Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB5

The women's 100m breaststroke SB5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 100m Breaststroke SB5 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates	12 September
Competitors	12 from 10 nations
Winning time	1:36.92
Medalists
Kirsten Bruhn  Germany Rachel Lardière  France Gitta Ráczkó  Hungary

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:25.

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Florence Lancial	France	1:54.99	Q
2	Natallia Shavel	Belarus	1:56.14	Q
3	Nyree Lewis	Great Britain	2:00.45	Q
4	Yuri Kitamura	Japan	2:02.68	Q
5	Hannah May Clarke	Ireland	2:06.33
6	Julia Castelló	Spain	2:10.71

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Kirsten Bruhn	Germany	1:36.30	Q, WR
2	Rachel Lardière	France	1:53.90	Q
3	Gitta Ráczkó	Hungary	1:56.88	Q
4	Fanni Illes	Hungary	2:06.29	Q
5	Kateryna Demyanenko	Ukraine	2:07.10
6	Choi Na Mi	South Korea	2:10.96

Final

Competed at 18:48.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Kirsten Bruhn	Germany	1:36.92
	Rachel Lardière	France	1:52.34
	Gitta Ráczkó	Hungary	1:54.49
4	Nyree Lewis	Great Britain	1:56.19
5	Florence Lancial	France	1:56.73
6	Natallia Shavel	Belarus	1:57.69
7	Yuri Kitamura	Japan	2:03.41
8	Fanni Illes	Hungary	2:07.52

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

• "Heats and Final Results - Women's 100m Breaststroke SB5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.