Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S13
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
Results -- Heats
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.