Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

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The Women's 100 metre backstroke swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from 25 August to 3 September 2021. A total of ten events were contested over this distance.[1]

Schedule

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H Heats ½ Semifinals F Final
Date[2] Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28 Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3
Event M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E
S2 100m H F
S6 100m H F
S7 100m H F
S8 100m H F
S9 100m H F
S10 100m H F
S11 100m H F
S12 100m H F
S13 100m H F
S14 100m H F

Medal summary

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The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 100 metre backstroke events.

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
S2
details 		Yip Pin Xiu
 Singapore		 2:16.61 Miyuki Yamada
 Japan		 2:26.18 Fabiola Ramirez
 Mexico		 2:36.54
S6
details 		Elizabeth Marks
 United States		 1:19.57 WR Jiang Yuyan
 China		 1:20.65 Verena Schott
 Germany		 1:21.16
S7
details 		Mallory Weggemann
 United States		 1:21.27 PR Danielle Dorris
 Canada		 1:21.91 Julia Gaffney
 United States		 1:22.02
S8
details 		Tupou Neiufi
 New Zealand		 1:16.84 Kateryna Denysenko
 Ukraine		 1:18.31 Jessica Long
 United States		 1:18.55
S9
details 		Hannah Aspden
 United States		 1:09.22 Nuria Marqués Soto
 Spain		 1:10.26 Sophie Pascoe
 New Zealand		 1:11.15
S10
details 		Bianka Pap
 Hungary		 1:06.70 Aurélie Rivard
 Canada		 1:08.94 Lisa Kruger
 Netherlands		 1:09.44
S11
details 		Cai Liwen
 China		 1:13.46 WR Wang Xinyi
 China		 1:13.71 Li Guizhi
 China		 1:16.98
S12
details 		Hannah Russell
 Great Britain		 1:08.44 Daria Pikalova
 RPC		 1:08.76 Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago
 Brazil		 1:09.18
S13
details 		Gia Pergolini
 United States		 1:04.64 WR Carlotta Gilli
 Italy		 1:06.10 Katja Dedekind
 Australia		 1:06.49
S14
details 		Bethany Firth
 Great Britain		 1:05.92 Valeriia Shabalina
 RPC		 1:06.85 Jessica-Jane Applegate
 Great Britain		 1:07.93

Results

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The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 100 metre backstroke events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

S2

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S2

The S2 category is for swimmers who may have limited function in their hands, trunk, and legs, and mainly rely on their arms to swim.

The final in this classification took place on 25 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Yip Pin Xiu  Singapore 2:16.61
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Miyuki Yamada  Japan 2:26.18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Fabiola Ramirez  Mexico 2:36.54
4 5 Feng Yazhu  China 2:37.04
5 2 Veronika Medchainova  RPC 2:40.05
6 6 Angela Procida  Italy 2:43.58
7 1 Zsanett Adámi  Hungary 3:11.88
8 8 Elif Ildem  Turkey 3:13.39

S6

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S6

The S6 category is for swimmers who have short stature, arm amputations, or some form of coordination problem on one side of their body.

The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Elizabeth Marks  United States 1:19.57 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Jiang Yuyan  China 1:20.65
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Verena Schott  Germany 1:21.16
4 3 Shelby Newkirk  Canada 1:21.79
5 2 Song Lingling  China 1:22.21
6 5 Yelyzaveta Mereshko  Ukraine 1:22.58
7 8 Anna Hontar  Ukraine 1:24.14
8 1 Nora Meister  Switzerland 1:24.52

S7

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S7

The S7 category is for swimmers who have one leg and one arm amputation on opposite side, or paralysis on one side of their body. These swimmers have full control of their arms and trunk but variable function in their legs.

The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Mallory Weggemann  United States 1:21.27 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Danielle Dorris  Canada 1:21.91
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Julia Gaffney  United States 1:22.02
4 6 McKenzie Coan  United States 1:23.10
5 2 Camille Bérubé  Canada 1:25.04
6 7 Erel Halevi  Israel 1:40.68

S8

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S8

The S8 category is for swimmers who have a single amputation, or restrictive movement in their hip, knee and ankle joints.

