Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S8

The women's 100 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 11 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held, with seven swimmers in each. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final, which was won by Australia's Maddison Elliott.

Women's 100 metre freestyle S8
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates11 September
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Medalists
Maddison Elliott  Australia
Lakeisha Patterson  Australia
Stephanie Millward  Great Britain

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World record  Maddison Elliott (AUS) 1:04:71 Glasgow, Great Britain 2015
Paralympic record  Maddison Elliott (AUS) 1:04:73 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016

Heats

Heat 1

11:20 11 September 2016

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
14Jessica Long United States1:06.07Q
25Lakeisha Patterson Australia1:07.45Q
32Abi Tripp Canada1:10.30Q
43Mallory Weggemann United States1:11.17Q
56Amalie Vinther Denmark1:11.90
67Vendula Duskova Czech Republic1:15.80
61Ailbhe Kelly Ireland1:20.65

Heat 2

11:23 11 September 2016

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
14Maddison Elliott Australia1:07.69Q
25Stephanie Millward Great Britain1:08.24Q
37Cecilia Jeronimo de Araujo  Brazil1:09.73Q
46Morgan Bird Canada1:09.92Q
52Brickelle Bro United States1:14.41
61Sabrina Duchesne Canada1:15.41
78Anezka Floriankova Czech Republic1:20.29

Final

19:36 11 September 2016

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
3Maddison Elliott Australia1:04.73PR
5Lakeisha Patterson Australia1:05.08
6Stephanie Millward Great Britain1:05.16
44Jessica Long United States1:05.72
57Morgan Bird Canada1:09.67
62Cecilia Jeronimo de Araujo Brazil1:09.83
71Abi Tripp Canada1:10.40
88Mallory Weggemann United States1.11.80

References

  • "Women's 100m Freestyle - S8 - Heats". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  • "Women's 100m Freestyle - S8 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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