Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S13

The women's 100m freestyle S13 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 Freestyle S13 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	10 September
Competitors	9 from 5 nations
Winning time	58.87
Medalists
Valerie Grand Maison  Canada Chelsey Gotell  Canada Kelley Becherer  United States

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:20.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Kelley Becherer	United States	1:00.27	Q
2	Iryna Balashova	Ukraine	1:02.37	Q
3	Prue Watt	Australia	1:02.61	Q
4	Jenny Coughlin	Great Britain	1:06.18	Q

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Valerie Grand Maison	Canada	1:00.39	Q
2	Chelsey Gotell	Canada	1:01.74	Q
3	Kirby Cote	Canada	1:02.53	Q
4	Rhiannon Henry	Great Britain	1:03.02	Q
5	Teigan van Roosmalen	Australia	1:07.64

Final

Competed at 17:16.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Valerie Grand Maison	Canada	58.87	WR
	Chelsey Gotell	Canada	1:00.26
	Kelley Becherer	United States	1:00.46
4	Kirby Cote	Canada	1:00.95
5	Iryna Balashova	Ukraine	1:01.56
6	Prue Watt	Australia	1:01.59
7	Rhiannon Henry	Great Britain	1:01.79
8	Jenny Coughlin	Great Britain	1:06.94

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Freestyle S13". 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.