The women's 100m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
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| Women's 100m Freestyle S8 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:06.91 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results
Heats
Competed from 10:49.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacqueline Freney |  Australia | 1:09.92 | Q |
| 2 | Xu Yanru |  China | 1:13.51 | Q |
| 3 | Stefanie Weinberg |  Germany | 1:14.65 | |
| 4 | Rhiannon Oliver | Australia | 1:15.57 | |
| 5 | Andrea Cole |  Canada | 1:19.58 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heather Frederiksen |  Great Britain | 1:09.93 | Q |
| 2 | Julia Kabus | Germany | 1:12.64 | Q |
| 3 | Mariann Vestbostad |  Norway | 1:14.62 | |
| 4 | Anna Vengerovskaya |  Russia | 1:20.89 | |
| 5 | Desire Aguilar |  Panama | 1:31.84 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Long |  United States | 1:06.81 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Amanda Everlove | United States | 1:10.84 | Q |
| 3 | Cecilie Drabsch Norland | Norway | 1:11.68 | Q |
| 4 | Heidi Andreasen |  Faroe Islands | 1:12.77 | Q |
| 5 | Chen Zhonglan | China | 1:17.13 | |
| 6 | Valeria Lira |  Brazil | 1:20.16 |
Final
Competed at 20:01.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jessica Long | United States | 1:06.91 | |
 | Heather Frederiksen | Great Britain | 1:08.48 | |
 | Jacqueline Freney | Australia | 1:08.56 | |
| 4 | Amanda Everlove | United States | 1:10.65 | |
| 5 | Cecilie Drabsch Norland | Norway | 1:11.88 | |
| 6 | Heidi Andreasen | Faroe Islands | 1:11.99 | |
| 7 | Julia Kabus | Germany | 1:12.68 | |
| 8 | Xu Yanru | China | 1:13.66 |
References
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