Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S10 explained

Event:Women's 100m Backstroke S10
Games:2008 Summer
Win Value:1:10.57
Venue:Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:13 September
Competitors:15
Nations:10
Gold:Sophie Pascoe
Goldnpc:NZL
Gold2:Shireen Sapiro
Goldnpc2:RSA
Bronze:Esther Morales Fernández
Bronzenpc:ESP

The women's 100m backstroke S10 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 13 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. The final ended in a dead heat for first place, and two gold medals were awarded.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:58.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1:11.26 Q
2 1:14.05 Q
3 1:14.09 Q
4 1:18.05
5 1:18.06
6 1:20.85
DQ

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1:13.04 Q
2 1:14.64 Q
3 1:14.85 Q
4 1:16.58 Q
5 1:17.08 Q
6 1:17.87
7 1:18.30
8 1:20.84

Final

Competed at 18:34.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1:10.57 WR
1:10.57 WR
1:13.77
4 1:13.97
5 1:14.66
6 1:14.68
7 1:15.66
8 1:20.08
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified.

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