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Women's 50m Freestyle S9
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors16 from 10 nations
Winning time29.20
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Natalie du Toit  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Irina Grazhdanova  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Louise Watkin  Great Britain
Swimming at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Women's events
50 m freestyleS3S4S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
100 m freestyleS4S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
200 m freestyleS5
400 m freestyleS6S7S8S9S10
S13
50 m backstrokeS2S3S5
100 m backstrokeS6S7S8S9S10
S13
100 m breaststrokeSB4SB5
SB6SB7SB8SB9
SB12
50 m butterflyS6S7
100 m butterflyS8S9S10
S12S13
150 m medleySM4
200 m medleySM6SM7SM8SM9SM10
SM12SM13

The women's 50m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:45.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Annabelle Williams  Australia 29.76 Q
2 Louise Watkin  Great Britain 30.06 Q
3 Stephanie Dixon  Canada 30.98 Q
4 Lauren Steadman  Great Britain 31.19
5 Emilie Gral  France 31.36
6 Darda Sales  Canada 31.48
7 Katarina Roxon  Canada 31.85
8 Eztitxu Vivanco  France 32.45

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Natalie du Toit  South Africa 29.45 Q, PR
2 Irina Grazhdanova  Russia 29.60 Q
3 Stephanie Millward  Great Britain 30.69 Q
4 April Kerley  United States 30.76 Q
5 Mendy Meenderink  Netherlands 31.15 Q
6 Elizabeth Stone  United States 31.24
7 Christiane Reppe  Germany 31.84
Sarai Gascón Moreno  Spain DQ

Final

Competed at 20:04.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Natalie du Toit  South Africa 29.20 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Irina Grazhdanova  Russia 29.33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Louise Watkin  Great Britain 29.80
4 Annabelle Williams  Australia 29.91
5 April Kerley  United States 30.20
6 Stephanie Dixon  Canada 30.45
7 Stephanie Millward  Great Britain 30.45
8 Mendy Meenderink  Netherlands 31.20

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

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