Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S2

The women's 50m backstroke S2 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 50m Backstroke S2
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates15 September
Competitors9 from 6 nations
Winning time1:13.64
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ganna Ielisavetska  Ukraine
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Iryna Sotska  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sara Carracelas  Spain

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 09:33.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nataliia Semenova   Ukraine 1:23.69 Q
2 Danielle Watts   Great Britain 1:27.50 Q
3 Maria Liaskou   Greece 1:27.90 Q
4 Virginia Hernandez   Mexico 1:41.87

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Iryna Sotska   Ukraine 1:17.31 Q, WR
2 Ganna Ielisavetska   Ukraine 1:18.01 Q
3 Sara Carracelas   Spain 1:18.31 Q
4 Maria Kalpakidou   Greece 1:23.59 Q
5 Betiana Basualdo   Argentina 1:35.82 Q

Final edit

Competed at 17:11.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Ganna Ielisavetska   Ukraine 1:13.64 WR
  Iryna Sotska   Ukraine 1:15.53
  Sara Carracelas   Spain 1:16.33
4 Nataliia Semenova   Ukraine 1:23.85
5 Maria Liaskou   Greece 1:24.24
6 Maria Kalpakidou   Greece 1:25.56
7 Danielle Watts   Great Britain 1:27.28
8 Betiana Basualdo   Argentina 1:40.14

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 50m Backstroke S2". 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.