Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S7

The women's 50m freestyle S7 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 50m Freestyle S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Winning time33.84
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cortney Jordan  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Erin Popovich  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kirsten Bruhn  Germany

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 10:23.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Erin Popovich   United States 34.22 Q, PR
2 Chantal Boonacker   Netherlands 34.98 Q
3 Huang Min   China 35.68 Q
4 Kim Ji Eun   South Korea 37.31 Q

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kirsten Bruhn   Germany 34.77 Q
2 Cortney Jordan   United States 35.57 Q
3 Laura Jensen   Canada 36.70 Q
4 Brianna Nelson   Canada 37.76 Q
5 Margita Prokeinova   Slovakia 39.23

Final edit

Competed at 19:12.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Cortney Jordan   United States 33.84 PR
  Erin Popovich   United States 33.92
  Kirsten Bruhn   Germany 34.50
4 Chantal Boonacker   Netherlands 34.54
5 Huang Min   China 34.85
6 Laura Jensen   Canada 36.10
7 Brianna Nelson   Canada 37.96
Kim Ji Eun   South Korea DQ

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 50m Freestyle S7". 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.