Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S13

Women's 400m Freestyle S13 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	8 September
Competitors	9 from 6 nations
Winning time	4:28.64
Medalists
Valerie Grand Maison  Canada Anna Efimenko  Russia Kelley Becherer  United States Chelsey Gotell  Canada

The women's 400m freestyle S13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. The final produced a dead heat for third place and two bronze medals were awarded. The silver medal was won by Anna Efimenko of Russia, a more impaired S12 competitor. The gold medal was won by Valerie Grand Maison who set a world-record of 4:28.64 in the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:47.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Kelley Becherer	United States	4:42.18	Q
2	Anna Efimenko	Russia	4:46.25	Q
3	Prue Watt	Australia	4:49.80	Q
4	Jenny Coughlin	Great Britain	4:58.01	Q

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Valerie Grand Maison	Canada	4:36.16	Q, PR
2	Chelsey Gotell	Canada	4:44.05	Q
3	Rhiannon Henry	Great Britain	4:53.98	Q
4	Teigan van Roosmalen	Australia	4:58.20	Q
5	Lidia Marta Banos	Spain	5:00.03

Final

Competed at 17:45.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Valerie Grand Maison	Canada	4:28.64	WR
	Anna Efimenko	Russia	4:37.37
	Kelley Becherer	United States	4:37.50
	Chelsey Gotell	Canada	4:37.50
5	Rhiannon Henry	Great Britain	4:41.50
6	Prue Watt	Australia	4:46.21
7	Jenny Coughlin	Great Britain	4:56.85
8	Teigan van Roosmalen	Australia	5:02.17

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

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Women's 400m Freestyle S13". 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.