Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S2

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Women's 50m Backstroke S2
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Aquatics Centre
Dates 5 September
Competitors 11 from 8 nations
Winning time 1:03.00
Medalists
Feng Yazhu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Ganna Ielisavetska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Iryna Sotska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

The women's 50m backstroke S2 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 5 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

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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Results

Final

Competed at 20:01.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 Feng Yazhu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:03.00 WR
4 Ganna Ielisavetska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:04.14 EU
3 Iryna Sotska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:05.16
4 6 Daria Kopaieva Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:14.32
5 2 Esther Overton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:16.09
6 7 Maria Kalpakidou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1:24.37

'Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. EU = European Record. AF = African Record.

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References

Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Heats
Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Final