Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S8
The women's 50 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 16 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held, with seven and eight swimmers respectively. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final, which was won by Australia's Maddison Elliott.
| Women's 50 metre freestyle S8 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 16 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Women's events | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 |
| S9 | S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | |
| 100 m freestyle | S3 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 |
| S9 | S10 | S11 | S13 | ||
| 200 m freestyle | S5 | S14 | |||
| 400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S13 | ||||
| 50 m backstroke | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| 100 m backstroke | S2 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 |
| S10 | S11 | S12 | S13 | S14 | |
| 50 m breaststroke | SB3 | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | SB6 | SB7 | SB8 |
| SB9 | SB11 | SB13 | SB14 | ||
| 50 m butterfly | S5 | S6 | S7 | ||
| 100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | S13 | |
| 150 m medley | SM4 | ||||
| 200 m medley | SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 |
| SM11 | SM13 | SM14 | |||
| Freestyle relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
| Medley relays | 4 × 100 m (34pts) | ||||
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Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
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30.13 | Brisbane, Australia | 1 April 2014 |
| Paralympic record |  |
31.13 | London, Great Britain | 2 September 2012 |
Source: "Rio Results Book - Event No. 127" (PDF). Rio 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
Heats
Heat 1
10:09 16 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Stephanie Millward |  | 30.82 | Q PR |
| 2 | 2 | Jiang Shengnan |  | 30.89 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Lakeisha Patterson |  | 30.97 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Kateryna Istomina |  | 32.06 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Abi Tripp |  | 32.39 | |
| 6 | 1 | Amilie Vinther |  | 33.89 | |
| 7 | 8 | Sabrina Duchesne | | 34.87 |
Heat 2
10:12 16 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Maddison Elliott | | 30.83 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Stephanie Slater | | 31.17 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Morgan Bird | | 31.49 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Jin Xiaoqin | | 31.70 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Jessica Long | | 32.22 | |
| 6 | 2 | Mallory Weggemann | | 33.09 | |
| 7 | 1 | Bro Brickelle | | 34.93 | |
| 8 | 8 | Anezka Floriankova |  | 36.05 |
Final
18:03 11 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Maddison Elliott | | 29.73 | WR PR |
 | 6 | Lakeisha Patterson | | 30.13 | |
 | 3 | Jiang Shengnan | | 30.53 | |
| 4 | 2 | Stephanie Slater | | 30.54 | |
| 5 | 4 | Stephanie Millward | | 30.73 | |
| 6 | 8 | Kateryna Istomina | | 31.05 | |
| 7 | 7 | Morgan Bird | | 31.29 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jin Xiaoqin | | 32.09 |
References
- "Women's 50m Freestyle - S8 - Heats". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- "Women's 50m Freestyle - S8 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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