Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S6

The women's 100m freestyle S6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 100m Freestyle S6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates8 September
Competitors11 from 8 nations
Winning time1:18.75
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eleanor Simmonds  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mirjam de Koning-Peper  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Doramitzi Gonzalez  Mexico

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 09:20.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Eleanor Simmonds   Great Britain 1:21.86 Q
2 Natalie Jones   Great Britain 1:23.43 Q
3 Erika Nara   Japan 1:25.17 Q
4 Mhairi Love   Great Britain 1:29.76
5 Sarah Rose   Australia 1:30.31

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Mirjam de Koning-Peper   Netherlands 1:18.56 Q
2 Doramitzi Gonzalez   Mexico 1:23.37 Q
3 Maria Goetze   Germany 1:23.40 Q
4 Miranda Uhl   United States 1:23.73 Q
5 Casey Johnson   United States 1:27.75 Q
6 Luo Alice Hsiao Hung   Chinese Taipei 1:33.64

Final

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Competed at 17:15.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Eleanor Simmonds   Great Britain 1:18.75
  Mirjam de Koning-Peper   Netherlands 1:19.29
  Doramitzi Gonzalez   Mexico 1:19.36
4 Maria Goetze   Germany 1:19.53
5 Natalie Jones   Great Britain 1:21.53
6 Erika Nara   Japan 1:21.81
7 Miranda Uhl   United States 1:22.22
8 Casey Johnson   United States 1:26.42

Q = qualified for final.

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Freestyle S6". 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.