| Event: | Women's 50m Backstroke S5 |
| Games: | 2008 Summer |
| Win Value: | 41.03 |
| Venue: | Beijing National Aquatics Center |
| Dates: | 8 September |
| Competitors: | 14 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Gold: | Běla Hlaváčková |
| Goldnpc: | CZE |
| Silver: | Maria Teresa Perales |
| Silvernpc: | ESP |
| Bronze: | Karina Lauridsen |
| Bronzenpc: | DEN |
The women's 50m backstroke S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Competed from 10:13.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45.12 | Q | |||
| 2 | 51.19 | Q | |||
| 3 | 51.49 | Q | |||
| 4 | 55.88 | Q | |||
| 5 | 56.42 | ||||
| 6 | 57.90 | ||||
| 7 | 58.90 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41.17 | Q, PR | |||
| 2 | 44.92 | Q | |||
| 3 | 51.85 | Q | |||
| 4 | 55.01 | Q | |||
| 5 | |||||
| 6 | |||||
| DQ |
Competed at 19:02.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.03 | PR | ||||
| 44.58 | |||||
| 45.72 | |||||
| 4 | 50.87 | ||||
| 5 | 51.23 | ||||
| 6 | 52.04 | ||||
| 7 | 54.29 | ||||
| 8 | 55.41 |