Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S8

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Women's 100m Backstroke S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 10 September
Competitors 11 from 8 nations
Winning time 1:16.74
Medalists
Heather Frederiksen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Mariann Vestbostad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

The women's 100m backstroke S8 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 09:47.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Vestbostad, Mariann Mariann Vestbostad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:21.77 Q
2 Latham, Rachael Rachael Latham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:22.71 Q
3 Leibovitch, Keren Keren Leibovitch Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1:22.99 Q
4 Weinberg, Stefanie Stefanie Weinberg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:27.86 Q
5 Cole, Andrea Andrea Cole Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:39.26

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Frederiksen, Heather Heather Frederiksen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:17.62 Q, PR
2 Long, Jessica Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:20.44 Q
3 Jin Xiaoqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:27.17 Q
4 Lu Weiyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:27.76 Q
5 Oliver, Rhiannon Rhiannon Oliver Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:34.92
Everlove, Amanda Amanda Everlove Flag of the United States.svg  United States DQ

Final

Competed at 18:10.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Frederiksen, Heather Heather Frederiksen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:16.74 WR
Long, Jessica Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:19.56
Vestbostad, Mariann Mariann Vestbostad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:20.86
4 Leibovitch, Keren Keren Leibovitch Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1:21.34
5 Latham, Rachael Rachael Latham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:22.38
6 Jin Xiaoqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:25.48
7 Weinberg, Stefanie Stefanie Weinberg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:27.96
8 Lu Weiyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:28.55

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

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