Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S3

The women's 50 metre freestyle S3 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 7 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Women's 50 metre freestyle S3
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates7 September
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jiangbo Xia  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olga Sviderska  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patricia Valle  Mexico

Two heats were held, one with four swimmers and one with five swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advance to the finals.

Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Olga Sviderska   Ukraine 48.64 Q
2 1 4 Jiangbo Xia   China 52.73 Q
3 2 5 Patricia Valle   Mexico 59.04 Q
4 1 5 Pin Xiu Yip   Singapore 1:00.52 Q
5 2 3 Semicha Rizaoglou   Greece 1:05.02 Q
6 1 3 Annke Conradi   Germany 1:05.51 Q
7 2 6 Haideé Aceves   Mexico 1:07.89 Q
8 1 6 Vera Thamm   Germany 1:10.90 Q
9 2 2 Esther Overton   Australia 1:12.24

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Jiangbo Xia   China 48.11 WR
  4 Olga Sviderska   Ukraine 48.39 EU
  3 Patricia Valle   Mexico 55.74 AM
4 6 Pin Xiu Yip   Singapore 1:01.64
5 2 Semicha Rizaoglou   Greece 1:08.56
6 1 Haideé Aceves   Mexico 1:09.99
7 7 Annke Conradi   Germany 1:10.38
8 8 Vera Thamm   Germany 1:17.04
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