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

Women's 50m Freestyle S7
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Winning time33.84
Medalists
   United States
   United States
   Germany
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 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

Heats

Competed from 10:23.

Heat 1

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

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bruhn, KirstenKirsten Bruhn Germany 34.77 Q
2 Jordan, CortneyCortney Jordan United States 35.57 Q
3 Jensen, LauraLaura Jensen Canada 36.70 Q
4 Nelson, BriannaBrianna Nelson Canada 37.76 Q
5 Prokeinova, MargitaMargita Prokeinova Slovakia 39.23

Final

Competed at 19:12.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Jordan, CortneyCortney Jordan United States 33.84 PR
2nd Popovich, ErinErin Popovich United States 33.92
3rd Bruhn, KirstenKirsten Bruhn Germany 34.50
4 Boonacker, ChantalChantal Boonacker Netherlands 34.54
5 Huang Min China 34.85
6 Jensen, LauraLaura Jensen Canada 36.10
7 Nelson, BriannaBrianna Nelson Canada 37.96
Kim Ji Eun South Korea DQ

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

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