Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S3

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Women's 50m Freestyle S3
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue
Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates13 September
Competitors14 from 11 nations
Winning time57.05
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Patricia Valle  Mexico
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yip Pin Xiu  Singapore
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fran Williamson  Great Britain

The women's 50m freestyle S3 event at the

Beijing National Aquatics Center
on 13 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:26.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Xia Jiangbo  China 1:05.83 Q
2 Annke Conradi  Germany 1:07.76 Q
3 Esther Overton  Australia 1:11.99 Q
4 Sarah Shannon  South Africa 1:15.59 Q
5
Sara Carracelas
 Spain 1:17.28
6 Danielle Watts  Great Britain 1:28.74 PR
7 Maria Liaskou  Greece 1:29.31

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yip Pin Xiu  Singapore 57.04 Q, WR
2 Patricia Valle  Mexico 59.84 Q
3 Fran Williamson  Great Britain 1:05.39 Q
4 Beth Kolbe  United States 1:11.69 Q
5 Perpetua Vaza  Portugal 1:16.18
6
Fabiola Ramirez
 Mexico 1:17.92
7 Maria Kalpakidou  Greece 1:25.39

Final

Competed at 19:26.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Patricia Valle  Mexico 57.05
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yip Pin Xiu  Singapore 57.43
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fran Williamson  Great Britain 1:04.22
4 Xia Jiangbo  China 1:08.32
5 Beth Kolbe  United States 1:10.55
6 Esther Overton  Australia 1:12.26
7 Sarah Shannon  South Africa 1:13.39
8 Annke Conradi  Germany 1:17.94

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 50m Freestyle S3". 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.