Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S8

The women's 100m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 100m Freestyle S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates8 September
Competitors16 from 11 nations
Winning time1:06.91
Medalists
Jessica Long  United States
Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain
Jacqueline Freney  Australia

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:49.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Jacqueline Freney Australia1:09.92Q
2Xu Yanru China1:13.51Q
3Stefanie Weinberg Germany1:14.65
4Rhiannon Oliver Australia1:15.57
5Andrea Cole Canada1:19.58

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Heather Frederiksen Great Britain1:09.93Q
2Julia Kabus Germany1:12.64Q
3Mariann Vestbostad Norway1:14.62
4Anna Vengerovskaya Russia1:20.89
5Desire Aguilar Panama1:31.84

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Jessica Long United States1:06.81Q, WR
2Amanda Everlove United States1:10.84Q
3Cecilie Drabsch Norland Norway1:11.68Q
4Heidi Andreasen Faroe Islands1:12.77Q
5Chen Zhonglan China1:17.13
6Valeria Lira Brazil1:20.16

Final

Competed at 20:01.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Jessica Long United States1:06.91
Heather Frederiksen Great Britain1:08.48
Jacqueline Freney Australia1:08.56
4Amanda Everlove United States1:10.65
5Cecilie Drabsch Norland Norway1:11.88
6Heidi Andreasen Faroe Islands1:11.99
7Julia Kabus Germany1:12.68
8Xu Yanru China1:13.66
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