Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S9

Women's 400m Freestyle S9
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates4 September
Competitors11 from 8 nations
Winning time4:30.18
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Natalie du Toit  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephanie Millward  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ellie Cole  Australia
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The women's 400m freestyle S9 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 4 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:19.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Stephanie Millward  Great Britain 4:46.00 Q
2 6 Amy Marren  Great Britain 4:53.04 Q
3 3 Elizabeth Stone  United States 4:53.05 Q
4 5 Cai Yuqingyan  China 5:03.12
5 2 Katarina Roxon  Canada 5:17.03

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Natalie du Toit  South Africa 4:32.59 Q
2 5 Ellie Cole  Australia 4:53.01 Q
3 6 Christiane Reppe  Germany 4:55.44 Q
4 2 Lauren Steadman  Great Britain 4:56.23 Q
5 3 Emily Gray  South Africa 5:00.44 Q
6 7 Shanntol Ince  Trinidad and Tobago 5:27.88

Final

Competed at 18:10.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Natalie du Toit  South Africa 4:30.18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Stephanie Millward  Great Britain 4:40.01 EU
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Ellie Cole  Australia 4:42.87 OC
4 6 Amy Marren  Great Britain 4:50.79
5 7 Christiane Reppe  Germany 4:53.93
6 1 Lauren Steadman  Great Britain 4:55.17
7 8 Emily Gray  South Africa 4:59.77
8 2 Elizabeth Stone  United States 5:02.76

'Q = qualified for final. EU = European Record. OC = Oceania Record.

References

Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Heats Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Final Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine