Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley SM8

Women's 200m Individual Medley SM8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates11 September
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning time2:41.85
Medalists
   United States
   United States
   Great Britain
Swimming at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Women's events
50 m freestyle S3 S4 S5
S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
100 m freestyle S4 S5
S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
200 m freestyle S5
400 m freestyle S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S13
50 m backstroke S2 S3 S5
100 m backstroke S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S13
100 m breaststroke   SB4 SB5
SB6 SB7 SB8 SB9
SB12
50 m butterfly S6 S7
100 m butterfly S8 S9 S10
S12 S13
150 m ind. medley SM4
200 m ind. medley SM6 SM7 SM8 SM9 SM10
SM12 SM13

The women's 200m individual medley SM8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:01.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Vladykina, OlesyaOlesya Vladykina Russia 2:53.72 Q, PR
2 Frederiksen, HeatherHeather Frederiksen Great Britain 2:53.95 Q
3 Jiang Shengnan China 2:58.61 Q
4 Jin Xiaoqin China 3:04.29
5 Weinberg, StefanieStefanie Weinberg Germany 3:04.97
6 Vengerovskaya, AnnaAnna Vengerovskaya Russia 3:06.05

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Long, JessicaJessica Long United States 2:42.56 Q, WR
2 Everlove, AmandaAmanda Everlove United States 2:52.93 Q
3 Cerasuolo, ImmacolataImmacolata Cerasuolo Italy 2:56.16 Q
4 Andreasen, HeidiHeidi Andreasen Faroe Islands 3:00.70 Q
5 Lu Weiyuan China 3:01.03 Q
6 Nomura, ManamiManami Nomura Japan 3:03.25
7 Latham, RachaelRachael Latham Great Britain 3:08.25

Final

Competed at 17:55.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Long, JessicaJessica Long United States 2:41.85 WR
2nd Everlove, AmandaAmanda Everlove United States 2:50.51
3rd Frederiksen, HeatherHeather Frederiksen Great Britain 2:53.15
4 Vladykina, OlesyaOlesya Vladykina Russia 2:53.79
5 Cerasuolo, ImmacolataImmacolata Cerasuolo Italy 2:56.24
6 Jiang Shengnan China 2:57.45
7 Andreasen, HeidiHeidi Andreasen Faroe Islands 2:59.00
8 Lu Weiyuan China 2:59.99

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

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