Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S5

The women's 100m freestyle S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 7 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 100m Freestyle S5 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	7 September
Competitors	12 from 10 nations
Winning time	1:16.65
Medalists
Maria Teresa Perales  Spain Inbal Pezaro  Israel Bela Hlaváčková  Czech Republic

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:52.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Olena Akopyan	Ukraine	1:21.43	Q
2	Bela Hlaváčková	Czech Republic	1:22.24	Q
3	Mayumi Narita	Japan	1:27.53	Q
4	Yuka Kawamura	Japan	1:35.82	Q
5	Katalin Engelhardt	Hungary	1:42.71
6	Adri Visser	South Africa	1:49.61

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Maria Teresa Perales	Spain	1:22.22	Q
2	Inbal Pezaro	Israel	1:22.89	Q
3	Goh Theresa	Singapore	1:33.20	Q
4	Sugako Takeuchi	Japan	1:39.92	Q
5	Genevieve Pairoux-Lagardere	France	1:42.80
6	Marin Morrison	United States	3:10.30

Final

Source: Competed at 18:17.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Maria Teresa Perales	Spain	1:16.65	WR
	Inbal Pezaro	Israel	1:21.57
	Bela Hlaváčková	Czech Republic	1:22.20
4	Olena Akopyan	Ukraine	1:22.84
5	Mayumi Narita	Japan	1:27.90
6	Goh Theresa	Singapore	1:32.92
7	Yuka Kawamura	Japan	1:35.72
8	Sugako Takeuchi	Japan	1:38.21

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.