Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

The Women's 100 metre backstroke swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from 25 August to 3 September 2021. A total of ten events were contested over this distance.[1]

Schedule

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H Heats ½ Semifinals F Final
Date[2] Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28 Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3
Event M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E
S2 100m H F
S6 100m H F
S7 100m H F
S8 100m H F
S9 100m H F
S10 100m H F
S11 100m H F
S12 100m H F
S13 100m H F
S14 100m H F

Medal summary

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The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 100 metre backstroke events.

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
S2
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Yip Pin Xiu
  Singapore
2:16.61 Miyuki Yamada
  Japan
2:26.18 Fabiola Ramirez
  Mexico
2:36.54
S6
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Elizabeth Marks
  United States
1:19.57 WR Jiang Yuyan
  China
1:20.65 Verena Schott
  Germany
1:21.16
S7
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Mallory Weggemann
  United States
1:21.27 PR Danielle Dorris
  Canada
1:21.91 Julia Gaffney
  United States
1:22.02
S8
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Tupou Neiufi
  New Zealand
1:16.84 Kateryna Denysenko
  Ukraine
1:18.31 Jessica Long
  United States
1:18.55
S9
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Hannah Aspden
  United States
1:09.22 Nuria Marqués Soto
  Spain
1:10.26 Sophie Pascoe
  New Zealand
1:11.15
S10
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Bianka Pap
  Hungary
1:06.70 Aurélie Rivard
  Canada
1:08.94 Lisa Kruger
  Netherlands
1:09.44
S11
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Cai Liwen
  China
1:13.46 WR Wang Xinyi
  China
1:13.71 Li Guizhi
  China
1:16.98
S12
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Hannah Russell
  Great Britain
1:08.44 Daria Pikalova
  RPC
1:08.76 Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago
  Brazil
1:09.18
S13
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Gia Pergolini
  United States
1:04.64 WR Carlotta Gilli
  Italy
1:06.10 Katja Dedekind
  Australia
1:06.49
S14
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Bethany Firth
  Great Britain
1:05.92 Valeriia Shabalina
  RPC
1:06.85 Jessica-Jane Applegate
  Great Britain
1:07.93

Results

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The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 100 metre backstroke events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

The S2 category is for swimmers who may have limited function in their hands, trunk, and legs, and mainly rely on their arms to swim.

The final in this classification took place on 25 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Yip Pin Xiu   Singapore 2:16.61
  3 Miyuki Yamada   Japan 2:26.18
  7 Fabiola Ramirez   Mexico 2:36.54
4 5 Feng Yazhu   China 2:37.04
5 2 Veronika Medchainova   RPC 2:40.05
6 6 Angela Procida   Italy 2:43.58
7 1 Zsanett Adámi   Hungary 3:11.88
8 8 Elif Ildem   Turkey 3:13.39

The S6 category is for swimmers who have short stature, arm amputations, or some form of coordination problem on one side of their body.

The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Elizabeth Marks   United States 1:19.57 WR
  7 Jiang Yuyan   China 1:20.65
  6 Verena Schott   Germany 1:21.16
4 3 Shelby Newkirk   Canada 1:21.79
5 2 Song Lingling   China 1:22.21
6 5 Yelyzaveta Mereshko   Ukraine 1:22.58
7 8 Anna Hontar   Ukraine 1:24.14
8 1 Nora Meister   Switzerland 1:24.52

The S7 category is for swimmers who have one leg and one arm amputation on opposite side, or paralysis on one side of their body. These swimmers have full control of their arms and trunk but variable function in their legs.

The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Mallory Weggemann   United States 1:21.27 PR
  3 Danielle Dorris   Canada 1:21.91
  4 Julia Gaffney   United States 1:22.02
4 6 McKenzie Coan   United States 1:23.10
5 2 Camille Bérubé   Canada 1:25.04
6 7 Erel Halevi   Israel 1:40.68

The S8 category is for swimmers who have a single amputation, or restrictive movement in their hip, knee and ankle joints.

