Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S5

The women's 50m freestyle S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September.^[1] There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 50m Freestyle S5 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	15 September
Competitors	14 from 12 nations
Winning time	35.88
Medalists
Maria Teresa Perales  Spain Bela Hlaváčková  Czech Republic Olena Akopyan  Ukraine

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:04.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes	Ref
1	Maria Teresa Perales	Spain	36.75	Q, PR	[2]
2	Inbal Pezaro	Israel	38.54	Q
3	Mayumi Narita	Japan	39.96	Q
4	Lisette Teunissen	Netherlands	45.68
5	Genevieve Pairoux-Lagardere	France	45.83
6	Yuka Kawamura	Japan	46.56
7	Marin Morrison	United States	1:35.60

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes	Ref
1	Bela Hlaváčková	Czech Republic	36.90	Q	[2]
2	Olena Akopyan	Ukraine	37.90	Q
3	Sugako Takeuchi	Japan	43.72	Q
4	Katalin Engelhardt	Hungary	44.89	Q
5	Karina Lauridsen	Denmark	44.90	Q
6	Simone Fragoso	Portugal	45.69
7	Goh Theresa	Singapore	53.67

Final

Competed at 19:04.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes	Ref
	Maria Teresa Perales	Spain	35.88	WR	[2]
	Bela Hlaváčková	Czech Republic	37.12
	Olena Akopyan	Ukraine	37.53
4	Inbal Pezaro	Israel	38.69
5	Mayumi Narita	Japan	39.99
6	Sugako Takeuchi	Japan	44.04
7	Karina Lauridsen	Denmark	44.69
8	Katalin Engelhardt	Hungary	45.78

1. "Women's 50m Freestyle finals -- china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
2. "Results Archive - Beijing 2008 - Swimming - Womens 50 M Freestyle S5". International Paralympic Committee. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 November 2024.