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Women's 100 metre backstroke S9
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Gold medallist Ellie Cole
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates31 August
Competitors10 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ellie Cole  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephanie Millward  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Elizabeth Stone  United States
Swimming at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Women's events
50 m freestyleS3S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
100 m freestyleS3S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
200 m freestyleS5
S14
400 m freestyleS6S7S8S9S10
S11S12
50 m backstrokeS2S4
100 m backstrokeS6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S14
100 m breaststrokeSB4SB5
SB6SB7SB8SB9
SB11SB12SB13SB14
50 m butterflyS5
S6S7
100 m butterflyS8S9S10
S12
200 m medleySM5
SM6SM7SM8SM9SM10
SM11SM12SM13
Freestyle relays4 × 100 m (34pts)
Medley relays4 × 100 m (34pts)

The women's 100 metre backstroke S9 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 31 August, at the London Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park, London. The event was for athletes included in the S9 classification, which is for competitors with physical impairments.[1] Ten swimmers took part, representing a total of seven different nations. Australia's Ellie Cole won the gold medal.

Results

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Key
  •   Q   Qualified for next round
  • AS = Asian record
  • OC = Oceania record

Heats

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Two heats were held, each with five swimmers; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final. The heats took place on 31 August starting at 10:38 BST.[2]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Ellie Cole  Australia 1:10.74 Q
2 5 Elizabeth Stone  United States 1:13.28 Q
3 3 Longjuan Dun  China 1:14.99 Q, AS
4 6 Emily Gray  South Africa 1:15.59 Q
5 2 Shanntol Ince  Trinidad and Tobago 1:22.14

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Stephanie Millward  Great Britain 1:10.81 Q
2 4 Natalie du Toit  South Africa 1:12.54 Q
3 3 Amy Marren  Great Britain 1:14.21 Q
4 2 Christiane Reppe  Germany 1:17.55 Q
5 6 Ping Lin  China 1:19.32

Final

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Australia's Ellie Cole won the gold medal in a time of one minutes, 9.42 seconds, setting a new Oceania record. Great Britain's Stephanie Millward took silver and Elizabeth Stone won bronze. Eleven time Paralympic champion Natalie du Toit finished fourth.[3][4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Ellie Cole  Australia 1:09.42 OC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Stephanie Millward  Great Britain 1:11.07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Elizabeth Stone  United States 1:12.28
4 3 Natalie du Toit  South Africa 1:12.56
5 2 Amy Marren  Great Britain 1:14.31
6 7 Longjuan Dun  China 1:15.48
7 1 Emily Gray  South Africa 1:16.65
8 8 Christiane Reppe  Germany 1:17.88

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming - Classification". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke - S9". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke - S9 (Final)". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. ^ Pearce, Nick (1 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Heather Frederiksen provides further evidence of powers of recovery with 400m freestyle silver". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 September 2012.


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