Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S13

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Women's 50 metre freestyle S13
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Aquatics Centre
Dates1 September
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kelley Becherer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Valerie Grand-Maison Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg Prue Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia

The women's 50 metre freestyle S13 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

2012 Summer Paralympics sportive event

The 2012 Summer Paralympics, the 14th Summer Paralympic Games, and also more generally known as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), that took place in London, United Kingdom from 29 August to 9 September 2012. These Paralympics were one of the largest multi-sport events ever held in the United Kingdom after the 2012 Summer Olympics, and until the date the largest Paralympics ever: 4,302 athletes from 164 National Paralympic Committees participated, with fourteen countries appearing in the Paralympics for the first time ever.

London Aquatics Centre architectural structure

The London Aquatics Centre is an indoor facility with two 50-metre (164-foot) swimming pools and a 25-metre (82-foot) diving pool in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. The centre, one of the main venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics, was used for the swimming, diving and synchronised swimming events. After significant modification, the centre opened to the public in March 2014.

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Two heats were held, one with seven swimmers and one with eight competitors. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. [1]

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
124 Kelley Becherer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 27.70Q, AM
215 Prue Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 27.75Q, OC
314 Valerie Grand-Maison Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 28.33Q
425 Iryna Balashova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 28.87Q
523 Rhiannon Henry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 29.06Q
613 Teigan van Roosmalen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 29.40Q
712 Elena Krawzow Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 29.65Q
826 Rebecca Anne Meyers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 29.97Q
916 Rhea Schmidt Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 30.07
1017 Leticia Freitas Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 30.16
1122 Begona Curero Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 30.45
1227 Colleen Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States 30.57
1321 Maryia Charniatsova Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 30.63
1428 Marike Naude Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 32.07
1511 Naomi Ciorap Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 32.53

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Kelley Becherer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 27.46AM
Silver medal icon.svg3 Valerie Grand-Maison Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 27.91
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Prue Watt Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27.94
46 Iryna Balashova Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 28.66
58 Rebecca Anne Meyers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 29.21
67 Teigan van Roosmalen Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29.40
72 Rhiannon Henry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 29.41
81 Elena Krawzow Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 29.46

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References

  1. "Women's 50m Freestyle - S13 - Paralympic Swimming". LOCOG. Retrieved 11 September 2012.