Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle S5

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Women's 200m Freestyle S5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 9 September
Competitors 15 from 11 nations
Winning time 2:47.47
Medalists
Maria Teresa Perales Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Inbal Pezaro Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Olena Akopyan Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

The women's 200m freestyle S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 9 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 10:15.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Perales, Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Perales Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:58.91 Q
2 Goh Theresa Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 3:18.51 Q
3 Kawamura, Yuka Yuka Kawamura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3:22.29 Q
4 Takeuchi, Sugako Sugako Takeuchi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3:40.02
5 Angelelli, Cheryl Cheryl Angelelli Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:44.56
6 Visser, Adri Adri Visser Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3:52.72
7 Bruder, Aimee Aimee Bruder Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:57.63

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Pezaro, Inbal Inbal Pezaro Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2:53.94 Q
2 Akopyan, Olena Olena Akopyan Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:54.20 Q
3 Teunissen, Lisette Lisette Teunissen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:23.57 Q
4 Miranda, Nely Nely Miranda Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3:28.20 Q
5 Pairoux-Lagardere, Genevieve Genevieve Pairoux-Lagardere Flag of France.svg  France 3:31.97 Q
6 Engelhardt, Katalin Katalin Engelhardt Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3:32.37
7 Porras, Nadia Nadia Porras Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3:36.09
8 Zambo, Diana Diana Zambo Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3:56.25

Final

Competed at 19:13.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Perales, Maria Teresa Maria Teresa Perales Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:47.47
Pezaro, Inbal Inbal Pezaro Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2:49.51
Akopyan, Olena Olena Akopyan Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:52.51
4 Goh Theresa Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 3:14.22
5 Teunissen, Lisette Lisette Teunissen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:22.89
6 Kawamura, Yuka Yuka Kawamura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3:24.31
7 Miranda, Nely Nely Miranda Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3:32.08
8 Pairoux-Lagardere, Genevieve Genevieve Pairoux-Lagardere Flag of France.svg  France 3:34.02

Q = qualified for final.

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