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Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S13

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Women's 50 metre freestyle S13
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates1 September
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kelley Becherer  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Valerie Grand-Maison  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Prue Watt  Australia

The women's 50 metre freestyle S13 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.

Two heats were held, one with seven swimmers and one with eight competitors. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.[1]

Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Kelley Becherer  United States 27.70 Q, AM
2 1 5 Prue Watt  Australia 27.75 Q, OC
3 1 4 Valerie Grand-Maison  Canada 28.33 Q
4 2 5 Iryna Balashova  Ukraine 28.87 Q
5 2 3 Rhiannon Henry  Great Britain 29.06 Q
6 1 3 Teigan van Roosmalen  Australia 29.40 Q
7 1 2 Elena Krawzow  Germany 29.65 Q
8 2 6 Rebecca Anne Meyers  United States 29.97 Q
9 1 6 Rhea Schmidt  Canada 30.07
10 1 7 Leticia Freitas  Brazil 30.16
11 2 2 Begona Curero  Spain 30.45
12 2 7 Colleen Young  United States 30.57
13 2 1 Maryia Charniatsova  Belarus 30.63
14 2 8 Marike Naude  South Africa 32.07
15 1 1 Naomi Ciorap  Romania 32.53

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Kelley Becherer  United States 27.46 AM
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Valerie Grand-Maison  Canada 27.91
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Prue Watt  Australia 27.94
4 6 Iryna Balashova  Ukraine 28.66
5 8 Rebecca Anne Meyers  United States 29.21
6 7 Teigan van Roosmalen  Australia 29.40
7 2 Rhiannon Henry  Great Britain 29.41
8 1 Elena Krawzow  Germany 29.46

References

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  1. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle - S13 - Paralympic Swimming". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.