Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley SM9

The women's 200m individual medley SM9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 200m Individual Medley SM9
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates11 September
Competitors16 from 11 nations
Winning time2:27.83
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Natalie du Toit  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephanie Dixon  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Louise Watkin  Great Britain

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 10:21.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Louise Watkin   Great Britain 2:42.08 Q
2 Emilie Gral   France 2:44.82 Q
3 Brittany Gray   Canada 2:46.58 Q
4 Sarai Gascón Moreno   Spain 2:46.93
5 Kate Grey   Great Britain 2:48.15
6 Daniela Gimenez   Argentina 2:55.29
7 Katarina Roxon   Canada 2:55.75
8 Irina Grazhdanova   Russia 2:58.11

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Natalie du Toit   South Africa 2:30.13 Q
2 Stephanie Dixon   Canada 2:40.01 Q
3 Claire Cashmore   Great Britain 2:42.11 Q
4 Ellie Cole   Australia 2:42.26 Q
5 Paulina Wozniak   Poland 2:45.33 Q
6 Ellen Keane   Ireland 2:47.35
7 Joana Calado   Portugal 2:52.52
8 Ester Rodriguez   Spain 2:55.93

Final edit

Competed at 18:26.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Natalie du Toit   South Africa 2:27.83 WR
  Stephanie Dixon   Canada 2:37.54
  Louise Watkin   Great Britain 2:40.31
4 Claire Cashmore   Great Britain 2:42.09
5 Emilie Gral   France 2:42.48
6 Brittany Gray   Canada 2:45.49
7 Paulina Wozniak   Poland 2:46.14
Ellie Cole   Australia DNS

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DNS = did not start.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 200m Individual Medley SM9". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 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 27 September 2012.