Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S3

The women's 50m backstroke S3 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.

Women's 50m Backstroke S3 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	15 September
Competitors	10 from 9 nations
Winning time	58.75
Medalists
Yip Pin Xiu  Singapore Fran Williamson  Great Britain Xia Jiangbo  China

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:47.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Annke Conradi	Germany	1:07.61	Q
2	Xia Jiangbo	China	1:13.73	Q
3	Patricia Valle	Mexico	1:17.89	Q
4	Beth Kolbe	United States	1:18.81	Q
5	Perpetua Vaza	Portugal	1:21.95

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Yip Pin Xiu	Singapore	57.92	Q, WR
2	Fran Williamson	Great Britain	1:06.75	Q
3	Esther Overton	Australia	1:12.49	Q
4	Sarah Shannon	South Africa	1:14.24	Q
5	Fabiola Ramirez	Mexico	1:21.71

Final

Competed at 18:12.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Yip Pin Xiu	Singapore	58.75
	Fran Williamson	Great Britain	1:06.07
	Xia Jiangbo	China	1:07.97
4	Patricia Valle	Mexico	1:12.88
5	Esther Overton	Australia	1:13.33
6	Sarah Shannon	South Africa	1:13.83
7	Annke Conradi	Germany	1:14.93
8	Beth Kolbe	United States	1:17.97

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Women's 50m Backstroke S3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
• "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.