Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S7

The women's 100m backstroke S7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 10 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 100m Backstroke S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates10 September
Competitors10 from 8 nations
Winning time1:24.30
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Katrina Porter  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kirsten Bruhn  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chantal Boonacker  Netherlands

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 09:33.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Katrina Porter   Australia 1:24.44 Q, WR
2 Cortney Jordan   United States 1:30.14 Q
3 Laura Jensen   Canada 1:34.12 Q
4 Kim Ji Eun   South Korea 1:35.28 Q
5 Natasa Sobocan   Croatia 1:46.48

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kirsten Bruhn   Germany 1:26.54 Q
2 Chantal Boonacker   Netherlands 1:26.68 Q
3 Brianna Nelson   Canada 1:29.96 Q
4 Shelley Rogers   Australia 1:31.49 Q
5 Dorottya Baka   Hungary 1:40.14

Final edit

Competed at 17:43.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Katrina Porter   Australia 1:24.30 WR
  Kirsten Bruhn   Germany 1:25.97
  Chantal Boonacker   Netherlands 1:26.30
4 Cortney Jordan   United States 1:26.57
5 Shelley Rogers   Australia 1:30.26
6 Brianna Nelson   Canada 1:30.43
7 Laura Jensen   Canada 1:31.90
8 Kim Ji Eun   South Korea 1:34.31

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References edit

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