Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre butterfly

The Women's 50 metre butterfly swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from August 27 to September 3, 2021. A total of three events were contested over this distance.[1]

Schedule

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H Heats ½ Semifinals F Final
Date[2] 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
S5 50m H F
S6 50m H F
S7 50m H F

Medal summary

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The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 50 metre butterfly events.

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
S5
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Lu Dong
  China
39.54 WR Marta Fernández
  Spain
40.22 WR Cheng Jiao
  China
43.04
S6
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Jiang Yuyan
  China
34.69 Nicole Turner
  Ireland
36.30 Elizabeth Marks
  United States
36.83
S7
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Danielle Dorris
  Canada
32.99 WR Mallory Weggemann
  United States
34.30 Giulia Terzi
  Italy
34.32

Results

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The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 50 metre butterfly 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 S5 category is for swimmers who have hemiplegia, paraplegia or short stature.

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Lu Dong   China 39.54 WR (S5)
  5 Marta Fernández Infante   Spain 40.22 WR (S4)
  3 Cheng Jiao   China 43.04
4 7 Joana Maria da Silva Neves   Brazil 45.33
5 6 Sevilay Öztürk   Turkey 45.81
6 2 Yao Cuan   China 46.13
7 1 Esthefany Rodrigues   Brazil 46.49
8 8 Giulia Ghiretti   Italy 46.66

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 30 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Jiang Yuyan   China 34.69
  5 Nicole Turner   Ireland 36.30
  3 Elizabeth Marks   United States 36.83 AM
4 7 Verena Schott   Germany 37.03
5 6 Eleanor Robinson   Great Britain 37.08
6 2 Sara Vargas Blanco   Colombia 37.33
7 1 Liu Daomin   China 38.38
8 8 Viktoriia Savtsova   Ukraine 41.04

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 3 September 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Danielle Dorris   Canada 32.99 WR
  5 Mallory Weggemann   United States 34.30
  3 Giulia Terzi   Italy 34.32 ER
4 6 Ani Palian   RPC 35.73
5 2 Julia Gaffney   United States 35.74
6 8 Nikita Howarth   New Zealand 36.92
7 7 McKenzie Coan   United States 37.47
8 1 An Nishida   Japan 37.98

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.