The Women's 400 metre freestyle swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from 25 August to 2 September 2021. A total of seven events were contested over this distance.[1]
| Date[2] | Wed 25 | Thu 26 | Fri 27 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | |
| S6 400m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| S7 400m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| S8 400m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| S9 400m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| S10 400m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| S11 400m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| S13 400m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 400 metre freestyle events.
| S6 | 5:04.57 WR | 5:12.61 | 5:19.67 | ||||
| S7 | 5:05.84 | 5:06.32 | 5:11.89 | ||||
| S8 | 4:42.39 | 4:43.41 | 4:56.79 | ||||
| S9 | 4:36.68 | 4:36.76 | 4:39.32 | ||||
| S10 | 4:24.08 WR | 4:29.83 | 4:33.20 | ||||
| S11 | 4:54.49 WR | 5:05.34 | 5:07.56 | ||||
| S13 | 4:23.92 | 4:26.14 | 4:35.87 |
The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 400 metre freestyle events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S6.
The S6 category is for swimmers who have short stature, arm amputations, or some form of coordination problem on one side of their body.
The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5:04.57 | WR | ||||
| 3 | 5:12.61 | |||||
| 5 | 5:19.67 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 5:24.42 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 5:27.99 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 5:28.88 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 5:36.86 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 5:38.72 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S7.
The S7 category is for swimmers who have one leg and one arm amputation on opposite side or paralysis on one side of their body. These swimmers have full control of their arms and trunk but variable function in their legs.
The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5:05.84 | |||||
| 5 | 5:06.32 | |||||
| 3 | 5:11.89 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 5:13.55 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 5:20.59 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 5:34.12 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 5:44.97 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 5:54.31 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8.
The S8 category is for swimmers who have a single amputation, or restrictive movement in their hip, knee and ankle joints.
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4:42.39 | |||||
| 5 | 4:43.41 | |||||
| 3 | 4:56.79 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 5:07.67 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 5:12.82 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 5:20.71 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 5:22.44 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 6:00.36 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S9.
The S9 category is for swimmers who have joint restrictions in one leg or double below-the-knee amputations.
The final in this classification took place on 25 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4:36.68 | |||||
| 4 | 4:36.76 | |||||
| 5 | 4:39.32 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 4:43.98 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | Xu Jialing | 4:51.00 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 4:52.64 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | Summer Schmit | 4:56.92 | |||
| 8 | 1 | 4:58.55 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S10.
The S10 category is for swimmers who have minor physical impairments, for example, loss of one hand.
The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4:24.08 | WR | ||||
| 3 | 4:29.83 | |||||
| 4 | 4:33.20 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 4:44.50 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 4:48.73 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 4:49.79 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S11.
The S11 category is for swimmers who have severe visual impairments and have very low or no light perception, such as blindness, they are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They use tappers when competing in swimming events.
The final in this classification took place on 26 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4:54.49 | WR | ||||
| 5 | 5:05.34 | |||||
| 3 | 5:07.56 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 5:23.05 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 5:24.63 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 5:29.34 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 5:33.08 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 5:47.25 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S13.
The S13 category is for swimmers who have minor visual impairment and have high visual acuity. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.
The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4:23.92 | |||||
| 5 | 4:26.14 | |||||
| 3 | 4:35.87 | OC | ||||
| 4 | 6 | 4:36.65 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 4:44.09 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 4:46.88 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 4:47.45 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 4:50.01 |