The women's 100 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 11 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held, with seven swimmers in each. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final, which was won by Australia's Maddison Elliott.
| Women's 100 metre freestyle S8 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Maddison Elliott (AUS)
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1:04:71 | Glasgow, Great Britain | 2015 |
| Paralympic record | Maddison Elliott (AUS)
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1:04:73 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2016 |
Heats edit
Heat 1 edit
11:20 11 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jessica Long |  United States |
1:06.07 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Lakeisha Patterson |  Australia |
1:07.45 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Abi Tripp |  Canada |
1:10.30 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Mallory Weggemann | United States |
1:11.17 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Amalie Vinther |  Denmark |
1:11.90 | |
| 6 | 7 | Vendula Duskova |  Czech Republic |
1:15.80 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ailbhe Kelly |  Ireland |
1:20.65 |
Heat 2 edit
11:23 11 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Maddison Elliott | Australia |
1:07.69 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Stephanie Millward |  Great Britain |
1:08.24 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Cecilia Jeronimo de Araujo |  Brazil |
1:09.73 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Morgan Bird | Canada |
1:09.92 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Brickelle Bro | United States |
1:14.41 | |
| 6 | 1 | Sabrina Duchesne | Canada |
1:15.41 | |
| 7 | 8 | Anezka Floriankova | Czech Republic |
1:20.29 |
Final edit
19:36 11 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Maddison Elliott | Australia |
1:04.73 | PR |
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5 | Lakeisha Patterson | Australia |
1:05.08 | |
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6 | Stephanie Millward | Great Britain |
1:05.16 | |
| 4 | 4 | Jessica Long | United States |
1:05.72 | |
| 5 | 7 | Morgan Bird | Canada |
1:09.67 | |
| 6 | 2 | Cecilia Jeronimo de Araujo | Brazil |
1:09.83 | |
| 7 | 1 | Abi Tripp | Canada |
1:10.40 | |
| 8 | 8 | Mallory Weggemann | United States |
1.11.80 |
References edit
- "Women's 100m Freestyle - S8 - Heats". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- "Women's 100m Freestyle - S8 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
