Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB6

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Women's 100m Breaststroke SB6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 12 September
Competitors 12 from 8 nations
Winning time 1:41.87
Medalists
Elizabeth Johnson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sarah Bowen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Deborah Gruen Flag of the United States.svg  United States

The women's 100m breaststroke SB6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 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 10:41.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bowen, Sarah Sarah Bowen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:44.44 Q
2 Gruen, Deborah Deborah Gruen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:46.76 Q
3 Goetze, Maria Maria Goetze Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:54.28 Q
4 McDougall, Steph Steph McDougall Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:56.10 Q
5 Sobocan, Natasa Natasa Sobocan Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2:04.88
6 Maeland, Marianne Marianne Maeland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:10.55

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Johnson, Elizabeth Elizabeth Johnson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:42.84 Q
2 Henshaw, Charlotte Charlotte Henshaw Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:45.91 Q
3 Uhl, Miranda Miranda Uhl Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:50.80 Q
4 Porter, Katrina Katrina Porter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:55.26 Q
5 Loureiro, Lalita Lalita Loureiro Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:59.00
6 Johnson, Casey Casey Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:07.89

Final

Competed at 19:16.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Johnson, Elizabeth Elizabeth Johnson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:41.87
Bowen, Sarah Sarah Bowen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:42.39
Gruen, Deborah Deborah Gruen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:44.00
4 Henshaw, Charlotte Charlotte Henshaw Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:45.28
5 Goetze, Maria Maria Goetze Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:47.82
6 Uhl, Miranda Miranda Uhl Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:48.44
7 Porter, Katrina Katrina Porter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:55.08
8 McDougall, Steph Steph McDougall Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:57.78

Q = qualified for final.

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Oksana Khrul

Oksana Khrul is a Ukrainian para-swimmer, competing in S6, SM6 and SB7 categories.

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