Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S14

The women's 100 metre backstroke S14 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 8 September, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held, the first with four swimmer and the second with five swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Women's 100 metre backstroke S14
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates8 September
Competitors9 from 8 nations
Medalists
Bethany Firth  Great Britain
Marlou van der Kulk  Netherlands
Jessica-Jane Applegate  Great Britain

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows.

World record  Bethany Firth (GBR) 1:04.70 Glasgow, Great Britain 28 March 2015
Paralympic record  Bethany Firth (IRL) 1:08.93 London, Great Britain 31 August 2012
2016 World leading  Bethany Firth (GBR) 1:04.73 Sheffield, Great Britain 27 July 2016

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
14Marlou van der Kulk Netherlands1:07.23Q
23Pernilla Lindberg Sweden1:15.54Q
35Janina Breuer Germany1:16.26Q
46Michelle Alonso Morales Spain1:19.05

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
14Bethany Firth Great Britain1:04.53Q, WR
25Jessica-Jane Applegate Great Britain1:08.41Q
36Kang Jung Eun South Korea1:14.14Q
43Leslie Cichocki United States1:16.80Q
52Xenia Palazzo Italy1:18.26Q

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4Bethany Firth Great Britain1:04.05WR
5Marlou van der Kulk Netherlands1:06.33
3Jessica-Jane Applegate Great Britain1:08.67
46Kang Jung Eun South Korea1:13.95
52Pernilla Lindberg Sweden1:15.40
67Janina Breuer Germany1:16.02
71Leslie Cichocki United States1:16.76
88Xenia Palazzo Italy1:17.64

References

  • "Women's 100m Backstroke - S14". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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