Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB5

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Women's 100m Breaststroke SB5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates12 September
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Winning time1:36.92
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kirsten Bruhn  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rachel Lardière  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gitta Ráczkó  Hungary

The women's 100m breaststroke SB5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Competed from 10:25.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Florence Lancial  France 1:54.99 Q
2 Natallia Shavel  Belarus 1:56.14 Q
3 Nyree Lewis  Great Britain 2:00.45 Q
4 Yuri Kitamura  Japan 2:02.68 Q
5 Hannah May Clarke  Ireland 2:06.33
6 Julia Castelló  Spain 2:10.71

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kirsten Bruhn  Germany 1:36.30 Q, WR
2 Rachel Lardière  France 1:53.90 Q
3 Gitta Ráczkó  Hungary 1:56.88 Q
4 Fanni Illes  Hungary 2:06.29 Q
5 Kateryna Demyanenko  Ukraine 2:07.10
6 Choi Na Mi  South Korea 2:10.96

Final[edit]

Competed at 18:48.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kirsten Bruhn  Germany 1:36.92
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rachel Lardière  France 1:52.34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gitta Ráczkó  Hungary 1:54.49
4 Nyree Lewis  Great Britain 1:56.19
5 Florence Lancial  France 1:56.73
6 Natallia Shavel  Belarus 1:57.69
7 Yuri Kitamura  Japan 2:03.41
8 Fanni Illes  Hungary 2:07.52

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References[edit]

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Breaststroke SB5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.