Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S10

The women's 100m backstroke S10 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 13 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. The final ended in a dead heat for first place, and two gold medals were awarded.

Women's 100m Backstroke S10
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates13 September
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Winning time1:10.57
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sophie Pascoe  New Zealand
1st place, gold medalist(s) Shireen Sapiro  South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Esther Morales Fernández  Spain

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 09:58.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sophie Pascoe   New Zealand 1:11.26 Q
2 Emma Cattle   Great Britain 1:14.05 Q
3 Susan Beth Scott   United States 1:14.09 Q
4 Elodie Lorandi   France 1:18.05
5 Anne Polinario   Canada 1:18.06
6 Anna Omielan   Poland 1:20.85
Wang Shuai   China DQ

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Shireen Sapiro   South Africa 1:13.04 Q
2 Sian Lucas   Australia 1:14.64 Q
3 Esther Morales Fernández   Spain 1:14.85 Q
4 Tarryn McGaw   Australia 1:16.58 Q
5 Katarzyna Pawlik   Poland 1:17.08 Q
6 Hannah MacDougall   Australia 1:17.87
7 Cai Hongmei   China 1:18.30
8 Maud Didier   France 1:20.84

Final edit

Competed at 18:34.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Sophie Pascoe   New Zealand 1:10.57 WR
  Shireen Sapiro   South Africa 1:10.57 WR
  Esther Morales Fernández   Spain 1:13.77
4 Susan Beth Scott   United States 1:13.97
5 Sian Lucas   Australia 1:14.66
6 Emma Cattle   Great Britain 1:14.68
7 Tarryn McGaw   Australia 1:15.66
8 Katarzyna Pawlik   Poland 1:20.08

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Backstroke S10". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.