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

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
   Australia
   Germany
   Netherlands
Swimming at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Women's events
50 m freestyle S3 S4 S5
S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
100 m freestyle S4 S5
S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S11 S12 S13
200 m freestyle S5
400 m freestyle S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S13
50 m backstroke S2 S3 S5
100 m backstroke S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
S13
100 m breaststroke   SB4 SB5
SB6 SB7 SB8 SB9
SB12
50 m butterfly S6 S7
100 m butterfly S8 S9 S10
S12 S13
150 m ind. medley SM4
200 m ind. medley SM6 SM7 SM8 SM9 SM10
SM12 SM13

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

Heats

Competed from 09:33.

Heat 1

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

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bruhn, KirstenKirsten Bruhn Germany 1:26.54 Q
2 Boonacker, ChantalChantal Boonacker Netherlands 1:26.68 Q
3 Nelson, BriannaBrianna Nelson Canada 1:29.96 Q
4 Rogers, ShelleyShelley Rogers Australia 1:31.49 Q
5 Baka, DorottyaDorottya Baka Hungary 1:40.14

Final

Competed at 17:43.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Porter, KatrinaKatrina Porter Australia 1:24.30 WR
2nd Bruhn, KirstenKirsten Bruhn Germany 1:25.97
3rd Boonacker, ChantalChantal Boonacker Netherlands 1:26.30
4 Jordan, CortneyCortney Jordan United States 1:26.57
5 Rogers, ShelleyShelley Rogers Australia 1:30.26
6 Nelson, BriannaBrianna Nelson Canada 1:30.43
7 Jensen, LauraLaura Jensen Canada 1:31.90
8 Kim Ji Eun South Korea 1:34.31

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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