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

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.

Women's 400m Freestyle S6 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	14 September
Competitors	10 from 7 nations
Winning time	5:41.34
Medalists
Eleanor Simmonds  Great Britain Mirjam de Koning-Peper  Netherlands Maria Goetze  Germany

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.