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

Women's 50m Freestyle S5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates15 September
Competitors14 from 12 nations
Winning time35.88
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Teresa Perales  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bela Hlaváčková  Czech Republic
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olena Akopyan  Ukraine

The women's 50m freestyle S5 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 10:04.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Maria Teresa Perales  Spain 36.75 Q, PR
2 Inbal Pezaro  Israel 38.54 Q
3 Mayumi Narita  Japan 39.96 Q
4 Lisette Teunissen  Netherlands 45.68
5 Genevieve Pairoux-Lagardere  France 45.83
6 Yuka Kawamura  Japan 46.56
7 Marin Morrison  United States 1:35.60

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bela Hlaváčková  Czech Republic 36.90 Q
2 Olena Akopyan  Ukraine 37.90 Q
3 Sugako Takeuchi  Japan 43.72 Q
4 Katalin Engelhardt  Hungary 44.89 Q
5 Karina Lauridsen  Denmark 44.90 Q
6 Simone Fragoso  Portugal 45.69
7 Goh Theresa  Singapore 53.67

Final

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Competed at 19:04.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Teresa Perales  Spain 35.88 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bela Hlaváčková  Czech Republic 37.12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olena Akopyan  Ukraine 37.53
4 Inbal Pezaro  Israel 38.69
5 Mayumi Narita  Japan 39.99
6 Sugako Takeuchi  Japan 44.04
7 Karina Lauridsen  Denmark 44.69
8 Katalin Engelhardt  Hungary 45.78