Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S13

The women's 100m backstroke S13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 100m Backstroke S13 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	14 September
Competitors	9 from 7 nations
Winning time	1:09.09
Medalists
Chelsey Gotell  Canada Valerie Grand Maison  Canada Anna Efimenko  Russia

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:12.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Chelsey Gotell	Canada	1:11.83	Q
2	Kelley Becherer	United States	1:13.06	Q
3	Akari Kasamoto	Japan	1:14.43	Q
4	Jenny Coughlin	Great Britain	1:14.59	Q

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Iryna Balashova	Ukraine	1:12.64	Q
2	Valerie Grand Maison	Canada	1:13.11	Q
3	Anna Efimenko	Russia	1:13.59	Q
4	Prue Watt	Australia	1:15.65	Q
5	Teigan van Roosmalen	Australia	1:16.26

Final

Competed at 18:46.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Chelsey Gotell	Canada	1:09.09	WR
	Valerie Grand Maison	Canada	1:10.42
	Anna Efimenko	Russia	1:10.99
4	Kelley Becherer	United States	1:11.53
5	Iryna Balashova	Ukraine	1:12.65
6	Jenny Coughlin	Great Britain	1:14.67
7	Akari Kasamoto	Japan	1:14.85
8	Prue Watt	Australia	1:16.05

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Backstroke S13". 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.