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Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S2

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Women's 50m Backstroke S2
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates15 September
Competitors9 from 6 nations
Winning time1:13.64
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ganna Ielisavetska  Ukraine
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Iryna Sotska  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sara Carracelas  Spain
2004
2012

The women's 50m backstroke S2 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 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 09:33.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nataliia Semenova  Ukraine 1:23.69 Q
2 Danielle Watts  Great Britain 1:27.50 Q
3 Maria Liaskou  Greece 1:27.90 Q
4 Virginia Hernandez  Mexico 1:41.87

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Iryna Sotska  Ukraine 1:17.31 Q, WR
2 Ganna Ielisavetska  Ukraine 1:18.01 Q
3 Sara Carracelas  Spain 1:18.31 Q
4 Maria Kalpakidou  Greece 1:23.59 Q
5 Betiana Basualdo  Argentina 1:35.82 Q

Final

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Competed at 17:11.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ganna Ielisavetska  Ukraine 1:13.64 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Iryna Sotska  Ukraine 1:15.53
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sara Carracelas  Spain 1:16.33
4 Nataliia Semenova  Ukraine 1:23.85
5 Maria Liaskou  Greece 1:24.24
6 Maria Kalpakidou  Greece 1:25.56
7 Danielle Watts  Great Britain 1:27.28
8 Betiana Basualdo  Argentina 1:40.14

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 50m Backstroke S2". 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.