Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S13

The women's 400m freestyle S13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. The final produced a dead heat for third place and two bronze medals were awarded. The silver medal was won by Anna Efimenko of Russia, a more impaired S12 competitor. The gold medal was won by Valerie Grand Maison who set a world-record of 4:28.64 in the final.

Women's 400m Freestyle S13 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	8 September
Competitors	9 from 6 nations
Winning time	4:28.64
Medalists
Valerie Grand Maison  Canada Anna Efimenko  Russia Kelley Becherer  United States Chelsey Gotell  Canada

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:47.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Kelley Becherer	United States	4:42.18	Q
2	Anna Efimenko	Russia	4:46.25	Q
3	Prue Watt	Australia	4:49.80	Q
4	Jenny Coughlin	Great Britain	4:58.01	Q

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Valerie Grand Maison	Canada	4:36.16	Q, PR
2	Chelsey Gotell	Canada	4:44.05	Q
3	Rhiannon Henry	Great Britain	4:53.98	Q
4	Teigan van Roosmalen	Australia	4:58.20	Q
5	Lidia Marta Banos	Spain	5:00.03

Final

Competed at 17:45.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Valerie Grand Maison	Canada	4:28.64	WR
	Anna Efimenko	Russia	4:37.37
	Kelley Becherer	United States	4:37.50
	Chelsey Gotell	Canada	4:37.50
5	Rhiannon Henry	Great Britain	4:41.50
6	Prue Watt	Australia	4:46.21
7	Jenny Coughlin	Great Britain	4:56.85
8	Teigan van Roosmalen	Australia	5:02.17

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Women's 400m Freestyle S13". 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.