Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S5

Women's 50m Backstroke S5 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	8 September
Competitors	14 from 12 nations
Winning time	41.03
Medalists
Běla Hlaváčková  Czech Republic Maria Teresa Perales  Spain Karina Lauridsen  Denmark

The women's 50m backstroke S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:13.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Karina Lauridsen	Denmark	45.12	Q
2	Diána Zámbó	Hungary	51.19	Q
3	Lisette Teunissen	Netherlands	51.49	Q
4	Beth Nothling	South Africa	55.88	Q
5	Nadia Porras	Mexico	56.42
6	Sonja Sigurdardottir	Iceland	57.90
7	Simone Fragoso	Portugal	58.90

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Běla Hlaváčková	Czech Republic	41.17	Q, PR
2	Maria Teresa Perales	Spain	44.92	Q
3	Mayumi Narita	Japan	51.85	Q
4	Yuka Kawamura	Japan	55.01	Q
5	Genevieve Pairoux-Lagardere	France	1:02.65
6	Diana Guimarães	Portugal	1:06.57
	Marin Morrison	United States		DQ

Final

Competed at 19:02.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Běla Hlaváčková	Czech Republic	41.03	PR
	Maria Teresa Perales	Spain	44.58
	Karina Lauridsen	Denmark	45.72
4	Lisette Teunissen	Netherlands	50.87
5	Mayumi Narita	Japan	51.23
6	Diána Zámbó	Hungary	52.04
7	Beth Nothling	South Africa	54.29
8	Yuka Kawamura	Japan	55.41

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References

• "Heats and Final Results – Women's 50m Backstroke S5". 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.