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

The women's 50 metre breaststroke swimming events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from 8 to 15 September. Only one event was contested for one classification.

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

SB3

See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre breaststroke SB3. 19:24 14 September 2016:^[1]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			58.28
	6			1:01.92
	3			1:02.40
4	5			1:03.20
5	1			1:07.42
6	2			1:07.69
7	7			1:08.49
8	8			1:08.59

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's 50m Breaststroke - SB3 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 5 October 2016. 5 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005170532/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/swimming-women-s-50m-breaststroke-sb3-final. dead.