Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

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The Women's 100 metre backstroke swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from 25 August to 3 September 2021. A total of ten events were contested over this distance. [1]

Contents

Schedule

HHeats½SemifinalsFFinal
Date [2] Wed 25Thu 26Fri 27Sat 28Sun 29Mon 30Tue 31Wed 1Thu 2Fri 3
EventMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEME
S2 100mHF
S6 100mHF
S7 100mHF
S8 100mHF
S9 100mHF
S10 100mHF
S11 100mHF
S12 100mHF
S13 100mHF
S14 100mHF

Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 100 metre backstroke events.

ClassificationGoldSilverBronze
S2
details
Yip Pin Xiu
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
2:16.61 Miyuki Yamada
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2:26.18 Fabiola Ramirez
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2:36.54
S6
details
Elizabeth Marks
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:19.57 WR Jiang Yuyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:20.65 Verena Schott
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:21.16
S7
details
Mallory Weggemann
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:21.27 PR Danielle Dorris
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:21.91 Julia Gaffney
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:22.02
S8
details
Tupou Neiufi
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1:16.84 Kateryna Denysenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
1:18.31 Jessica Long
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:18.55
S9
details
Hannah Aspden
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:09.22 Nuria Marqués Soto
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1:10.26 Sophie Pascoe
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1:11.15
S10
details
Bianka Pap
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1:06.70 Aurélie Rivard
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:08.94 Lisa Kruger
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1:09.44
S11
details
Cai Liwen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:13.46 WR Wang Xinyi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:13.71 Li Guizhi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:16.98
S12
details
Hannah Russell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1:08.44 Daria Pikalova
Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC
1:08.76 Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1:09.18
S13
details
Gia Pergolini
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:04.64 WR Carlotta Gilli
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1:06.10 Katja Dedekind
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
1:06.49
S14
details
Bethany Firth
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1:05.92 Valeriia Shabalina
Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC
1:06.85 Jessica-Jane Applegate
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1:07.93

Results

The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 100 metre backstroke events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

S2

The S2 category is for swimmers who may have limited function in their hands, trunk, and legs, and mainly rely on their arms to swim.

The final in this classification took place on 25 August 2021:

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Yip Pin Xiu Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2:16.61
Silver medal icon.svg3 Miyuki Yamada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:26.18
Bronze medal icon.svg7 Fabiola Ramirez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2:36.54
45 Feng Yazhu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:37.04
52 Veronika Medchainova Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC 2:40.05
66 Angela Procida Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:43.58
71 Zsanett Adámi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3:11.88
88 Elif Ildem Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3:13.39

S6

The S6 category is for swimmers who have short stature, arm amputations, or some form of coordination problem on one side of their body.

The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021:

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Elizabeth Marks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:19.57 WR
Silver medal icon.svg7 Jiang Yuyan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:20.65
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Verena Schott Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:21.16
43 Shelby Newkirk Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:21.79
52 Song Lingling Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:22.21
65 Yelyzaveta Mereshko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:22.58
78 Anna Hontar Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:24.14
81 Nora Meister Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:24.52

S7

The S7 category is for swimmers who have one leg and one arm amputation on opposite side, or paralysis on one side of their body. These swimmers have full control of their arms and trunk but variable function in their legs.

The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021:

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5 Mallory Weggemann Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:21.27 PR
Silver medal icon.svg3 Danielle Dorris Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:21.91
Bronze medal icon.svg4 Julia Gaffney Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:22.02
46 McKenzie Coan Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:23.10
52 Camille Bérubé Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:25.04
67 Erel Halevi Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1:40.68

S8

The S8 category is for swimmers who have a single amputation, or restrictive movement in their hip, knee and ankle joints.

The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021:

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5 Tupou Neiufi Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:16.84
Silver medal icon.svg6 Kateryna Denysenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:18.31
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Jessica Long Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:18.55
42 Xenia Francesca Palazzo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:20.90
51 Mira Jeanne Maack Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:22.77
67 Mariia Pavlova Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC 1:23.24
4 Viktoriia Ishchiulova Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC DNS

S9

The S9 category is for swimmers who have joint restrictions in one leg, or double below-the-knee amputations.

The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021:

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Hannah Aspden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:09.22
Silver medal icon.svg5 Núria Marquès Soto Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:10.26
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Sophie Pascoe Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:11.15
46 Ellie Cole Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:13.15
57 Elizabeth Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:14.24
61 Zsofia Konkoly Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:14.38
72 Lina Watz Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:14.86
88 Stephanie Millward Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:15.49

S10

The S10 category is for swimmers who have minor physical impairments, for example, loss of one hand.

The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021:

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Bianka Pap Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:06.70
Silver medal icon.svg2 Aurélie Rivard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:08.94
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Lisa Kruger Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:09.44
45 Jasmine Greenwood Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:10.34
53 Anaëlle Roulet Flag of France.svg  France 1:10.83
67 Anastasiia Gontar Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC 1:11.49
71 Zhang Meng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:12.63
88 Émeline Pierre Flag of France.svg  France 1:13.52

S11

The S11 category is for swimmers who have severe visual impairments and have very low or no light perception, such as blindness, they are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They use tappers when competing in swimming events.

The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021:

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5 Cai Liwen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:13.46 WR
Silver medal icon.svg4 Wang Xinyi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:13.71
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Li Guizhi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:16.98
46 Anastasiia Shevchenko Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC 1:20.00
52 Sofiia Polikarpova Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC 1:21.52
67 Maryna Piddubna Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:21.65
71 Kateryna Tkachuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:21.76
88 Martina Rabbolini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:24.34

S12

The S12 category is for swimmers who have moderate visual impairment and have a visual field of less than 5 degrees radius. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.

The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021:

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5 Hannah Russell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:08.44
Silver medal icon.svg4 Daria Pikalova Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC 1:08.76
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:09.18
46 María Delgado Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:12.83
57 Alessia Berra Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:14.33
61 Yaryna Matlo Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:16.25
72 Analuz Pellitero Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:17.78
88 Aliya Rakhimbekova Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1:23.74

S13

The S13 category is for swimmers who have minor visual impairment and have high visual acuity. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.

The final in this classification took place on 26 August 2021:

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Gia Pergolini Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:04.64WR
Silver medal icon.svg3 Carlotta Gilli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:06.10
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Katja Dedekind Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:06.49
42 Anna Krivshina Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC 1:07.29
58 Shokhsanamkhon Toshpulatova Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1:08.37
67 Róisín Ní Riain Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1:08.61
76 Nigorakhon Mirzokhidova Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1:09.85
81 Colleen Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:09.89

S14

The S14 category is for swimmers who have an intellectual impairment.

The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021:

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Bethany Firth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:05.92
Silver medal icon.svg3 Valeriia Shabalina Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC 1:06.85
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Jessica-Jane Applegate Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:07.93
46 Madeleine McTernan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:09.82
52 Ana Karolina Soares Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:11.29
67 Chan Yui-lam Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1:12.49
78 Kasumi Fukui Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:12.58
81 Ruby Storm Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:15.38

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