Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke explained

The Women's 100 metre breaststroke swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from 26 August to 1 September 2021. A total of ten events were contested over this distance.^[1]

Schedule

Date^[2]	Thu 26		Fri 27		Sat 28		Sun 29		Mon 30		Tue 31		Wed 1
Event	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E	M	E
SB4 100m							H	F
SB5 100m					H	F
SB6 100m					H	F
SB7 100m													H	F
SB8 100m	H	F
SB9 100m	H	F
SB11 100m													H	F
SB12 100m													H	F
SB13 100m													H	F
SB14 100m							H	F

Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 100 metre breaststroke events.

SB4	1:44.41	1:50.36	1:50.77
SB5	1:40.59	1:42.22	1:43.61
SB6	1:32.34	1:33.30	1:36.06
SB7	1:31.44	1:34.82	1:35.02
SB8	1:19.93	1:20.32	1:24.77
SB9	1:10.99 WR	1:13.91	1:17.59
SB11	1:19.78 WR	1:19.82	1:27.02
SB12	1:14.89	1:17.55	1:20.31
SB13	1:13.46	1:14.10	1:15.69
SB14	1:12.02 WR	1:15.93	1:17.61

Results

The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 100 metre breaststroke events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

SB4

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB4.

The SB4 category is for swimmers who have hemiplegia, paraplegia or short stature.

The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021:

Rank	Lane	Time
	4	1:44.41
	6	1:50.36
	3	1:50.77
4	2	1:51.96
5	5	1:52.17
6	7	1:58.28
7	1	2:02.58
8	8	2:14.68

SB5

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB5.

The SB5 category is for swimmers who have short stature, arm amputations, or some form of coordination problem on one side of their body.

The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021:

Rank	Lane	Time
	5	1:40.59
	4	1:42.22
	2	1:43.61
4	7	1:43.73
5	3	1:43.83
6	6	1:44.39
7	1	1:53.00
8	8	1:54.88

SB6

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB6.

The SB6 category is for swimmers who have one leg and one arm amputation on opposite side, or paralysis on one side of their body. These swimmers have full control of their arms and trunk but variable function in their legs.

The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021:

Rank	Lane	Time	Notes
	4	1:32.34	PR, ER
	5	1:33.30
	3	1:36.06
4	6	1:39.94
5	1	1:40.49
6	7	1:41.19
7	2	1:41.63
8	8	1:44.07

SB7

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB7.

The SB7 category is for swimmers who have a single amputation, or restrictive movement in their hip, knee and ankle joints.

The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2021:

Rank	Lane	Time
	4	1:31.44
	6	1:34.82
	5	1:35.02
4	3	1:36.65
5	2	1:39.41
6	7	1:41.11
7	1	1:42.69
8	8	1:47.84

SB8

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB8.

The SB8 category is for swimmers who have joint restrictions in one leg, or double below-the-knee amputations.

The final in this classification took place on 26 August 2021:

Rank	Lane	Time
	4	1:19.93
	5	1:20.32
	3	1:24.77
4	2	1:25.73
5	6	1:26.53
6	7	1:28.59
7	8	1:29.72
8	1	1:31.57

SB9

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB9.

The SB9 category is for swimmers who have minor physical impairments, for example, loss of one hand.

The final in this classification took place on 26 August 2021:

Rank	Lane	Time	Notes
	4	1:10.99	WR
	5	1:13.91
	6	1:17.59
4	3	1:18.70
5	7	1:19.93
6	2	1:20.02
7	1	1:22.00
8	8	1:23.89

SB11

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB11.

The SB11 category is for swimmers who have severe visual impairments and have very low or no light perception, such as blindness, they are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They use tappers when competing in swimming events.

The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2021:

Rank	Lane	Time	Notes
	5	1:19.78	WR
	4	1:19.82
	6	1:27.02
4	3	1:27.29
5	2	1:30.77
6	7	1:30.97
7	1	1:32.84
8	8	1:34.29

SB12

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB12.

The SB12 category is for swimmers who have moderate visual impairment and have a visual field of less than 5 degrees radius. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.

The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2021:

Rank	Lane	Time	Notes
	4	1:14.89	PR
	5	1:17.55
	3	1:20.31
4	6	1:29.52
5	1	1:30.25
6	2	1:30.37
7	7	1:31.31

SB13

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB13.

The SB13 category is for swimmers who have minor visual impairment and have high visual acuity. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.

The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2021:

Rank	Lane	Time	Notes
	4	1:13.46	ER
	5	1:14.10
	3	1:15.69	AM
4	7	1:17.59
5	6	1:19.77
6	1	1:19.99
7	2	1:20.34
8	8	1:20.79

SB14

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB14.

The SB14 category is for swimmers who have an intellectual impairment.

The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021:

Rank	Lane	Time	Notes
	4	1:12.02	WR
	7	1:15.93
	3	1:17.61
4	2	1:17.63
5	6	1:17.84
6	5	1:17.90
7	1	1:20.09
8	8	1:21.56

Notes and References

Web site: Swimming. 15 August 2021. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831181250/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/paralympics/sports/swimming/. dead.
Web site: Swimming Competition Schedule. 15 August 2021. 20 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210820213943/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/swimming/paralympic-schedule-and-results.htm. dead.