Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S2

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Women's 50 metre backstroke S2
at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates15 September 2016
Competitors7 from 7 nations
Winning time1:00.33
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Pin Xiu Yip Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Silver medal icon.svg Yazhu Feng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Iryna Sotska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2012
2020

The women's 50 metre backstroke S2 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 15 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

Final

19:52 15 September 2016: [1]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Pin Xiu Yip Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1:00.33
Silver medal icon.svg5 Yazhu Feng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:02.66
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Iryna Sotska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:17.22
46 Gloria Boccanera Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:22.80
57 Maria Kalpakidou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1:24.45
61 Zsanett Adami Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:25.97
72 Cassie Mitchell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:28.19

Notes

  1. "Women's 50m Backstroke - S2 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.

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