Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke

The women's 50 metre backstroke swimming events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from 10 to 16 September. A total of four events were contested for four different classifications.

Competition format

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Each event consists of two rounds: heats and final. The top eight swimmers overall in the heats progress to the final. If there are eight or fewer swimmers in an event, no heats are held and all swimmers qualify for the final.

Results

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19:52 15 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)4Pin Xiu Yip Singapore1:00.33
2nd place, silver medalist(s)5Yazhu Feng China1:02.66
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3Iryna Sotska Ukraine1:17.22
46Gloria Boccanera Italy1:22.80
57Maria Kalpakidou Greece1:24.45
61Zsanett Adami Hungary1:25.97
72Cassie Mitchell United States1:28.19

References

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  1. "Women's 50m Backstroke - S2 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. "Women's 50m Backstroke - S3 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. "Women's 50m Backstroke - S4 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. "Women's 50m Backstroke - S5 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.