Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S9

The women's 50m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 50m Freestyle S9 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	14 September
Competitors	16 from 10 nations
Winning time	29.20
Medalists
Natalie du Toit  South Africa Irina Grazhdanova  Russia Louise Watkin  Great Britain

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:45.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Annabelle Williams	Australia	29.76	Q
2	Louise Watkin	Great Britain	30.06	Q
3	Stephanie Dixon	Canada	30.98	Q
4	Lauren Steadman	Great Britain	31.19
5	Emilie Gral	France	31.36
6	Darda Sales	Canada	31.48
7	Katarina Roxon	Canada	31.85
8	Eztitxu Vivanco	France	32.45

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Natalie du Toit	South Africa	29.45	Q, PR
2	Irina Grazhdanova	Russia	29.60	Q
3	Stephanie Millward	Great Britain	30.69	Q
4	April Kerley	United States	30.76	Q
5	Mendy Meenderink	Netherlands	31.15	Q
6	Elizabeth Stone	United States	31.24
7	Christiane Reppe	Germany	31.84
	Sarai Gascón Moreno	Spain		DQ

Final

Competed at 20:04.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Natalie du Toit	South Africa	29.20	PR
	Irina Grazhdanova	Russia	29.33
	Louise Watkin	Great Britain	29.80
4	Annabelle Williams	Australia	29.91
5	April Kerley	United States	30.20
6	Stephanie Dixon	Canada	30.45
7	Stephanie Millward	Great Britain	30.45
8	Mendy Meenderink	Netherlands	31.20

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

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Women's 50m Freestyle S9". 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.