Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S12

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Women's 100m Freestyle S12
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 12 September
Competitors 11 from 7 nations
Winning time 59.47
Medalists
Oxana Savchenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Anna Efimenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Joanna Mendak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

The women's 100m freestyle S12 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 09:53.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Volkova, Yuliya Yuliya Volkova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Q
2 Mendak, Joanna Joanna Mendak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Q
3 Garcia-Arcicollar, Ana Ana Garcia-Arcicollar Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Q
4 Alonso, Amaya Amaya Alonso Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Q
5 Mota, Belkys Belkys Mota Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Q

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Savchenko, Oxana Oxana Savchenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Q, PR
2 Efimenko, Anna Anna Efimenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Q
3 Font, Deborah Deborah Font Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Q
4 Harajda, Patrycja Patrycja Harajda Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
5 Rennebohm, Jacqueline Jacqueline Rennebohm Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
6 Moro, Anabel Anabel Moro Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Final

Competed at 17:53.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Savchenko, Oxana Oxana Savchenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 59.47 WR
Efimenko, Anna Anna Efimenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Mendak, Joanna Joanna Mendak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
4 Font, Deborah Deborah Font Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
5 Garcia-Arcicollar, Ana Ana Garcia-Arcicollar Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
6 Volkova, Yuliya Yuliya Volkova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
7 Mota, Belkys Belkys Mota Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
8 Alonso, Amaya Amaya Alonso Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

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