# Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle

The Women's 400 metre freestyle swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from 25 August to 2 September 2021. A total of seven events were contested over this distance.

## Schedule

| H | Heats | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date | Wed 25 | Wed 25 | Thu 26 | Thu 26 | Fri 27 | Fri 27 | Sat 28 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Thu 2 |
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| S6 400m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| S7 400m | | | | | | | | | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| S8 400m | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | F | | | | |
| S9 400m | H | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S10 400m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | F | | |
| S11 400m | | | H | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S13 400m | | | | | H | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 400 metre freestyle events.
| Classification | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| S6 details | Jiang Yuyan China | 5:04.57 WR | Yelyzaveta Mereshko Ukraine | 5:12.61 | Nora Meister Switzerland | 5:19.67 |
| S7 details | McKenzie Coan United States | 5:05.84 | Giulia Terzi Italy | 5:06.32 | Julia Gaffney United States | 5:11.89 |
| S8 details | Morgan Stickney United States | 4:42.39 | Jessica Long United States | 4:43.41 | Xenia Palazzo Italy | 4:56.79 |
| S9 details | Lakeisha Patterson Australia | 4:36.68 | Zsófia Konkoly Hungary | 4:36.76 | Toni Shaw Great Britain | 4:39.32 |
| S10 details | Aurélie Rivard Canada | 4:24.08 WR | Bianka Pap Hungary | 4:29.83 | Oliwia Jabłońska Poland | 4:33.20 |
| S11 details | Anastasia Pagonis United States | 4:54.49 WR | Liesette Bruinsma Netherlands | 5:05.34 | Cai Liwen China | 5:07.56 |
| S13 details | Anna Stetsenko Ukraine | 4:23.92 | Carlotta Gilli Italy | 4:26.14 | Katja Dedekind Australia | 4:35.87 |

## Results

The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 400 metre freestyle events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

### S6

The S6 category is for swimmers who have short stature, arm amputations, or some form of coordination problem on one side of their body.
The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Jiang Yuyan | China | 5:04.57 | WR |
| | 3 | Yelyzaveta Mereshko | Ukraine | 5:12.61 | |
| | 5 | Nora Meister | Switzerland | 5:19.67 | |
| 4 | 2 | Maisie Summers-Newton | Great Britain | 5:24.42 | |
| 5 | 6 | Eleanor Simmonds | Great Britain | 5:27.99 | |
| 6 | 8 | Song Lingling | China | 5:28.88 | |
| 7 | 7 | Grace Harvey | Great Britain | 5:36.86 | |
| 8 | 1 | Laila Suzigan | Brazil | 5:38.72 | |

### S7

The S7 category is for swimmers who have one leg and one arm amputation on opposite side or paralysis on one side of their body. These swimmers have full control of their arms and trunk but variable function in their legs.
The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | McKenzie Coan | United States | 5:05.84 |
| | 5 | Giulia Terzi | Italy | 5:06.32 |
| | 3 | Julia Gaffney | United States | 5:11.89 |
| 4 | 6 | Ahalya Lettenberger | United States | 5:13.55 |
| 5 | 2 | Sabrina Duchesne | Canada | 5:20.59 |
| 6 | 1 | Sakura Koike | Japan | 5:34.12 |
| 7 | 7 | Erel Halevi | Israel | 5:44.97 |
| 8 | 8 | Naomi Somellera Mandujano | Mexico | 5:54.31 |

### S8

The S8 category is for swimmers who have a single amputation, or restrictive movement in their hip, knee and ankle joints.
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Morgan Stickney | United States | 4:42.39 |
| | 5 | Jessica Long | United States | 4:43.41 |
| | 3 | Xenia Francesca Palazzo | Italy | 4:56.79 |
| 4 | 6 | Nahia Zudaire Borrezo | Spain | 5:07.67 |
| 5 | 2 | Mira Jeanne Maack | Germany | 5:12.82 |
| 6 | 8 | Vendula Dušková | Czech Republic | 5:20.71 |
| 7 | 7 | Amalie Vinther | Denmark | 5:22.44 |
| 8 | 1 | Mariia Pavlova | RPC | 6:00.36 |

### S9

The S9 category is for swimmers who have joint restrictions in one leg or double below-the-knee amputations.
The final in this classification took place on 25 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 6 | Lakeisha Patterson | Australia | 4:36.68 |
| | 4 | Zsofia Konkoly | Hungary | 4:36.76 |
| | 5 | Toni Shaw | Great Britain | 4:39.32 |
| 4 | 3 | Ellie Cole | Australia | 4:43.98 |
| 5 | 7 | Xu Jialing | China | 4:51.00 |
| 6 | 2 | Nuria Marqués Soto | Spain | 4:52.64 |
| 7 | 8 | Summer Schmit | United States | 4:56.92 |
| 8 | 1 | Natalie Sims | United States | 4:58.55 |

### S10

The S10 category is for swimmers who have minor physical impairments, for example, loss of one hand.
The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Aurelie Rivard | Canada | 4:24.08 | WR |
| | 3 | Bianka Pap | Hungary | 4:29.83 | |
| | 4 | Oliwia Jabłońska | Poland | 4:33.20 | |
| 4 | 6 | Zara Mullooly | Great Britain | 4:44.50 | |
| 5 | 7 | María Barrera Zapata | Colombia | 4:48.73 | |
| 6 | 2 | Stefanny Rubi Cristino Zapata | Mexico | 4:49.79 | |

### S11

The S11 category is for swimmers who have severe visual impairments and have very low or no light perception, such as blindness, they are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They use tappers when competing in swimming events.
The final in this classification took place on 26 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Anastasia Pagonis | United States | 4:54.49 | WR |
| | 5 | Liesette Bruinsma | Netherlands | 5:05.34 | |
| | 3 | Cai Liwen | China | 5:07.56 | |
| 4 | 2 | Wang Xinyi | China | 5:23.05 | |
| 5 | 6 | Matilde Estefanía Alcázar Figueroa | Mexico | 5:24.63 | |
| 6 | 1 | McClain Hermes | United States | 5:29.34 | |
| 7 | 7 | Anastasiia Shevchenko | RPC | 5:33.08 | |
| 8 | 8 | Martina Rabbolini | Italy | 5:47.25 | |

### S13

The S13 category is for swimmers who have minor visual impairment and have high visual acuity. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.
The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Anna Stetsenko | Ukraine | 4:23.92 | |
| | 5 | Carlotta Gilli | Italy | 4:26.14 | |
| | 3 | Katja Dedekind | Australia | 4:35.87 | OC |
| 4 | 6 | Shokhsanamkhon Toshpulatova | Uzbekistan | 4:36.65 | |
| 5 | 7 | Róisín Ní Riain | Ireland | 4:44.09 | |
| 6 | 2 | María Delgado Nadal | Spain | 4:46.88 | |
| 7 | 1 | Makayla Nietzel | United States | 4:47.45 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ayano Tsujiuchi | Japan | 4:50.01 | |