| Event: | Women's 400 metre freestyle S12 |
| Games: | 2012 Summer |
| Venue: | London Aquatics Centre |
| Dates: | 30 August |
| Competitors: | 12 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Gold: | Oxana Savchenko |
| Goldnpc: | RUS |
| Silver: | Hannah Russell |
| Silvernpc: | GBR |
| Bronze: | Deborah Font |
| Bronzenpc: | ESP |
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.
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]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Hannah Russell | 4:41.25 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Amaya Alonso | 4:53.07 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Anna Efimenko | 4:57.33 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Natali Pronina | 4:58.06 | Q | |
| 5 | 6 | Raquel Viel | 5:29.46 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Nicole Frycova | 6:18.30 | ||
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Deborah Font | 4:46.72 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | Oxana Savchenko | 4:48.10 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Naomi Maike Schnittger | 4:58.93 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Yuliya Volkova | 5:06.66 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | Lenka Zahradnikova | 5:44.43 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Matilde Estefania Alcazar Figueroa | 5:49.15 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Oxana Savchenko | 4:37.89 | |||
| 4 | Hannah Russell | 4:38.60 | |||
| 5 | Deborah Font | 4:39.75 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Anna Efimenko | 4:51.29 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Natali Pronina | 4:53.40 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Amaya Alonso | 4:53.59 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Naomi Maike Schnittger | 4:56.38 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Yuliya Volkova | 5:00.18 | ||