:07.24

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References

• Web site: Heats and Final Results - Women's 400m Freestyle S9. 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.