2008 Team USA Paralympic Swimming Results - 12 Sep AM Prelim Session

In the preliminary rounds of day six of competition, Jessica Long (Baltimore, Md.) smashed another world record, this time in the women's 400m freestyle (S8.) Her time of 4:47.45 beat the former world record (4:53.14), which she set in 2006, by more than five seconds. Her nearest competitor, Heather Frederiksen (GBR) was ranked in the number two spot, more than 10 seconds behind Long.

Long, who didn't expect to drop so much time said: "I didn't feel great in the pool this morning. That shows I can go even faster. I really want to go 4:44 tonight."

So far during the Beijing Paralympic Games, Long has set three world records. In addition to today's race, she set the world records in the women's 200m IM (SM8) (2:41.85) and the women's 100m freestyle (S8) (1:06.81.)

Long will be competing for her sixth medal in tonight's finals, aiming to add to her current tally of three gold, one silver and one bronze in Beijing.

Team USA Results

• MEN'S 400M FREESTYLE - S8
  8th - GARCIA TOLSON Rudy 5:02.17
  9th - MIAZGA Tom 5:14.26

• WOMEN'S 400M FREESTYLE - S8
  1st - LONG Jessica 4:47.45 WR

• MEN'S 100M FREESTYLE - S11
  9th - SCHOLZ Philip 1:04.11

• MEN'S 100M FREESTYLE - S12
  4th - DUPREE Tucker 55.16

• MEN'S 100M BREASTSTROKE - SB4
  9th - DENNISTON Dave 1:53.23
  10th - PERKINS Roy 1:56.02

• MEN'S 100M BREASTSTROKE - SB5
  8th - PAULSON Aaron 1:44.68

• WOMEN'S 100M BREASTSTROKE - SB6
  4th - GRUEN Deborah 1:46.76
  5th - UHL Miranda 1:50.80
  11th - JOHNSON Casey 2:07.89

• MEN'S 400M FREESTYLE - S9
  6th - PROUT JR Michael 4:28.25
  9th - BARR Mark 4:30.48
  12th - PERRY Jarrett 4:38.55

• WOMEN'S 400M FREESTYLE - S9
  6th - STONE Elizabeth 5:01.24
  11th - STOCKWELL Melissa 5:09.89

WR = World Paralympic Record
PR = Paralympics Games Record

Full Results
2008 Beijing Paralympics Swimming