The women's 50 metre freestyle S4 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 16 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held, with seven and eight swimmers respectively. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final, which was won by Australia's Rachael Watson.
| Women's 50 metre freestyle S4 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 17 September 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the final, the World and Paralympic records were as follows:[1]
S3
edit| World record |  Zulfiya Gabidullina (KAZ) |
42.21 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8 September 2016 |
| Paralympic record | Zulfiya Gabidullina (KAZ) |
42.21 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8 September 2016 |
S4
edit| World record |  Nely Miranda Herrera (MEX) |
39.52 | Gatineau, Canada | 16 July 2016 |
| Paralympic record |  Lisette Teunissen (NED) |
44.82 | London, Great Britain | 30 August 2012 |
Heats
editHeat 1
edit10:28 17 September 2016:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Rachael Watson |  Australia | 40.69 | Q PR |
| 2 | 3 | Patricia Pereira dos Santos |  Brazil | 44.10 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Jiao Cheng |  China | 44.62 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Marila Lafina |  Ukraine | 45.94 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Marina Verbova | Ukraine | 50.56 | |
| 6 | 7 | Patricia Valle | Mexico | 55.04 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sonja Sigurdardottir |  Iceland | 1:03.39 | |
| 8 | 8 | Semicha Rizaoglou |  Greece | 1:11.60 |
Heat 2
edit10:32 17 September 2016:[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Nely Miranda Herrera | Mexico | 40.23 | Q PR |
| 2 | 3 | Zulfiya Gabidullina | Kazakhstan | 42.38 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Arjola Trimi |  Italy | 42.60 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Lisette Teunissen | Netherlands | 48.16 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Yue Deng | China | 48.50 | |
| 6 | 7 | Tammy Cunnington |  Canada | 51.97 | |
| 7 | 1 | Karolina Hamer |  Poland | 57.11 | |
| 8 | 8 | Haideé Aceves | Mexico | 1:02.36 |
Final
edit18:33 17 September 2016:[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Rachael Watson | Australia | 40.13 | PR |
 | 6 | Arjola Trimi | Italy | 40.51 | |
 | 4 | Nely Miranda Herrera | Mexico | 40.53 | |
| 4 | 3 | Zulfiya Gabidullina | Kazakhstan | 42.34 | |
| 5 | 7 | Jiao Cheng | China | 43.13 | |
| 6 | 2 | Patricia Pereira dos Santos | Brazil | 43.92 | |
| 7 | 8 | Lisette Teunissen | Netherlands | 45.56 | |
| 8 | 1 | Marila Lafina | Ukraine | 48.31 |
Notes
edit- ↑ "Rio Results Book - Event No. 145" (PDF). Rio 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle - S4 - Heats". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle - S4 - Heats". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle - S4 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
