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Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S8

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Women's 100m Backstroke S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates10 September
Competitors11 from 8 nations
Winning time1:16.74
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jessica Long  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mariann Vestbostad  Norway

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.

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 09:47.

Heat 1

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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

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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

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Competed at 18:10.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain 1:16.74 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jessica Long  United States 1:19.56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  • "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.