Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S5 explained

Event:	Women's 50m Freestyle S5
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	35.88
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	15 September
Competitors:	14
Nations:	12
Gold:	Maria Teresa Perales
Goldnpc:	ESP
Silver:	Bela Hlaváčková
Silvernpc:	CZE
Bronze:	Olena Akopyan
Bronzenpc:	UKR

The women's 50m freestyle S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:04.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			36.75	Q, PR
2			38.54	Q
3			39.96	Q
4			45.68
5			45.83
6			46.56
7

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			36.90	Q
2			37.90	Q
3			43.72	Q
4			44.89	Q
5			44.90	Q
6			45.69
7			53.67

Final

Competed at 19:04.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			35.88	WR
			37.12
			37.53
4			38.69
5			39.99
6			44.04
7			44.69
8			45.78