Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S14
| Women's 100 metre backstroke S14 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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The women's 100 metre backstroke S14 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 8 September, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held, the first with four swimmer and the second with five swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Records
Prior to the competition[update], the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Bethany Firth (GBR)
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1:04.70 | Glasgow, Great Britain | 28 March 2015 |
| Paralympic record |  Bethany Firth (IRL)
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1:08.93 | London, Great Britain | 31 August 2012 |
| 2016 World leading | Bethany Firth (GBR)
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1:04.73 | Sheffield, Great Britain | 27 July 2016 |
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Marlou van der Kulk |  Netherlands |
1:07.23 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Pernilla Lindberg |  Sweden |
1:15.54 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Janina Breuer |  Germany |
1:16.26 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Michelle Alonso Morales |
 Spain |
1:19.05 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Bethany Firth |  Great Britain |
1:04.53 | Q, WR |
| 2 | 5 | Jessica-Jane Applegate | Great Britain |
1:08.41 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Kang Jung Eun |  South Korea |
1:14.14 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Leslie Cichocki |  United States |
1:16.80 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Xenia Palazzo |  Italy |
1:18.26 | Q |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Bethany Firth | Great Britain |
1:04.05 | WR |
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5 | Marlou van der Kulk | Netherlands |
1:06.33 | |
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3 | Jessica-Jane Applegate | Great Britain |
1:08.67 | |
| 4 | 6 | Kang Jung Eun | South Korea |
1:13.95 | |
| 5 | 2 | Pernilla Lindberg | Sweden |
1:15.40 | |
| 6 | 7 | Janina Breuer | Germany |
1:16.02 | |
| 7 | 1 | Leslie Cichocki | United States |
1:16.76 | |
| 8 | 8 | Xenia Palazzo | Italy |
1:17.64 |
References
- "Women's 100m Backstroke - S14". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 8 September 2016.[permanent dead link]