Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S7 explained

Event:	Women's 100m Backstroke S7
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	1:24.30
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	10 September
Competitors:	10
Nations:	8
Gold:	Katrina Porter
Goldnpc:	AUS
Silver:	Kirsten Bruhn
Silvernpc:	GER
Bronze:	Chantal Boonacker
Bronzenpc:	NED

The women's 100m backstroke S7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 10 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:33.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			1:24.44	Q, WR
2			1:30.14	Q
3			1:34.12	Q
4			1:35.28	Q
5			1:46.48

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			1:26.54	Q
2			1:26.68	Q
3			1:29.96	Q
4			1:31.49	Q
5			1:40.14

Final

Competed at 17:43.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:24.30	WR
			1:25.97
			1:26.30
4			1:26.57
5			1:30.26
6			1:30.43
7			1:31.90
8			1:34.31

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

• Web site: Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Backstroke S7. 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.