Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S8
The women's 100m backstroke S8 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 S8 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 10 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:16.74 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results edit
Heats edit
Competed from 09:47.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariann Vestbostad |  Norway |
1:21.77 | Q |
| 2 | Rachael Latham |  Great Britain |
1:22.71 | Q |
| 3 | Keren Leibovitch |  Israel |
1:22.99 | Q |
| 4 | Stefanie Weinberg |  Germany |
1:27.86 | Q |
| 5 | Andrea Cole |  Canada |
1:39.26 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heather Frederiksen | Great Britain |
1:17.62 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Jessica Long |  United States |
1:20.44 | Q |
| 3 | Jin Xiaoqin |  China |
1:27.17 | Q |
| 4 | Lu Weiyuan | China |
1:27.76 | Q |
| 5 | Rhiannon Oliver |  Australia |
1:34.92 | |
| Amanda Everlove | United States |
DQ |
Final edit
Competed at 18:10.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Heather Frederiksen | Great Britain |
1:16.74 | WR |
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Jessica Long | United States |
1:19.56 | |
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Mariann Vestbostad | Norway |
1:20.86 | |
| 4 | Keren Leibovitch | Israel |
1:21.34 | |
| 5 | Rachael Latham | Great Britain |
1:22.38 | |
| 6 | Jin Xiaoqin | China |
1:25.48 | |
| 7 | Stefanie Weinberg | Germany |
1:27.96 | |
| 8 | Lu Weiyuan | China |
1:28.55 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.
References edit
- "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Backstroke S8". 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.