Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S8

Women's 400m Freestyle S8 at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Swimming
Venue	Olympic Aquatic Centre
Dates	24 September 2004
Competitors	13 from 11 nations
Winning time	5:07.88
Medalists
Jessica Long  United States Lichelle Clarke  Australia Heidi Andreasen  Faroe Islands

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Women's events
50 m freestyle		S2	S3	S4	S5
	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10
	S11	S12	S13
100 m freestyle		S2	S3	S4	S5
	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10
	S11	S12	S13
200 m freestyle				S4	S5
400 m freestyle	S6	S7		S9	S10
		S12	S13
50 m backstroke		S2	S3	S4	S5
100 m backstroke	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10
	S11	S12	S13
50 m breaststroke			SB3
100 m breaststroke				SB4	SB5
	SB6	SB7	SB8	SB9
	SB11	SB12	SB13
50 m butterfly				S4	S5
	S6	S7
100 m butterfly			S8	S9	S10
		S12	S13
150 m medley				SM4
200 m medley	SM6	SM7	SM8	SM9	SM10
	SM11	SM12	SM13
Freestyle relays	4 × 50 m (20pts)
	4 × 100 m (34pts)
Medley relays	4 × 50 m (20pts)
	4 × 100 m (34pts)

The Women's 400 metre freestyle S8 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 24 September.^[1] It was won by Jessica Long, representing the United States.^[2]

Heat 1

24 Sept. 2004, morning session

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Heidi Andreasen (FRO)	5:28.27
2	Chantal Boonacker (NED)	5:31.18
3	Lichelle Clarke (AUS)	5:32.39
4	Christina Heer (SUI)	5:50.49
5	Magdalena Jaroslawska (POL)	5:52.48
6	Immacolata Cerasuolo (ITA)	6:09.17

Heat 2

24 Sept. 2004, morning session

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Jessica Long (USA)	5:12.87
2	Keren Or Leybovitch (ISR)	5:32.28
3	Katrina Porter (AUS)	5:34.54
4	Andrea Cole (CAN)	5:43.92
5	Aneta Michalska (POL)	5:46.98
6	Timea Poprocsi (HUN)	6:00.98
7	Lu Weiyuan (CHN)	6:33.07

24 Sept. 2004, evening session

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Jessica Long (USA)	5:07.88	PR
	Lichelle Clarke (AUS)	5:22.99
	Heidi Andreasen (FRO)	5:26.29
4	Chantal Boonacker (NED)	5:31.51
5	Aneta Michalska (POL)	5:33.20
6	Keren Or Leybovitch (ISR)	5:34.43
7	Katrina Porter (AUS)	5:35.63
8	Andrea Cole (CAN)	5:44.29