Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S3

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Women's 50m Backstroke S3
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 15 September
Competitors 10 from 9 nations
Winning time 58.75
Medalists
Yip Pin Xiu Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Fran Williamson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Xia Jiangbo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

The women's 50m backstroke S3 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 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 09:47.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Conradi, Annke Annke Conradi Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Q
2 Xia Jiangbo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Q
3 Valle, Patricia Patricia Valle Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Q
4 Kolbe, Beth Beth Kolbe Flag of the United States.svg  United States Q
5 Vaza, Perpetua Perpetua Vaza Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yip Pin Xiu Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 57.92 Q, WR
2 Williamson, Fran Fran Williamson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Q
3 Overton, Esther Esther Overton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Q
4 Shannon, Sarah Sarah Shannon Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Q
5 Ramirez, Fabiola Fabiola Ramirez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Final

Competed at 18:12.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Yip Pin Xiu Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 58.75
Williamson, Fran Fran Williamson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Xia Jiangbo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4 Valle, Patricia Patricia Valle Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
5 Overton, Esther Esther Overton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
6 Shannon, Sarah Sarah Shannon Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
7 Conradi, Annke Annke Conradi Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
8 Kolbe, Beth Beth Kolbe Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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