Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S13 explained

Event:Women's 50 metre freestyle S13
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:London Aquatics Centre
Dates:1 September
Competitors:15
Nations:11
Gold:Kelley Becherer
Goldnpc:USA
Silver:Valerie Grand-Maison
Silvernpc:CAN
Bronze:Prue Watt
Bronzenpc:AUS

The women's 50 metre freestyle S13 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Two heats were held, one with seven swimmers and one with eight competitors. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.[1]

Heats

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
124Kelley Becherer27.70Q, AM
215Prue Watt27.75Q, OC
314Valerie Grand-Maison28.33Q
425Iryna Balashova28.87Q
523Rhiannon Henry29.06Q
613Teigan van Roosmalen29.40Q
712Elena Krawzow29.65Q
826Rebecca Anne Meyers29.97Q
916Rhea Schmidt30.07
1017Leticia Freitas30.16
1122Begona Curero30.45
1227Colleen Young30.57
1321Maryia Charniatsova30.63
1428Marike Naude32.07
1511Naomi Ciorap32.53

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Kelley Becherer27.46
3Valerie Grand-Maison27.91
5Prue Watt27.94
46Iryna Balashova28.66
58Rebecca Anne Meyers29.21
67Teigan van Roosmalen29.40
72Rhiannon Henry29.41
81Elena Krawzow29.46

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's 50m Freestyle - S13 - Paralympic Swimming. LOCOG. 11 September 2012. 10 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120910190846/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/swimming/event/women-50m-freestyle-s13/. dead.