Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S8

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Women's 50m Freestyle S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 14 September
Competitors 15 from 10 nations
Winning time 32.09
Medalists
Cecilie Drabsch Norland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Amanda Everlove Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Jacqueline Freney Flag of Australia.svg  Australia

The women's 50m freestyle S8 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 10:33.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Norland, Cecilie Drabsch Cecilie Drabsch Norland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 32.11 Q
2 Jiang Shengnan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 32.38 Q
3 Xu Yanru Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 32.44 Q
4 Freney, Jacqueline Jacqueline Freney Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 32.49 Q
5 Chen Zhonglan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 33.36
6 Vengerovskaya, Anna Anna Vengerovskaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 35.36
7 Cole, Andrea Andrea Cole Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 37.41
8 Aguilar, Desire Desire Aguilar Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 43.22

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Long, Jessica Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32.54 Q
2 Frederiksen, Heather Heather Frederiksen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 32.79 Q
3 Everlove, Amanda Amanda Everlove Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32.96 Q
4 Andreasen, Heidi Heidi Andreasen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 33.20 Q
5 Kabus, Julia Julia Kabus Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 34.44
6 Weinberg, Stefanie Stefanie Weinberg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 34.95
7 Oliver, Rhiannon Rhiannon Oliver Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 35.25

Final

Competed at 19:38.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Norland, Cecilie Drabsch Cecilie Drabsch Norland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 32.09
Everlove, Amanda Amanda Everlove Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32.20
Freney, Jacqueline Jacqueline Freney Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 32.37
4 Jiang Shengnan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 32.47
5 Xu Yanru Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 32.54
6 Long, Jessica Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32.58
7 Frederiksen, Heather Heather Frederiksen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 32.59
8 Andreasen, Heidi Heidi Andreasen Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 32.66

Q = qualified for final.

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