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

The women's 50 metre backstroke swimming events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from 10 to 16 September. A total of four events were contested for four different classifications.

Competition format

Each event consists of two rounds: heats and final. The top eight swimmers overall in the heats progress to the final. If there are eight or fewer swimmers in an event, no heats are held and all swimmers qualify for the final.

Results

S2

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S2. 19:52 15 September 2016:^[1]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			1:00.33
	5			1:02.66
	3			1:17.22
4	6			1:22.80
5	7			1:24.45
6	1			1:25.97
7	2			1:28.19

S3

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S3. 18:32 10 September 2016:^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			48.49
	5			51.42
	3			53.44
4	6			54.01
5	2			58.33
6	8			1:00.68
7	7			1:01.65
8	1			1:12.05

S4

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S4. 18:30 16 September 2016:^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			48.11
	3			50.01
	6			52.28
4	7			53.42
5	1			54.03
6	5			54.08
7	2			55.50
8	8			59.97

S5

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S5. 19:58 16 September 2016:^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			43.03
	5			44.51
	7			45.40
4	6			47.07
5	3			47.63
6	2			47.95
7	8			49.23
8	1			50.41

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's 50m Backstroke - S2 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 5 October 2016. 5 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005170345/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-womens-50m-backstroke-s2-final. dead.
2. Web site: Women's 50m Backstroke - S3 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 5 October 2016. 5 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005163856/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-womens-50m-backstroke-s3-final. dead.
3. Web site: Women's 50m Backstroke - S4 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 5 October 2016. 5 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005165247/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-womens-50m-backstroke-s4-final. dead.
4. Web site: Women's 50m Backstroke - S5 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 5 October 2016. 5 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005171355/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-womens-50m-backstroke-s5-final. dead.