Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly S13

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Women's 100m Butterfly S13
at the XII Paralympic Games
Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Paralympic Swimming
Venue Olympic Aquatic Centre
Dates 19 September 2004
Competitors 6 from 4 nations
Winning time 1:07.44
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kirby Cote Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Prue Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Rhiannon Henry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
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The Women's 100 metre butterfly S13 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 19 September. [1] It was won by Kirby Cote, representing Flag of Canada.svg  Canada. [2]

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 September to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.

Kirby Cote is a blind Canadian Paralympic swimmer.

Canada at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Canada participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. With 28 gold, 19 silver, and 25 bronze medals, the Canadian team placed third in the medal rankings, behind China and Great Britain. Wheelchair basketball player and three-time Paralympic gold medalist Chantal Benoit was the delegation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Final round

19 Sept. 2004, evening session

RankAthleteTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Canada.svg  Kirby Cote  (CAN)1:07.44
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Australia.svg  Prue Watt  (AUS)1:08.41
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Rhiannon Henry  (GBR)1:09.21
4Flag of the United States.svg  Carrie Willoughby  (USA)1:11.02
5Flag of Canada.svg  Chelsey Gotell  (CAN)1:11.05
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jenny Coughlin  (GBR)1:15.28

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References

  1. "Schedule & Results - Swimming". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. "Women's 100m Butterfly S13". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2012.