Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S8

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Women's 100 metre freestyle S8
at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates11 September
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Maddison Elliott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Lakeisha Patterson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Stephanie Millward Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2012

The women's 100 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 11 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held, with seven swimmers in each. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final, which was won by Australia's Maddison Elliott.

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Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World recordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Maddison Elliott  (AUS)1:04:71 Glasgow, Great Britain2015
Paralympic recordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Maddison Elliott  (AUS)1:04:73 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2016

Heats

Heat 1

11:20 11 September 2016

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14 Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:06.07Q
25 Lakeisha Patterson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:07.45Q
32 Abi Tripp Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:10.30Q
43 Mallory Weggemann Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:11.17Q
56 Amalie Vinther Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:11.90
67 Vendula Duskova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:15.80
61 Ailbhe Kelly Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1:20.65

Heat 2

11:23 11 September 2016

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14 Maddison Elliott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:07.69Q
25 Stephanie Millward Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:08.24Q
37 Cecilia Jeronimo de Araujo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:09.73Q
46 Morgan Bird Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:09.92Q
52 Brickelle Bro Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:14.41
61 Sabrina Duchesne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:15.41
78 Anezka Floriankova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:20.29

Final

19:36 11 September 2016

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg3 Maddison Elliott Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:04.73PR
Silver medal icon.svg5 Lakeisha Patterson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:05.08
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Stephanie Millward Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:05.16
44 Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:05.72
57 Morgan Bird Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:09.67
62 Cecilia Jeronimo de Araujo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:09.83
71 Abi Tripp Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:10.40
88 Mallory Weggemann Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1.11.80

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