Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S7

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Women's 50m Freestyle S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Winning time33.84
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cortney Jordan  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Erin Popovich  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kirsten Bruhn  Germany

The women's 50m freestyle S7 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Competed from 10:23.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Erin Popovich  United States 34.22 Q, PR
2 Chantal Boonacker  Netherlands 34.98 Q
3 Huang Min  China 35.68 Q
4 Kim Ji Eun  South Korea 37.31 Q

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kirsten Bruhn  Germany 34.77 Q
2 Cortney Jordan  United States 35.57 Q
3 Laura Jensen  Canada 36.70 Q
4 Brianna Nelson  Canada 37.76 Q
5 Margita Prokeinova  Slovakia 39.23

Final[edit]

Competed at 19:12.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cortney Jordan  United States 33.84 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Erin Popovich  United States 33.92
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kirsten Bruhn  Germany 34.50
4 Chantal Boonacker  Netherlands 34.54
5 Huang Min  China 34.85
6 Laura Jensen  Canada 36.10
7 Brianna Nelson  Canada 37.96
Kim Ji Eun  South Korea DQ

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

References[edit]

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 50m Freestyle 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.