Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S9

The women's 50 metre freestyle S9 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 5 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Women's 50 metre freestyle S9 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Aquatics Centre
Dates	5 September
Competitors	12 from 9 nations
Medalists
Lin Ping  China Louise Watkin  Great Britain Ellie Cole  Australia

Two heats were held, each of them with six competitors. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	5	Louise Watkin	Great Britain	29.35	Q
2	2	6	Lin Ping	China	29.59	Q, AS
3	2	4	Sarai Gascón Moreno	Spain	29.62	Q
4	1	3	Ellie Cole	Australia	29.75	Q
5	2	3	Annabelle Williams	Australia	30.03	Q
6	1	5	Irina Grazhdanova	Russia	30.14	Q
7	1	4	Natalie du Toit	South Africa	30.16	Q
8	1	6	Elizabeth Stone	United States	30.39	Q
9	1	7	Daniela Gimenez	Argentina	30.82
10	1	2	Amy Marren	Great Britain	31.02
11	2	2	Lauren Steadman	Great Britain	31.04
12	2	7	Katarina Roxon	Canada	31.78

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5	Lin Ping	China	29.12	PR
	4	Louise Watkin	Great Britain	29.21
	6	Ellie Cole	Australia	29.28	OC
4	3	Sarai Gascón Moreno	Spain	29.44
5	7	Irina Grazhdanova	Russia	29.66
6	2	Annabelle Williams	Australia	29.76
7	1	Natalie du Toit	South Africa	29.84
8	8	Elizabeth Stone	United States	30.72