Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's EAD 100 metre freestyle

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Women's EAD 100 metre freestyle
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates2 August
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Winning time-2.30
Medalists
gold medal    
silver medal    Canada
bronze medal    Canada
2006 →

The Women's EAD 100 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 2 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Classification[]

The events were run on a multi-disability format, which included both physically disabled and visually impaired swimmers i.e. the International Paralympic Committee’s Swimming Classification S1 – S13.[1]

  • Classes S1 – S10 are allocated to swimmers with a physical disability ranging from swimmers with a severe disability (S1) to those with a minimal disability (S10).
  • Classes S11 – S13 are allocated to swimmers with a visual impairment ranging from swimmers with no vision or may have light perception (S11) to those with some visual acuity (S13).

Format[]

All classes, 1 through 13 swan together in 2 heats and a final event. Positions were determined by each athlete’s time relative to the current world record for the appropriate classification of the swimmer. This may have meant that the swimmer touching first may not have been the winner.

World records were time standardised to identify both the finalists and medal winners throughout the competition. This meant that the same ‘time marker’ was used in the heats and the final irrespective of whether the world record had been broken during the course of competition.

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows;

Class Name Time Location Date
S1  Danielle Watts (ENG) 3:16.64 Stockholm, Sweden 5 August 2001
S2  Mairead Berry (IRL) 2:43.67 Sydney, Australia 26 October 2000
S3  Patricia Valle (MEX) 2:03.94 Sydney, Australia 26 October 2000
S4  Mayumi Narita (JPN) 1:30.06 Sydney, Australia 26 October 2000
S5  Béatrice Hess (FRA) 1:18.99 Sydney, Australia 26 October 2000
S6  Erin Popovich (USA) 1:19.72 Sydney, Australia 26 October 2000
S7  Danielle Campo (CAN) 1:14.64 Sydney, Australia 25 October 2000
S8  Keren Leibovitch (ISR) 1:10.25 Sydney, Australia 25 October 2000
S9 1:05.13
S10  Jessica Sloan (CAN) 1:01.67 Sydney, Australia 25 October 2000
S11  Yvette Michel (CAN) 1:11.52 New York City, United States 16 June 1984
S12   (CHN) 1:00.01 Madrid, Spain 23 July 1998
S13   (GER) 59.88 Atlanta, United States 21 August 1996

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Class Name Nationality Time Result Record
2 August Heats S5 Theresa Goh   1:48.70 +29.71 GR
2 August Heats S7 Liz Johnson  Wales 1:38.56 +23.92 GR
2 August Heats S8  Malaysia 2:11.78 +1:01.53 GR
2 August Heats S9 Stéphanie Dixon  Canada 1:07.53 +2.40 GR
2 August Heats S9 Natalie du Toit   1:02.83 -2.30 WR
2 August Heats S10 Sarah Bailey  England 1:07.01 +5.34 GR
2 August Final S10 Sarah Bailey  England 1:06.98 +5.31 GR
2 August Heats S11 Elaine Barrett  England 1:15.64 +4.12 GR
2 August Heats S13 Rhiannon Henry  Wales 1:05.35 +5.47 GR
2 August Heats S13 Kirby Cote  Canada 1:02.22 +2.34 GR
2 August Final S13 Kirby Cote  Canada 1:01.76 +1.88 GR

Results[]

Heats[]

The 8 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Class Nationality Time Result Notes
1 2 5 Natalie du Toit S9   1:02.83 -2.30 Q, WR
2 2 4 Kirby Cote S13  Canada 1:02.22 +2.34 Q, GR
3 1 5 Stéphanie Dixon S9  Canada 1:07.53 +2.40 Q, GR
4 2 6 Dianna Ley S9  Australia 1:07.75 +2.62 Q
5 1 2 Elaine Barrett S11  England 1:15.64 +4.12 Q, GR
6 1 2 S9  Scotland 1:09.87 +4.74 Q
7 2 3 Sarah Bailey S10  England 1:07.01 +5.34 Q, GR
8 1 3 Rhiannon Henry S13  Wales 1:05.35 +5.47 Q, GR
9 1 6 Kate Bailey S9  Australia 1:10.79 +5.66 Q
10 1 4 Karolina Pelendritou S13   1:06.44 +6.56 Q
11 2 7 Liz Johnson S7  Wales 1:38.56 +23.92 Q, GR
12 1 4 Theresa Goh S5   1:48.70 +29.71 Q, GR
13 2 1 S9  Malaysia 1:44.69 +39.56 Q
14 1 1 S8  Malaysia 2:11.78 +1:01.53 Q, GR
15 2 8 S9   2:22.91 +1:19.78 Q

Final[]

The final was held on 3 August at 20:25.[3]

Rank Lane Name Class Nation Time Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Natalie du Toit S9   1:02.93 -2.20
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Stéphanie Dixon S9  Canada 1:05.05 -0.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Kirby Cote S13  Canada 1:01.76 +1.88 GR
4 6 Dianna Ley S9  Australia 1:07.54 +2.41
5 2 Elaine Barrett S11  England 1:16.26 +4.74
6 7 S9  Scotland 1:10.17 +5.04
7 1 Sarah Bailey S10  England 1:06.98 +5.31 GR
8 8 Rhiannon Henry S13  Wales 1:06.13 +6.25

References[]

  1. ^ "EAD". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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