Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S6 explained

Event:	Women's 100m Backstroke S6
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	1:28.34
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	9 September
Competitors:	13
Nations:	12
Gold:	Mirjam de Koning-Peper
Goldnpc:	NED
Silver:	Nyree Lewis
Silvernpc:	GBR
Bronze:	Jiang Fuying
Bronzenpc:	CHN

The women's 100m backstroke S6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 9 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:18.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			1:32.65	Q
2			1:33.11	Q
3			1:42.21	Q
4			1:43.11	Q
5			1:44.00
6			1:44.37

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			1:30.34	Q
2			1:33.63	Q
3			1:36.20	Q
4			1:41.74	Q
5			1:43.98
6			1:48.14
7			1:51.42

Final

Competed at 17:12.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:28.34	PR
			1:29.35
			1:30.53
4			1:33.96
5			1:34.41
6			1:36.90
7			1:39.85
8			1:40.44

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

• Web site: Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Backstroke S6. International Paralympic Committee. 21 September 2012.
• Web site: Schedules & Results - Swimming. https://web.archive.org/web/20080930184928/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/SW.shtml. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 21 September 2012. 30 September 2008.