Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S8 explained

Event:	Women's 100m Backstroke S8
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	1:16.74
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	10 September
Competitors:	11
Nations:	8
Gold:	Heather Frederiksen
Goldnpc:	GBR
Silver:	Jessica Long
Silvernpc:	USA
Bronze:	Mariann Vestbostad
Bronzenpc:	NOR

The women's 100m backstroke S8 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 09:47.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			1:21.77	Q
2			1:22.71	Q
3			1:22.99	Q
4			1:27.86	Q
5			1:39.26

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			1:17.62	Q, PR
2			1:20.44	Q
3			1:27.17	Q
4			1:27.76	Q
5			1:34.92
				DQ

Final

Competed at 18:10.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:16.74	WR
			1:19.56
			1:20.86
4			1:21.34
5			1:22.38
6			1:25.48
7			1:27.96
8			1:28.55

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References

• Web site: Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Backstroke S8. 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.