Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly S8

The women's 100m butterfly S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 7 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 100m Butterfly S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates7 September
Competitors12 from 9 nations
Winning time1:11.96
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jessica Long  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amanda Everlove  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jin Xiaoqin  China

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 10:39.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Chen Zhonglan   China 1:16.24 Q
2 Jin Xiaoqin   China 1:17.26 Q
3 Immacolata Cerasuolo   Italy 1:17.50 Q
4 Anna Vengerovskaya   Russia 1:22.58
5 Stefanie Weinberg   Germany 1:23.48
6 Valeria Lira   Brazil 1:32.58

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Amanda Everlove   United States 1:11.64 Q
2 Jessica Long   United States 1:12.54 Q
3 Lu Weiyuan   China 1:16.18 Q
4 Rachael Latham   Great Britain 1:17.72 Q
5 Manami Nomura   Japan 1:21.94 Q
6 Andrea Cole   Canada 1:32.78

Final edit

Competed at 19:47.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Jessica Long   United States 1:11.96
  Amanda Everlove   United States 1:12.16
  Jin Xiaoqin   China 1:15.32
4 Chen Zhonglan   China 1:15.76
5 Lu Weiyuan   China 1:16.67
6 Immacolata Cerasuolo   Italy 1:17.14
7 Rachael Latham   Great Britain 1:18.61
8 Manami Nomura   Japan 1:20.64

Q = qualified for final.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Butterfly S8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 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 27 September 2012.