Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S9 explained

Event:	Women's 50m Freestyle S9
Games:	2008 Summer
Win Value:	29.20
Venue:	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates:	14 September
Competitors:	16
Nations:	10
Gold:	Natalie du Toit
Goldnpc:	RSA
Silver:	Irina Grazhdanova
Silvernpc:	RUS
Bronze:	Louise Watkin
Bronzenpc:	GBR

The women's 50m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:45.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			29.76	Q
2			30.06	Q
3			30.98	Q
4			31.19
5			31.36
6			31.48
7			31.85
8			32.45

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1			29.45	Q, PR
2			29.60	Q
3			30.69	Q
4			30.76	Q
5			31.15	Q
6			31.24
7			31.84
				DQ

Final

Competed at 20:04.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			29.20	PR
			29.33
			29.80
4			29.91
5			30.20
6			30.45
7			30.45
8			31.20

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

References

• Web site: Heats and Final Results - Women's 50m Freestyle S9. 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.