Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8
# 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.

