Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S7

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Women's 100m Backstroke S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates10 September
Competitors10 from 8 nations
Winning time1:24.30
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Katrina Porter  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kirsten Bruhn  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chantal Boonacker  Netherlands

The women's 100m backstroke S7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 10 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Competed from 09:33.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Katrina Porter  Australia 1:24.44 Q, WR
2 Cortney Jordan  United States 1:30.14 Q
3 Laura Jensen  Canada 1:34.12 Q
4 Kim Ji Eun  South Korea 1:35.28 Q
5 Natasa Sobocan  Croatia 1:46.48

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kirsten Bruhn  Germany 1:26.54 Q
2 Chantal Boonacker  Netherlands 1:26.68 Q
3 Brianna Nelson  Canada 1:29.96 Q
4 Shelley Rogers  Australia 1:31.49 Q
5 Dorottya Baka  Hungary 1:40.14

Final[edit]

Competed at 17:43.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Katrina Porter  Australia 1:24.30 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kirsten Bruhn  Germany 1:25.97
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chantal Boonacker  Netherlands 1:26.30
4 Cortney Jordan  United States 1:26.57
5 Shelley Rogers  Australia 1:30.26
6 Brianna Nelson  Canada 1:30.43
7 Laura Jensen  Canada 1:31.90
8 Kim Ji Eun  South Korea 1:34.31

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References[edit]

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Backstroke S7". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.