Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle S12

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Women's 400 metre freestyle S12
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates30 August
Competitors12 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oxana Savchenko  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hannah Russell  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Deborah Font  Spain
Swimming at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Women's events
50 m freestyleS3S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
100 m freestyleS3S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
200 m freestyleS5
S14
400 m freestyleS6S7S8S9S10
S11S12
50 m backstrokeS2S4
100 m backstrokeS6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S14
100 m breaststrokeSB4SB5
SB6SB7SB8SB9
SB11SB12SB13SB14
50 m butterflyS5
S6S7
100 m butterflyS8S9S10
S12
200 m medleySM5
SM6SM7SM8SM9SM10
SM11SM12SM13
Freestyle relays4 × 100 m (34pts)
Medley relays4 × 100 m (34pts)

The women's 100 metre butterfly S12 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September, at the London Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park, London. The event was for athletes included in the S12 classification, which is for competitors with visual impairments.[1] Twelve swimmers took part, representing a total of nine different nations. Russia's Oxana Savchenko won the gold medal.

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Two heats were held, each with six swimmers; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. The heats took place on 30 August starting at 10:03 BST.[2] Great Britain's Hannah Russell won the first heat in a time of 4 minutes 41.25 seconds and was the fastest qualifier for the final. The second heat was won by Deborah Font of Spain who finished in a time of 4 minutes 46.72 seconds.[2]

Key
  •   Q   Qualified for next round

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Hannah Russell  Great Britain 4:41.25 Q
2 3 Amaya Alonso  Spain 4:53.07 Q
3 5 Anna Efimenko  Russia 4:57.33 Q
4 2 Natali Pronina  Azerbaijan 4:58.06 Q
5 6 Raquel Viel  Brazil 5:29.46
6 7 Nicole Frycova  Czech Republic 6:18.30

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Deborah Font  Spain 4:46.72 Q
2 6 Oxana Savchenko  Russia 4:48.10 Q
3 5 Naomi Maike Schnittger  Germany 4:58.93 Q
4 3 Yuliya Volkova  Ukraine 5:06.66 Q
5 7 Lenka Zahradnikova  Czech Republic 5:44.43
6 2 Matilde Estefania Alcazar Figueroa  Mexico 5:49.15

Final[edit]

The final was held on 30 August at 17:57 BST. Russia's Oxana Savchenko, swimming in lane 3, won the gold medal in a time of 4 minutes 37.89 seconds, finishing less than a second ahead of the 16-year-old British silver medallist Hannah Russell. Spain's Deborah Font was a further 1.15 seconds back in the bronze medal position.[3][4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Oxana Savchenko  Russia 4:37.89
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Hannah Russell  Great Britain 4:38.60
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Deborah Font  Spain 4:39.75
4 2 Anna Efimenko  Russia 4:51.29
5 7 Natali Pronina  Azerbaijan 4:53.40
6 6 Amaya Alonso  Spain 4:53.59
7 1 Naomi Maike Schnittger  Germany 4:56.38
8 8 Yuliya Volkova  Ukraine 5:00.18

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Swimming - Classification". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Women's 400m Freestyle - S12". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ^ Pearce, Nick (30 August 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Hannah Russell claims a silver medal to add to impressive GCSE haul in dream month". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Women's 400m Freestyle - S12 (Final)". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.


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