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
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates10 September
Competitors11 from 8 nations
Winning time1:16.74
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jessica Long  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mariann Vestbostad  Norway

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 09:47.

Heat 1

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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

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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

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Competed at 18:10.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Heather Frederiksen   Great Britain 1:16.74 WR
  Jessica Long   United States 1:19.56
  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

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  • "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.