Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S5 explained

Event:	Women's 50 metre freestyle S5
Games:	2016 Summer
Venue:	Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates:	12 September
Competitors:	16
Nations:	13
Gold:	Li Zhang
Goldnpc:	CHN
Silvernpc:	BRA
Bronze:	Běla Hlaváčková
Bronzenpc:	CZE

The women's 50 metre freestyle S5 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 12 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats

Heat 1

12:01 12 September 2016:^[1]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4			37.22
2	5			37.37
3	3			41.68
4	6			41.72
5	2			42.92
6	7			44.48
7	8			45.45
8	1			50.04

Heat 2

12:05 12 September 2016:^[1]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4			37.87
2	6			39.68
3	3			40.82
4	5			41.44
5	2			41.87
6	7			44.12
7	8			45.02
8	1			46.49

Final

20:35 12 September 2016:^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5			36.87
	4			37.13
	7			37.37
4	3			38.13
5	6			39.23
6	2			39.73
7	1			40.42
8	8			42.66

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's 50m Freestyle - S5 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 5 October 2016.
2. Web site: Women's 50m Freestyle - S5 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 4 October 2016. 5 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005141304/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-womens-50m-freestyle-s5-final. dead.