Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S3

The women's 50m freestyle S3 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 13 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 50m Freestyle S3
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates13 September
Competitors14 from 11 nations
Winning time57.05
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Patricia Valle  Mexico
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yip Pin Xiu  Singapore
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fran Williamson  Great Britain

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 10:26.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Xia Jiangbo   China 1:05.83 Q
2 Annke Conradi   Germany 1:07.76 Q
3 Esther Overton   Australia 1:11.99 Q
4 Sarah Shannon   South Africa 1:15.59 Q
5 Sara Carracelas   Spain 1:17.28
6 Danielle Watts   Great Britain 1:28.74 PR
7 Maria Liaskou   Greece 1:29.31

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yip Pin Xiu   Singapore 57.04 Q, WR
2 Patricia Valle   Mexico 59.84 Q
3 Fran Williamson   Great Britain 1:05.39 Q
4 Beth Kolbe   United States 1:11.69 Q
5 Perpetua Vaza   Portugal 1:16.18
6 Fabiola Ramirez   Mexico 1:17.92
7 Maria Kalpakidou   Greece 1:25.39

Final

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Competed at 19:26.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Patricia Valle   Mexico 57.05
  Yip Pin Xiu   Singapore 57.43
  Fran Williamson   Great Britain 1:04.22
4 Xia Jiangbo   China 1:08.32
5 Beth Kolbe   United States 1:10.55
6 Esther Overton   Australia 1:12.26
7 Sarah Shannon   South Africa 1:13.39
8 Annke Conradi   Germany 1:17.94

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 50m Freestyle S3". 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.