Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre butterfly S6

The women's 50m butterfly S6 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.

Women's 50m Butterfly S6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates13 September
Competitors14 from 11 nations
Winning time38.44
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jiang Fuying  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anastasia Diodorova  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olena Akopyan  Ukraine

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 09:21.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Olena Akopyan   Ukraine 40.51 Q
2 Sarah Rose   Australia 41.37 Q
3 Doramitzi Gonzalez   Mexico 44.00
4 Natalie Jones   Great Britain 44.69
5 Elizabeth Johnson   Great Britain 45.94
6 Maria Teresa Perales   Spain 48.05
7 Natallia Shavel   Belarus 48.72

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jiang Fuying   China 39.32 Q, WR
2 Inbal Shwartz   Israel 40.79 Q
3 Anastasia Diodorova   Russia 40.90 Q
4 Eleanor Simmonds   Great Britain 43.69 Q
5 Miranda Uhl   United States 43.98 Q
6 Casey Johnson   United States 43.99 Q
7 Maria Goetze   Germany 44.65

Final edit

Competed at 17:16.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Jiang Fuying   China 38.44 WR
  Anastasia Diodorova   Russia 39.93
  Olena Akopyan   Ukraine 40.72
4 Sarah Rose   Australia 40.95
5 Inbal Schwartz   Israel 41.05
6 Casey Johnson   United States 42.35
7 Miranda Uhl   United States 42.50
8 Eleanor Simmonds   Great Britain 43.14

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 50m Butterfly S6". 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.