Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S9 explained

Event:	Women's 100m Freestyle S9
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	1:01.44
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	8 September
Competitors:	20
Nations:	12
Gold:	Natalie du Toit
Goldnpc:	RSA
Silver:	Louise Watkin
Silvernpc:	GBR
Bronze:	Stephanie Dixon
Bronzenpc:	CAN
Prev:	2004
Next:	2012

The women's 100m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 11:07.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			1:05.11	Q
2			1:05.66	Q
3			1:06.03	Q
4			1:08.46
5			1:09.55
6			1:09.59

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			1:04.91	Q
2			1:06.30
3			1:06.67
4			1:06.78
5			1:06.81
6			1:07.36
7			1:10.24

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			1:02.19	Q, PR
2			1:05.05	Q
3			1:05.06	Q
4			1:05.71	Q
5			1:06.85
6			1:09.15
7			1:09.81

Final

Competed at 20:27.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:01.44	PR
			1:03.85
			1:03.89
4			1:04.24
5			1:04.52
6			1:04.86
7			1:05.43
8			1:05.65

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

• Web site: Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Freestyle S9. 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.