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Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S13

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Women's 100m Freestyle S13
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates10 September
Competitors9 from 5 nations
Winning time58.87
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valerie Grand Maison  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chelsey Gotell  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kelley Becherer  United States

The women's 100m freestyle S13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 10 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 09:20.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kelley Becherer  United States 1:00.27 Q
2 Iryna Balashova  Ukraine 1:02.37 Q
3 Prue Watt  Australia 1:02.61 Q
4 Jenny Coughlin  Great Britain 1:06.18 Q

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Valerie Grand Maison  Canada 1:00.39 Q
2 Chelsey Gotell  Canada 1:01.74 Q
3 Kirby Cote  Canada 1:02.53 Q
4 Rhiannon Henry  Great Britain 1:03.02 Q
5 Teigan van Roosmalen  Australia 1:07.64

Final

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Competed at 17:16.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valerie Grand Maison  Canada 58.87 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chelsey Gotell  Canada 1:00.26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kelley Becherer  United States 1:00.46
4 Kirby Cote  Canada 1:00.95
5 Iryna Balashova  Ukraine 1:01.56
6 Prue Watt  Australia 1:01.59
7 Rhiannon Henry  Great Britain 1:01.79
8 Jenny Coughlin  Great Britain 1:06.94

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Freestyle S13". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  • "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.