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
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	15 September
Competitors	9 from 6 nations
Winning time	1:13.64
Medalists
Ganna Ielisavetska  Ukraine Iryna Sotska  Ukraine Sara Carracelas  Spain

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:33.

Heat 1

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

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

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

• "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.