Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S6

The women's 100m backstroke S6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 9 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 100m Backstroke S6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates9 September
Competitors13 from 12 nations
Winning time1:28.34
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mirjam de Koning-Peper  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nyree Lewis  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jiang Fuying  China

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 09:18.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Mirjam de Koning-Peper   Netherlands 1:32.65 Q
2 Jiang Fuying   China 1:33.11 Q
3 Doramitzi Gonzalez   Mexico 1:42.21 Q
4 Maria Goetze   Germany 1:43.11 Q
5 Julia Castelló   Spain 1:44.00
6 Fanni Illes   Hungary 1:44.37

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nyree Lewis   Great Britain 1:30.34 Q
2 Karina Lauridsen   Denmark 1:33.63 Q
3 Anastasia Diodorova   Russia 1:36.20 Q
4 Miranda Uhl   United States 1:41.74 Q
5 Sarah Bowen   Australia 1:43.98
6 Inbal Schwartz   Israel 1:48.14
7 Casey Johnson   United States 1:51.42

Final edit

Competed at 17:12.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Mirjam de Koning-Peper   Netherlands 1:28.34 PR
  Nyree Lewis   Great Britain 1:29.35
  Jiang Fuying   China 1:30.53
4 Anastasia Diodorova   Russia 1:33.96
5 Karina Lauridsen   Denmark 1:34.41
6 Doramitzi Gonzalez   Mexico 1:36.90
7 Maria Goetze   Germany 1:39.85
8 Miranda Uhl   United States 1:40.44

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

References edit

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