Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S8
The women's 100m backstroke S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 10 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
| Women's 100m Backstroke S8 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 10 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:16.74 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Women's events | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | S3 | S4 | S5 | ||
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 100 m freestyle | S4 | S5 | |||
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 200 m freestyle | S5 | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S13 | |||||
| 50 m backstroke | S2 | S3 | S5 | ||
| 100 m backstroke | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S13 | |||||
| 100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
| SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
| SB12 | |||||
| 50 m butterfly | S6 | S7 | |||
| 100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
| S12 | S13 | ||||
| 150 m medley | SM4 | ||||
| 200 m medley | SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 |
| SM12 | SM13 | ||||
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Results
Heats
Competed from 09:47.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariann Vestbostad |  Norway | 1:21.77 | Q |
| 2 | Rachael Latham |  Great Britain | 1:22.71 | Q |
| 3 | Keren Leibovitch |  Israel | 1:22.99 | Q |
| 4 | Stefanie Weinberg |  Germany | 1:27.86 | Q |
| 5 | Andrea Cole |  Canada | 1:39.26 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heather Frederiksen | Great Britain | 1:17.62 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Jessica Long |  United States | 1:20.44 | Q |
| 3 | Jin Xiaoqin |  China | 1:27.17 | Q |
| 4 | Lu Weiyuan | China | 1:27.76 | Q |
| 5 | Rhiannon Oliver |  Australia | 1:34.92 | |
| Amanda Everlove | United States | DQ |
Final
Competed at 18:10.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Heather Frederiksen | Great Britain | 1:16.74 | WR |
 | Jessica Long | United States | 1:19.56 | |
 | Mariann Vestbostad | Norway | 1:20.86 | |
| 4 | Keren Leibovitch | Israel | 1:21.34 | |
| 5 | Rachael Latham | Great Britain | 1:22.38 | |
| 6 | Jin Xiaoqin | China | 1:25.48 | |
| 7 | Stefanie Weinberg | Germany | 1:27.96 | |
| 8 | Lu Weiyuan | China | 1:28.55 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Backstroke S8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
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