Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8
| Women's 400 metre freestyle S8 at the XV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | |||||||||
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| Dates | 8 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics |
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| Women's events | |||||
| 50 m freestyle | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 |
| S9 | S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | |
| 100 m freestyle | S3 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 |
| S9 | S10 | S11 | S13 | ||
| 200 m freestyle | S5 | S14 | |||
| 400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S13 | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| 100 m backstroke | S2 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 |
| S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | S14 | |
| 50 m breaststroke | SB3 | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | SB6 | SB7 | SB8 |
| SB9 | SB11 | SB13 | SB14 | ||
| 50 m butterfly | S5 | S6 | S7 | ||
| 100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | S13 | |
| 150 m medley | SM4 | ||||
| 200 m medley | SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 |
| SM11 | SM13 | SM14 | |||
| Freestyle relay | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
| Medley relay | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
The women's 400 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 8 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held, the first with six swimmers and the second with seven swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final, which was won by Australia's Lakeisha Patterson, in a world record time of 4:40.33.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Jessica Long (USA) |
4:40.44 | Toronto, Canada | 20 March 2015 |
| Paralympic record | Jessica Long (USA) |
4:42.28 | London, Great Britain | 31 August 2012 |
| 2016 World leading |  Lakeisha Patterson (AUS) |
4:45.06 | Adelaide, Australia | 9 April 2016 |
Heats
Heat 1
10:01 8 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | Duskova, VensulaVensula Duskova |  Czech Republic | 5:20.20 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Bro, BrickelleBrickelle Bro | United States | 5:16.02 | Q |
| 1 | 4 | Patterson, LakeishaLakeisha Patterson | Australia | 4:57.37 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Elliott, MaddisonMaddison Elliott | Australia | 5:09.85 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Weggemann, MalloryMallory Weggemann | United States | 5:36.21 | |
| 5 | 7 | Jeronimo de Araujo, CeciliaCecilia Jeronimo de Araujo |  Brazil | 5:26.27 |
Heat 2
10:09 8 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | Kelly, AilbheAilbhe Kelly |  Ireland | 5:41.36 | |
| 5 | 2 | Duchesne, SabrinaSabrina Duchesne |  Canada | 5:24.51 | |
| 3 | 3 | Vinther, AmalieAmalie Vinther |  Denmark | 5:13.99 | Q |
| 1 | 4 | Long, JessicaJessica Long | United States | 4:48.26 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Millward, StephanieStephanie Millward |  Great Britain | 4:59.95 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Bird, MorganMorgan Bird | Canada | 5:25.08 | |
| 4 | 7 | Tripp, AbiAbi Tripp | Canada | 5:21.09 | Q |
Final
17:54 8 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 5 | Patterson, LakeishaLakeisha Patterson | Australia | 4:40.33 | WR PR |
 | 4 | Long, JessicaJessica Long | United States | 4:47.82 | |
 | 3 | Millward, StephanieStephanie Millward | Great Britain | 4:49.49 | |
| 4 | 6 | Elliott, MaddisonMaddison Elliott | Australia | 5:02.13 | |
| 5 | 2 | Vinther, AmalieAmalie Vinther | Denmark | 5:12.01 | |
| 6 | 8 | Tripp, AbiAbi Tripp | Canada | 5:16.25 | |
| 7 | 7 | Bro, BrickelleBrickelle Bro | United States | 5:16.38 | |
| 8 | 1 | Duskova, VendulaVendula Duskova | Canada | 5:20.31 |
References
- "Women's 400m Freestyle - S8". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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