The women's 100 metre backstroke S14 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 8 September, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held, the first with four swimmer and the second with five swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
| Women's 100 metre backstroke S14 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition[update], the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Bethany Firth (GBR)
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1:04.70 | Glasgow, Great Britain | 28 March 2015 |
| Paralympic record |  Bethany Firth (IRL)
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1:08.93 | London, Great Britain | 31 August 2012 |
| 2016 World leading | Bethany Firth (GBR)
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1:04.73 | Sheffield, Great Britain | 27 July 2016 |
Heats
editHeat 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Marlou van der Kulk |  Netherlands |
1:07.23 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Pernilla Lindberg |  Sweden |
1:15.54 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Janina Breuer |  Germany |
1:16.26 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Michelle Alonso Morales |  Spain |
1:19.05 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Bethany Firth |  Great Britain |
1:04.53 | Q, WR |
| 2 | 5 | Jessica-Jane Applegate | Great Britain |
1:08.41 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Kang Jung Eun |  South Korea |
1:14.14 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Leslie Cichocki |  United States |
1:16.80 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Xenia Palazzo |  Italy |
1:18.26 | Q |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Bethany Firth | Great Britain |
1:04.05 | WR |
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5 | Marlou van der Kulk | Netherlands |
1:06.33 | |
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3 | Jessica-Jane Applegate | Great Britain |
1:08.67 | |
| 4 | 6 | Kang Jung Eun | South Korea |
1:13.95 | |
| 5 | 2 | Pernilla Lindberg | Sweden |
1:15.40 | |
| 6 | 7 | Janina Breuer | Germany |
1:16.02 | |
| 7 | 1 | Leslie Cichocki | United States |
1:16.76 | |
| 8 | 8 | Xenia Palazzo | Italy |
1:17.64 |
References
edit- "Women's 100m Backstroke - S14". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 8 September 2016.[permanent dead link]