title: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S7
text: # Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S7
  
  The women's 400 metre freestyle S7 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 6 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.
  
  Two heats were held, one with six swimmers and one with five swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
  
  ## Heats
  
  ### Heat 1
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Susannah Rodgers | Great Britain | 5:22.08 | Q, EU |
  | 2 | 5 | Ani Palian | Ukraine | 5:23.49 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Brianna Nelson | Canada | 5:46.00 | Q |
  | 4 | 6 | Erel Halevi | Israel | 5:48.43 | |
  | 5 | 3 | Susana Ribeiro | Brazil | 5:58.64 | |
  
  ### Heat 2
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Jacqueline Freney | Australia | 5:01.04 | Q, PR |
  | 2 | 5 | Cortney Jordan | United States | 5:25.75 | Q |
  | 3 | 3 | Rebecca Dubber | New Zealand | 5:27.79 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Katrina Porter | Australia | 5:44.50 | Q |
  | 5 | 6 | Verena Schott | Germany | 5:46.04 | Q |
  | 6 | 7 | Jessica Sarai Aviles Hernandez | Mexico | 6:05.13 | |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Jacqueline Freney | Australia | 4:59.02 | WR |
  | | 6 | Cortney Jordan | United States | 5:18.55 | |
  | | 5 | Susannah Rodgers | Great Britain | 5:18.93 | EU |
  | 4 | 3 | Ani Palian | Ukraine | 5:21.73 | |
  | 5 | 2 | Rebecca Dubber | New Zealand | 5:30.05 | |
  | 6 | 1 | Brianna Nelson | Canada | 5:40.64 | |
  | 7 | 7 | Katrina Porter | Australia | 5:41.48 | |
  | 8 | 8 | Verena Schott | Germany | 5:42.26 | |
  