The women's 50m freestyle S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. 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 | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 15 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 35.88 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results
editHeats
editCompeted from 10:04.
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Teresa Perales |  Spain |
36.75 | Q, PR |
| 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
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bela Hlaváčková |  Czech Republic |
36.90 | Q |
| 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
editCompeted at 19:04.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Maria Teresa Perales | Spain |
35.88 | WR |
 |
Bela Hlaváčková | Czech Republic |
37.12 | |
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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 |