Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S13

The women's 50 metre freestyle S13 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Women's 50 metre freestyle S13
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates1 September
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Kelley Becherer United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Valerie Grand-Maison Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Prue Watt Australia

Two heats were held, one with seven swimmers and one with eight competitors. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.[1]

Heats

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RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
124Kelley Becherer  United States27.70Q, AM
215Prue Watt  Australia27.75Q, OC
314Valerie Grand-Maison  Canada28.33Q
425Iryna Balashova  Ukraine28.87Q
523Rhiannon Henry  Great Britain29.06Q
613Teigan van Roosmalen  Australia29.40Q
712Elena Krawzow  Germany29.65Q
826Rebecca Anne Meyers  United States29.97Q
916Rhea Schmidt  Canada30.07
1017Leticia Freitas  Brazil30.16
1122Begona Curero  Spain30.45
1227Colleen Young  United States30.57
1321Maryia Charniatsova  Belarus30.63
1428Marike Naude  South Africa32.07
1511Naomi Ciorap  Romania32.53

Final

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RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Kelley Becherer  United States27.46AM
3Valerie Grand-Maison  Canada27.91
5Prue Watt  Australia27.94
46Iryna Balashova  Ukraine28.66
58Rebecca Anne Meyers  United States29.21
67Teigan van Roosmalen  Australia29.40
72Rhiannon Henry  Great Britain29.41
81Elena Krawzow  Germany29.46

References

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  1. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle - S13 - Paralympic Swimming". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.