Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S5

Women's 100m Freestyle S5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates7 September
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning time1:16.65
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Teresa Perales  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Inbal Pezaro  Israel
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bela Hlaváčková  Czech Republic

The women's 100m freestyle S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 7 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:52.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Olena Akopyan  Ukraine 1:21.43 Q
2 Bela Hlaváčková  Czech Republic 1:22.24 Q
3 Mayumi Narita  Japan 1:27.53 Q
4 Yuka Kawamura  Japan 1:35.82 Q
5 Katalin Engelhardt  Hungary 1:42.71
6 Adri Visser  South Africa 1:49.61

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Maria Teresa Perales  Spain 1:22.22 Q
2 Inbal Pezaro  Israel 1:22.89 Q
3 Goh Theresa  Singapore 1:33.20 Q
4 Sugako Takeuchi  Japan 1:39.92 Q
5 Genevieve Pairoux-Lagardere  France 1:42.80
6 Marin Morrison  United States 3:10.30

Final

Competed at 18:17.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Teresa Perales  Spain 1:16.65 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Inbal Pezaro  Israel 1:21.57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bela Hlaváčková  Czech Republic 1:22.20
4 Olena Akopyan  Ukraine 1:22.84
5 Mayumi Narita  Japan 1:27.90
6 Goh Theresa  Singapore 1:32.92
7 Yuka Kawamura  Japan 1:35.72
8 Sugako Takeuchi  Japan 1:38.21

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.