Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S8

The women's 100m backstroke S8 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.

Women's 100m Backstroke S8 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	10 September
Competitors	11 from 8 nations
Winning time	1:16.74
Medalists
Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain Jessica Long  United States Mariann Vestbostad  Norway

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:47.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Mariann Vestbostad	Norway	1:21.77	Q
2	Rachael Latham	Great Britain	1:22.71	Q
3	Keren Leibovitch	Israel	1:22.99	Q
4	Stefanie Weinberg	Germany	1:27.86	Q
5	Andrea Cole	Canada	1:39.26

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Heather Frederiksen	Great Britain	1:17.62	Q, PR
2	Jessica Long	United States	1:20.44	Q
3	Jin Xiaoqin	China	1:27.17	Q
4	Lu Weiyuan	China	1:27.76	Q
5	Rhiannon Oliver	Australia	1:34.92
	Amanda Everlove	United States		DQ

Final

Competed at 18:10.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Heather Frederiksen	Great Britain	1:16.74	WR
	Jessica Long	United States	1:19.56
	Mariann Vestbostad	Norway	1:20.86
4	Keren Leibovitch	Israel	1:21.34
5	Rachael Latham	Great Britain	1:22.38
6	Jin Xiaoqin	China	1:25.48
7	Stefanie Weinberg	Germany	1:27.96
8	Lu Weiyuan	China	1:28.55

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

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Backstroke S8". 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.