Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S6

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Women's 100m Backstroke S6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 9 September
Competitors 13 from 12 nations
Winning time 1:28.34
Medalists
Mirjam de Koning-Peper Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Nyree Lewis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Jiang Fuying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

The women's 100m backstroke S6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 9 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the 13th Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao.

Beijing National Aquatics Center architectural structure

The Beijing National Aquatics Center, also officially known as the National Aquatics Center, and colloquially known as the Water Cube, is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Despite its nickname, the building is not an actual cube, but a cuboid. Ground was broken on December 24, 2003, and the Center was completed and handed over for use on January 28, 2008. Swimmers at the Water Cube broke 25 world records during the 2008 Olympics.

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Results

Heats

Competed from 09:18.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 de Koning-Peper, Mirjam Mirjam de Koning-Peper Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:32.65 Q
2 Jiang Fuying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:33.11 Q
3 Gonzalez, Doramitzi Doramitzi Gonzalez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:42.21 Q
4 Goetze, Maria Maria Goetze Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:43.11 Q
5 Castelló, Julia Julia Castelló Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:44.00
6 Illes, Fanni Fanni Illes Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:44.37

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lewis, Nyree Nyree Lewis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:30.34 Q
2 Lauridsen, Karina Karina Lauridsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:33.63 Q
3 Diodorova, Anastasia Anastasia Diodorova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:36.20 Q
4 Uhl, Miranda Miranda Uhl Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:41.74 Q
5 Bowen, Sarah Sarah Bowen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:43.98
6 Schwartz, Inbal Inbal Schwartz Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1:48.14
7 Johnson, Casey Casey Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:51.42

Final

Competed at 17:12.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
de Koning-Peper, Mirjam Mirjam de Koning-Peper Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:28.34 PR
Lewis, Nyree Nyree Lewis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:29.35
Jiang Fuying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:30.53
4 Diodorova, Anastasia Anastasia Diodorova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:33.96
5 Lauridsen, Karina Karina Lauridsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:34.41
6 Gonzalez, Doramitzi Doramitzi Gonzalez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:36.90
7 Goetze, Maria Maria Goetze Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:39.85
8 Uhl, Miranda Miranda Uhl Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:40.44

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record.

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