Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S13

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Women's 100m Freestyle S13
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 10 September
Competitors 9 from 5 nations
Winning time 58.87
Medalists
Valerie Grand Maison Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Chelsey Gotell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Kelley Becherer Flag of the United States.svg  United States

The women's 100m freestyle S13 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.

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 09:20.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Becherer, Kelley Kelley Becherer Flag of the United States.svg  United States Q
2 Balashova, Iryna Iryna Balashova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Q
3 Watt, Prue Prue Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Q
4 Coughlin, Jenny Jenny Coughlin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Q

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Grand Maison, Valerie Valerie Grand Maison Flag of Canada.svg  Canada Q
2 Gotell, Chelsey Chelsey Gotell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada Q
3 Cote, Kirby Kirby Cote Flag of Canada.svg  Canada Q
4 Henry, Rhiannon Rhiannon Henry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Q
5 van Roosmalen, Teigan Teigan van Roosmalen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia

Final

Competed at 17:16.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Grand Maison, Valerie Valerie Grand Maison Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 58.87 WR
Gotell, Chelsey Chelsey Gotell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Becherer, Kelley Kelley Becherer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4 Cote, Kirby Kirby Cote Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
5 Balashova, Iryna Iryna Balashova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
6 Watt, Prue Prue Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
7 Henry, Rhiannon Rhiannon Henry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
8 Coughlin, Jenny Jenny Coughlin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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