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

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Women's 100m Backstroke S13
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 14 September
Competitors 9 from 7 nations
Winning time 1:09.09
Medalists
Chelsey Gotell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Valerie Grand Maison Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Anna Efimenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

The women's 100m backstroke S13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 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 10:12.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Gotell, Chelsey Chelsey Gotell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:11.83 Q
2 Becherer, Kelley Kelley Becherer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:13.06 Q
3 Kasamoto, Akari Akari Kasamoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:14.43 Q
4 Coughlin, Jenny Jenny Coughlin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:14.59 Q

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Balashova, Iryna Iryna Balashova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:12.64 Q
2 Grand Maison, Valerie Valerie Grand Maison Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:13.11 Q
3 Efimenko, Anna Anna Efimenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:13.59 Q
4 Watt, Prue Prue Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:15.65 Q
5 van Roosmalen, Teigan Teigan van Roosmalen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:16.26

Final

Competed at 18:46.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Gotell, Chelsey Chelsey Gotell Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:09.09 WR
Grand Maison, Valerie Valerie Grand Maison Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:10.42
Efimenko, Anna Anna Efimenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:10.99
4 Becherer, Kelley Kelley Becherer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:11.53
5 Balashova, Iryna Iryna Balashova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:12.65
6 Coughlin, Jenny Jenny Coughlin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:14.67
7 Kasamoto, Akari Akari Kasamoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:14.85
8 Watt, Prue Prue Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:16.05

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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