Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S5

The women's 50m backstroke S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 50m Backstroke S5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates8 September
Competitors14 from 12 nations
Winning time41.03
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Běla Hlaváčková  Czech Republic
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maria Teresa Perales  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karina Lauridsen  Denmark

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 10:13.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Karina Lauridsen   Denmark 45.12 Q
2 Diána Zámbó   Hungary 51.19 Q
3 Lisette Teunissen   Netherlands 51.49 Q
4 Beth Nothling   South Africa 55.88 Q
5 Nadia Porras   Mexico 56.42
6 Sonja Sigurdardottir   Iceland 57.90
7 Simone Fragoso   Portugal 58.90

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Běla Hlaváčková   Czech Republic 41.17 Q, PR
2 Maria Teresa Perales   Spain 44.92 Q
3 Mayumi Narita   Japan 51.85 Q
4 Yuka Kawamura   Japan 55.01 Q
5 Genevieve Pairoux-Lagardere   France 1:02.65
6 Diana Guimarães   Portugal 1:06.57
Marin Morrison   United States DQ

Final edit

Competed at 19:02.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Běla Hlaváčková   Czech Republic 41.03 PR
  Maria Teresa Perales   Spain 44.58
  Karina Lauridsen   Denmark 45.72
4 Lisette Teunissen   Netherlands 50.87
5 Mayumi Narita   Japan 51.23
6 Diána Zámbó   Hungary 52.04
7 Beth Nothling   South Africa 54.29
8 Yuka Kawamura   Japan 55.41

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results – Women's 50m Backstroke S5". 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.