Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S7

Women's 400m Freestyle S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates11 September
Competitors11 from 8 nations
Winning time5:17.41
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Erin Popovich  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cortney Jordan  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kirsten Bruhn  Germany
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The women's 400m freestyle S7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:15.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Cortney Jordan  United States 5:31.27 Q
2 Chantal Boonacker  Netherlands 5:35.89 Q
3 Kirsten Bruhn  Germany 5:43.32 Q
4 Brianna Nelson  Canada 6:01.16 Q
5 Laura Jensen  Canada 6:02.13

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Erin Popovich  United States 5:34.18 Q
2 Katrina Porter  Australia 5:43.88 Q
3 Oxana Guseva  Russia 5:50.89 Q
4 Kim Ji Eun  South Korea 5:54.76 Q
5 Deborah Gruen  United States 6:05.90
6 Natasa Sobocan  Croatia 6:32.66

Final

Competed at 17:09.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Erin Popovich  United States 5:17.41 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cortney Jordan  United States 5:21.01
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kirsten Bruhn  Germany 5:28.22
4 Chantal Boonacker  Netherlands 5:35.31
5 Katrina Porter  Australia 5:44.93
6 Oxana Guseva  Russia 5:46.61
7 Kim Ji Eun  South Korea 5:51.52
8 Brianna Nelson  Canada 6:00.99

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 400m Freestyle S7". 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.