Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S13

Women's 100m Freestyle S13
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates10 September
Competitors9 from 5 nations
Winning time58.87
Medalists
   Canada
   Canada
   United States
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 freestyle S13 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 09:20.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Becherer, KelleyKelley Becherer United States 1:00.27 Q
2 Balashova, IrynaIryna Balashova Ukraine 1:02.37 Q
3 Watt, PruePrue Watt Australia 1:02.61 Q
4 Coughlin, JennyJenny Coughlin Great Britain 1:06.18 Q

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Grand Maison, ValerieValerie Grand Maison Canada 1:00.39 Q
2 Gotell, ChelseyChelsey Gotell Canada 1:01.74 Q
3 Cote, KirbyKirby Cote Canada 1:02.53 Q
4 Henry, RhiannonRhiannon Henry Great Britain 1:03.02 Q
5 van Roosmalen, TeiganTeigan van Roosmalen Australia 1:07.64

Final

Competed at 17:16.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Grand Maison, ValerieValerie Grand Maison Canada 58.87 WR
2nd Gotell, ChelseyChelsey Gotell Canada 1:00.26
3rd Becherer, KelleyKelley Becherer United States 1:00.46
4 Cote, KirbyKirby Cote Canada 1:00.95
5 Balashova, IrynaIryna Balashova Ukraine 1:01.56
6 Watt, PruePrue Watt Australia 1:01.59
7 Henry, RhiannonRhiannon Henry Great Britain 1:01.79
8 Coughlin, JennyJenny Coughlin Great Britain 1:06.94

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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