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Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S6

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Women's 400m Freestyle S6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors10 from 7 nations
Winning time5:41.34
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eleanor Simmonds  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mirjam de Koning-Peper  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maria Goetze  Germany
2004
2012

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

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Heats

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Competed from 09:49.

Heat 1

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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

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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

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Competed at 18:16.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eleanor Simmonds  Great Britain 5:41.34 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mirjam de Koning-Peper  Netherlands 5:43.76
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  • "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.