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

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Women's 100m Butterfly S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates7 September
Competitors12 from 9 nations
Winning time1:11.96
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jessica Long  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amanda Everlove  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jin Xiaoqin  China

The women's 100m butterfly S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 7 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Competed from 10:39.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Chen Zhonglan  China 1:16.24 Q
2 Jin Xiaoqin  China 1:17.26 Q
3 Immacolata Cerasuolo  Italy 1:17.50 Q
4 Anna Vengerovskaya  Russia 1:22.58
5 Stefanie Weinberg  Germany 1:23.48
6 Valeria Lira  Brazil 1:32.58

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Amanda Everlove  United States 1:11.64 Q
2 Jessica Long  United States 1:12.54 Q
3 Lu Weiyuan  China 1:16.18 Q
4 Rachael Latham  Great Britain 1:17.72 Q
5 Manami Nomura  Japan 1:21.94 Q
6 Andrea Cole  Canada 1:32.78

Final[edit]

Competed at 19:47.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jessica Long  United States 1:11.96
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amanda Everlove  United States 1:12.16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jin Xiaoqin  China 1:15.32
4 Chen Zhonglan  China 1:15.76
5 Lu Weiyuan  China 1:16.67
6 Immacolata Cerasuolo  Italy 1:17.14
7 Rachael Latham  Great Britain 1:18.61
8 Manami Nomura  Japan 1:20.64

Q = qualified for final.

References[edit]

  • "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Butterfly S8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 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 27 September 2012.