The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Tupou Neiufi   New Zealand 1:16.84
  6 Kateryna Denysenko   Ukraine 1:18.31
  3 Jessica Long   United States 1:18.55
4 2 Xenia Francesca Palazzo   Italy 1:20.90
5 1 Mira Jeanne Maack   Germany 1:22.77
6 7 Mariia Pavlova   RPC 1:23.24
4 Viktoriia Ishchiulova   RPC DNS

The S9 category is for swimmers who have joint restrictions in one leg, or double below-the-knee amputations.

The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Hannah Aspden   United States 1:09.22
  5 Núria Marquès Soto   Spain 1:10.26
  3 Sophie Pascoe   New Zealand 1:11.15
4 6 Ellie Cole   Australia 1:13.15
5 7 Elizabeth Smith   United States 1:14.24
6 1 Zsofia Konkoly   Hungary 1:14.38
7 2 Lina Watz   Sweden 1:14.86
8 8 Stephanie Millward   Great Britain 1:15.49

The S10 category is for swimmers who have minor physical impairments, for example, loss of one hand.

The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Bianka Pap   Hungary 1:06.70
  2 Aurélie Rivard   Canada 1:08.94
  6 Lisa Kruger   Netherlands 1:09.44
4 5 Jasmine Greenwood   Australia 1:10.34
5 3 Anaëlle Roulet   France 1:10.83
6 7 Anastasiia Gontar   RPC 1:11.49
7 1 Zhang Meng   China 1:12.63
8 8 Émeline Pierre   France 1:13.52

The S11 category is for swimmers who have severe visual impairments and have very low or no light perception, such as blindness, they are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They use tappers when competing in swimming events.

The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Cai Liwen   China 1:13.46 WR
  4 Wang Xinyi   China 1:13.71
  3 Li Guizhi   China 1:16.98
4 6 Anastasiia Shevchenko   RPC 1:20.00
5 2 Sofiia Polikarpova   RPC 1:21.52
6 7 Maryna Piddubna   Ukraine 1:21.65
7 1 Kateryna Tkachuk   Ukraine 1:21.76
8 8 Martina Rabbolini   Italy 1:24.34

The S12 category is for swimmers who have moderate visual impairment and have a visual field of less than 5 degrees radius. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.

The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Hannah Russell   Great Britain 1:08.44
  4 Daria Pikalova   RPC 1:08.76
  3 Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago   Brazil 1:09.18
4 6 María Delgado   Spain 1:12.83
5 7 Alessia Berra   Italy 1:14.33
6 1 Yaryna Matlo   Ukraine 1:16.25
7 2 Analuz Pellitero   Argentina 1:17.78
8 8 Aliya Rakhimbekova   Kazakhstan 1:23.74

The S13 category is for swimmers who have minor visual impairment and have high visual acuity. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.

The final in this classification took place on 26 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Gia Pergolini   United States 1:04.64 WR
  3 Carlotta Gilli   Italy 1:06.10
  5 Katja Dedekind   Australia 1:06.49
4 2 Anna Krivshina   RPC 1:07.29
5 8 Shokhsanamkhon Toshpulatova   Uzbekistan 1:08.37
6 7 Róisín Ní Riain   Ireland 1:08.61
7 6 Nigorakhon Mirzokhidova   Uzbekistan 1:09.85
8 1 Colleen Young   United States 1:09.89

The S14 category is for swimmers who have an intellectual impairment.

The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Bethany Firth   Great Britain 1:05.92
  3 Valeriia Shabalina   RPC 1:06.85
  5 Jessica-Jane Applegate   Great Britain 1:07.93
4 6 Madeleine McTernan   Australia 1:09.82
5 2 Ana Karolina Soares   Brazil 1:11.29
6 7 Chan Yui-lam   Hong Kong 1:12.49
7 8 Kasumi Fukui   Japan 1:12.58
8 1 Ruby Storm   Australia 1:15.38

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming". Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Swimming Competition Schedule". Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.