Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S13

The women's 50 metre freestyle S13 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Women's 50 metre freestyle S13 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Aquatics Centre
Dates	1 September
Competitors	15 from 11 nations
Medalists
Kelley Becherer  United States Valerie Grand-Maison  Canada Prue Watt  Australia

Two heats were held, one with seven swimmers and one with eight competitors. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	4	Kelley Becherer	United States	27.70	Q, AM
2	1	5	Prue Watt	Australia	27.75	Q, OC
3	1	4	Valerie Grand-Maison	Canada	28.33	Q
4	2	5	Iryna Balashova	Ukraine	28.87	Q
5	2	3	Rhiannon Henry	Great Britain	29.06	Q
6	1	3	Teigan van Roosmalen	Australia	29.40	Q
7	1	2	Elena Krawzow	Germany	29.65	Q
8	2	6	Rebecca Anne Meyers	United States	29.97	Q
9	1	6	Rhea Schmidt	Canada	30.07
10	1	7	Leticia Freitas	Brazil	30.16
11	2	2	Begona Curero	Spain	30.45
12	2	7	Colleen Young	United States	30.57
13	2	1	Maryia Charniatsova	Belarus	30.63
14	2	8	Marike Naude	South Africa	32.07
15	1	1	Naomi Ciorap	Romania	32.53

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Kelley Becherer	United States	27.46	AM
	3	Valerie Grand-Maison	Canada	27.91
	5	Prue Watt	Australia	27.94
4	6	Iryna Balashova	Ukraine	28.66
5	8	Rebecca Anne Meyers	United States	29.21
6	7	Teigan van Roosmalen	Australia	29.40
7	2	Rhiannon Henry	Great Britain	29.41
8	1	Elena Krawzow	Germany	29.46