Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S6
| Women's 400m Freestyle S6 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5:41.34 | ||||||||||||
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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 | Miranda Uhl |  United States | 6:00.34 | Q |
| 2 | Maria Goetze |  Germany | 6:06.49 | Q |
| 3 | Nyree Lewis |  Great Britain | 6:13.85 | Q |
| 4 | Erika Nara |  Japan | 6:31.92 | Q |
| 5 | Casey Johnson | United States | 6:49.80 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleanor Simmonds | Great Britain | 5:56.24 | Q |
| 2 | Mirjam de Koning-Peper |  Netherlands | 5:57.72 | Q |
| 3 | Doramitzi Gonzalez |  Mexico | 6:15.97 | Q |
| 4 | Mhairi Love | Great Britain | 6:20.31 | Q |
| 5 | Fanni Illes |  Hungary | 6:43.09 |
Final
Competed at 18:16.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Eleanor Simmonds | Great Britain | 5:41.34 | WR |
 | Mirjam de Koning-Peper | Netherlands | 5:43.76 | |
 | Maria Goetze | Germany | 5:49.70 | |
| 4 | Miranda Uhl | United States | 5:55.64 | |
| 5 | Doramitzi Gonzalez | Mexico | 6:06.84 | |
| 6 | Nyree Lewis | Great Britain | 6:10.82 | |
| 7 | Mhairi Love | Great Britain | 6:15.31 | |
| 8 | Erika Nara | Japan | 6:26.60 |
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.
