Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S5

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Women's 50m Backstroke S5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates8 September
Competitors14 from 12 nations
Winning time41.03
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Běla Hlaváčková  Czech Republic
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maria Teresa Perales  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karina Lauridsen  Denmark

The women's 50m backstroke S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Competed from 10:13.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Karina Lauridsen  Denmark 45.12 Q
2 Diána Zámbó  Hungary 51.19 Q
3 Lisette Teunissen  Netherlands 51.49 Q
4 Beth Nothling  South Africa 55.88 Q
5 Nadia Porras  Mexico 56.42
6 Sonja Sigurdardottir  Iceland 57.90
7 Simone Fragoso  Portugal 58.90

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Běla Hlaváčková  Czech Republic 41.17 Q, PR
2 Maria Teresa Perales  Spain 44.92 Q
3 Mayumi Narita  Japan 51.85 Q
4 Yuka Kawamura  Japan 55.01 Q
5 Genevieve Pairoux-Lagardere  France 1:02.65
6 Diana Guimarães  Portugal 1:06.57
Marin Morrison  United States DQ

Final[edit]

Competed at 19:02.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Běla Hlaváčková  Czech Republic 41.03 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maria Teresa Perales  Spain 44.58
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karina Lauridsen  Denmark 45.72
4 Lisette Teunissen  Netherlands 50.87
5 Mayumi Narita  Japan 51.23
6 Diána Zámbó  Hungary 52.04
7 Beth Nothling  South Africa 54.29
8 Yuka Kawamura  Japan 55.41

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References[edit]

  • "Heats and Final Results – Women's 50m Backstroke S5". 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.