Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S13 explained

Event:	Women's 100m Backstroke S13
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	1:09.09
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	14 September
Competitors:	9
Nations:	7
Gold:	Chelsey Gotell
Goldnpc:	CAN
Silver:	Valerie Grand Maison
Silvernpc:	CAN
Bronze:	Anna Efimenko
Bronzenpc:	RUS

The women's 100m backstroke S13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:12.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			1:11.83	Q
2			1:13.06	Q
3			1:14.43	Q
4			1:14.59	Q

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			1:12.64	Q
2			1:13.11	Q
3			1:13.59	Q
4			1:15.65	Q
5			1:16.26

Final

Competed at 18:46.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:09.09	WR
			1:10.42
			1:10.99
4			1:11.53
5			1:12.65
6			1:14.67
7			1:14.85
8			1:16.05

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

• Web site: Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Backstroke S13. 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.