The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Tupou Neiufi  New Zealand 1:16.84
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Kateryna Denysenko  Ukraine 1:18.31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Jessica Long  United States 1:18.55
4 2 Xenia Francesca Palazzo  Italy 1:20.90
5 1 Mira Jeanne Maack  Germany 1:22.77
6 7 Mariia Pavlova  RPC 1:23.24
4 Viktoriia Ishchiulova  RPC DNS

S9

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S9

The S9 category is for swimmers who have joint restrictions in one leg, or double below-the-knee amputations.

The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Hannah Aspden  United States 1:09.22
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Núria Marquès Soto  Spain 1:10.26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Sophie Pascoe  New Zealand 1:11.15
4 6 Ellie Cole  Australia 1:13.15
5 7 Elizabeth Smith  United States 1:14.24
6 1 Zsofia Konkoly  Hungary 1:14.38
7 2 Lina Watz  Sweden 1:14.86
8 8 Stephanie Millward  Great Britain 1:15.49

S10

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S10

The S10 category is for swimmers who have minor physical impairments, for example, loss of one hand.

The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Bianka Pap  Hungary 1:06.70
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 Aurélie Rivard  Canada 1:08.94
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Lisa Kruger  Netherlands 1:09.44
4 5 Jasmine Greenwood  Australia 1:10.34
5 3 Anaëlle Roulet  France 1:10.83
6 7 Anastasiia Gontar  RPC 1:11.49
7 1 Zhang Meng  China 1:12.63
8 8 Émeline Pierre  France 1:13.52

S11

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S11

The S11 category is for swimmers who have severe visual impairments and have very low or no light perception, such as blindness, they are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They use tappers when competing in swimming events.

The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Cai Liwen  China 1:13.46 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Wang Xinyi  China 1:13.71
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Li Guizhi  China 1:16.98
4 6 Anastasiia Shevchenko  RPC 1:20.00
5 2 Sofiia Polikarpova  RPC 1:21.52
6 7 Maryna Piddubna  Ukraine 1:21.65
7 1 Kateryna Tkachuk  Ukraine 1:21.76
8 8 Martina Rabbolini  Italy 1:24.34

S12

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S12

The S12 category is for swimmers who have moderate visual impairment and have a visual field of less than 5 degrees radius. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.

The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Hannah Russell  Great Britain 1:08.44
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Daria Pikalova  RPC 1:08.76
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago  Brazil 1:09.18
4 6 María Delgado  Spain 1:12.83
5 7 Alessia Berra  Italy 1:14.33
6 1 Yaryna Matlo  Ukraine 1:16.25
7 2 Analuz Pellitero  Argentina 1:17.78
8 8 Aliya Rakhimbekova  Kazakhstan 1:23.74

S13

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S13

The S13 category is for swimmers who have minor visual impairment and have high visual acuity. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.

The final in this classification took place on 26 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Gia Pergolini  United States 1:04.64 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Carlotta Gilli  Italy 1:06.10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Katja Dedekind  Australia 1:06.49
4 2 Anna Krivshina  RPC 1:07.29
5 8 Shokhsanamkhon Toshpulatova  Uzbekistan 1:08.37
6 7 Róisín Ní Riain  Ireland 1:08.61
7 6 Nigorakhon Mirzokhidova  Uzbekistan 1:09.85
8 1 Colleen Young  United States 1:09.89

S14

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke S14

The S14 category is for swimmers who have an intellectual impairment.

The final in this classification took place on 2 September 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Bethany Firth  Great Britain 1:05.92
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Valeriia Shabalina  RPC 1:06.85
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Jessica-Jane Applegate  Great Britain 1:07.93
4 6 Madeleine McTernan  Australia 1:09.82
5 2 Ana Karolina Soares  Brazil 1:11.29
6 7 Chan Yui-lam  Hong Kong 1:12.49
7 8 Kasumi Fukui  Japan 1:12.58
8 1 Ruby Storm  Australia 1:15.38

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming". Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Swimming Competition Schedule". Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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