Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB5

The women's 100m breaststroke SB5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 100m Breaststroke SB5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates12 September
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning time1:36.92
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kirsten Bruhn  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rachel Lardière  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gitta Ráczkó  Hungary

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 10:25.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Florence Lancial   France 1:54.99 Q
2 Natallia Shavel   Belarus 1:56.14 Q
3 Nyree Lewis   Great Britain 2:00.45 Q
4 Yuri Kitamura   Japan 2:02.68 Q
5 Hannah May Clarke   Ireland 2:06.33
6 Julia Castelló   Spain 2:10.71

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kirsten Bruhn   Germany 1:36.30 Q, WR
2 Rachel Lardière   France 1:53.90 Q
3 Gitta Ráczkó   Hungary 1:56.88 Q
4 Fanni Illes   Hungary 2:06.29 Q
5 Kateryna Demyanenko   Ukraine 2:07.10
6 Choi Na Mi   South Korea 2:10.96

Final edit

Competed at 18:48.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Kirsten Bruhn   Germany 1:36.92
  Rachel Lardière   France 1:52.34
  Gitta Ráczkó   Hungary 1:54.49
4 Nyree Lewis   Great Britain 1:56.19
5 Florence Lancial   France 1:56.73
6 Natallia Shavel   Belarus 1:57.69
7 Yuri Kitamura   Japan 2:03.41
8 Fanni Illes   Hungary 2:07.52

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Breaststroke SB5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.