Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S8

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Women's 100m Freestyle S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates8 September
Competitors16 from 11 nations
Winning time1:06.91
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jessica Long  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline Freney  Australia

The women's 100m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were three heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results[]

Heats[]

Competed from 10:49.

Heat 1[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jacqueline Freney  Australia 1:09.92 Q
2  China 1:13.51 Q
3  Germany 1:14.65
4  Australia 1:15.57
5 Andrea Cole  Canada 1:19.58

Heat 2[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain 1:09.93 Q
2  Germany 1:12.64 Q
3 Mariann Vestbostad  Norway 1:14.62
4  Russia 1:20.89
5  Panama 1:31.84

Heat 3[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jessica Long  United States 1:06.81 Q, WR
2 Amanda Everlove  United States 1:10.84 Q
3 Cecilie Drabsch Norland  Norway 1:11.68 Q
4 Heidi Andreasen  Faroe Islands 1:12.77 Q
5  China 1:17.13
6  Brazil 1:20.16

Final[]

Competed at 20:01.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jessica Long  United States 1:06.91
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heather Frederiksen  Great Britain 1:08.48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline Freney  Australia 1:08.56
4 Amanda Everlove  United States 1:10.65
5 Cecilie Drabsch Norland  Norway 1:11.88
6 Heidi Andreasen  Faroe Islands 1:11.99
7  Germany 1:12.68
8  China 1:13.66
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