title: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8
text: # Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8
  
  The women's 400m freestyle S8 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 31 August. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Competed from 09:45.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Heather Frederiksen | Great Britain | 4:58.29 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Maddison Elliott | Australia | 5:13.34 | Q |
  | 3 | 3 | McKenzie Coan | United States | 5:17.94 | Q |
  | 4 | 6 | Amalie Vinther | Denmark | 5:28.03 | |
  | 5 | 1 | Camille Berube | Canada | 5:39.14 | |
  | 6 | 7 | Charlotte Henshaw | Great Britain | 5:42.19 | |
  | 7 | 5 | Emma Hollis | Great Britain | 6:02.84 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Jessica Long | United States | 4:44.52 | Q, PR |
  | 2 | 3 | Morgan Bird | Canada | 5:19.15 | Q |
  | 3 | 6 | Julia Kabus | Germany | 5:19.20 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Romy Pansters | Netherlands | 5:19.80 | Q |
  | 5 | 5 | Brickelle Bro | United States | 5:27.15 | Q |
  | 6 | 7 | Lisa den Braber | Netherlands | 5:34.18 | |
  | 7 | 1 | Sarah Mailhot | Canada | 5:54.67 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Competed at 17:41.
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Jessica Long | United States | 4:42.28 | WR |
  | | 5 | Heather Frederiksen | Great Britain | 5:00.50 | |
  | | 3 | Maddison Elliott | Australia | 5:09.36 | |
  | 4 | 2 | Morgan Bird | Canada | 5:18.35 | |
  | 5 | 8 | Brickelle Bro | United States | 5:20.42 | |
  | 6 | 6 | McKenzie Coan | United States | 5:20.57 | |
  | 7 | 7 | Julia Kabus | Germany | 5:21.46 | |
  | 8 | 1 | Romy Pansters | Netherlands | 5:30.71 | |
  
  'Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.
  
  