Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S5 explained

Event:	Women's 100m Freestyle S5
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	1:16.65
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	7 September
Competitors:	12
Nations:	10
Gold:	Maria Teresa Perales
Goldnpc:	ESP
Silver:	Inbal Pezaro
Silvernpc:	ISR
Bronze:	Bela Hlaváčková
Bronzenpc:	CZE

The women's 100m freestyle S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 7 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:52.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			1:21.43	Q
2			1:22.24	Q
3			1:27.53	Q
4			1:35.82	Q
5			1:42.71
6			1:49.61

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			1:22.22	Q
2			1:22.89	Q
3			1:33.20	Q
4			1:39.92	Q
5			1:42.80
6			3:10.30

Final

Competed at 18:17.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:16.65	WR
			1:21.57
			1:22.20
4			1:22.84
5			1:27.90
6			1:32.92
7			1:35.72
8			1:38.21

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.