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Women's 200m Freestyle S5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates9 September
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Winning time2:47.47
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Teresa Perales  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Inbal Pezaro  Israel
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olena Akopyan  Ukraine

The women's 200m freestyle S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 9 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Competed from 10:15.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Maria Teresa Perales  Spain 2:58.91 Q
2 Goh Theresa  Singapore 3:18.51 Q
3 Yuka Kawamura  Japan 3:22.29 Q
4 Sugako Takeuchi  Japan 3:40.02
5 Cheryl Angelelli  United States 3:44.56
6 Adri Visser  South Africa 3:52.72
7 Aimee Bruder  United States 3:57.63

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Inbal Pezaro  Israel 2:53.94 Q
2 Olena Akopyan  Ukraine 2:54.20 Q
3 Lisette Teunissen  Netherlands 3:23.57 Q
4 Nely Miranda  Mexico 3:28.20 Q
5 Genevieve Pairoux-Lagardere  France 3:31.97 Q
6 Katalin Engelhardt  Hungary 3:32.37
7 Nadia Porras  Mexico 3:36.09
8 Diana Zambo  Hungary 3:56.25

Final[edit]

Competed at 19:13.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Teresa Perales  Spain 2:47.47
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Inbal Pezaro  Israel 2:49.51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olena Akopyan  Ukraine 2:52.51
4 Goh Theresa  Singapore 3:14.22
5 Lisette Teunissen  Netherlands 3:22.89
6 Yuka Kawamura  Japan 3:24.31
7 Nely Miranda  Mexico 3:32.08
8 Genevieve Pairoux-Lagardere  France 3:34.02

Q = qualified for final.

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