Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S4

Women's 50m Backstroke S4
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue London Aquatics Centre
Dates 6 September
Competitors 13 from 12 nations
Winning time 51.51
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lisette Teunissen  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edênia Garcia  Brazil
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bai Juan  China

The women's 50m backstroke S4 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 6 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:53.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Bai Juan  China 54.00 Q, AS
2 4 Edênia Garcia  Brazil 54.70 Q
3 6 Irina Kolmogorova  Russia 56.51 Q
4 3 Aimee Bruder  United States 1:03.44 Q
5 2 Semicha Rizaoglou  Greece 1:08.13
6 7 Zulfiya Gabidullina  Kazakhstan 1:10.12

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Lisette Teunissen  Netherlands 52.90 Q
2 5 Olga Sviderska  Ukraine 59.82 Q
3 3 Jennie Ekström  Sweden 1:01.53 Q
4 6 Karolina Hamer  Poland 1:05.62 Q
5 7 Jeon Mikyoung  South Korea 1:06.97
6 2 Annke Conradi  Germany 1:07.24
7 1 Vera Thamm  Germany 1:16.89

Final

Competed at 19:00.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Lisette Teunissen  Netherlands 51.51
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Edênia Garcia  Brazil 53.85
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Bai Juan  China 54.33
4 6 Irina Kolmogorova  Russia 55.37
5 2 Olga Sviderska  Ukraine 58.20 EU
6 7 Jennie Ekström  Sweden 1:00.37
7 1 Aimee Bruder  United States 1:04.50
8 8 Karolina Hamer  Poland 1:06.08

'Q = qualified for final. EU = European Record. AS = Asian Record.