Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre butterfly S7

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Women's 50m Butterfly S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 13 September
Competitors 14 from 10 nations
Winning time 34.47
Medalists
Huang Min Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Erin Popovich Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Veronica Almeida Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

The women's 50m butterfly S7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 13 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 09:33.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Popovich, Erin Erin Popovich Flag of the United States.svg  United States 38.71 Q
2 Loureiro, Lalita Lalita Loureiro Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 39.47 Q
3 Prokeinova, Margita Margita Prokeinova Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 41.88 Q
4 Jordan, Cortney Cortney Jordan Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.94
5 Massar, Bernadette Bernadette Massar Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 45.53
6 Jensen, Laura Laura Jensen Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 48.07
Porter, Katrina Katrina Porter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DQ

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Huang Min Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 34.60 Q, WR
2 Yang Tianshu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 40.06 Q
3 Almeida, Veronica Veronica Almeida Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 40.19 Q
4 Rogers, Shelley Shelley Rogers Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 41.35 Q
5 Guseva, Oxana Oxana Guseva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 42.28 Q
6 Raczko, Gitta Gitta Raczko Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 44.81
7 Gruen, Deborah Deborah Gruen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 49.19

Final

Competed at 17:42.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Huang Min Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 34.47 WR
Popovich, Erin Erin Popovich Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37.87
Almeida, Veronica Veronica Almeida Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 38.49
4 Loureiro, Lalita Lalita Loureiro Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 38.55
5 Yang Tianshu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 39.91
6 Rogers, Shelley Shelley Rogers Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 40.02
7 Prokeinova, Margita Margita Prokeinova Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 40.70
8 Guseva, Oxana Oxana Guseva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 41.07

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

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