Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley SM9 explained

Event:	Women's 200m Individual Medley SM9
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	2:27.83
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	11 September
Competitors:	16
Nations:	11
Gold:	Natalie du Toit
Goldnpc:	RSA
Silver:	Stephanie Dixon
Silvernpc:	CAN
Bronze:	Louise Watkin
Bronzenpc:	GBR

The women's 200m individual medley SM9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:21.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			2:42.08	Q
2			2:44.82	Q
3			2:46.58	Q
4			2:46.93
5			2:48.15
6			2:55.29
7			2:55.75
8			2:58.11

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			2:30.13	Q
2			2:40.01	Q
3			2:42.11	Q
4			2:42.26	Q
5			2:45.33	Q
6			2:47.35
7			2:52.52
8			2:55.93

Final

Competed at 18:26.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			2:27.83	WR
			2:37.54
			2:40.31
4			2:42.09
5			2:42.48
6			2:45.49
7			2:46.14
			DNS

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DNS = did not start.

References

• Web site: Heats and Final Results - Women's 200m Individual Medley SM9. International Paralympic Committee. 27 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. 27 September 2012. 30 September 2008.