Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre butterfly

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The Women's 50 metre butterfly swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from August 27 to September 3, 2021. A total of three events were contested over this distance.[1]

Schedule

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H Heats ½ Semifinals F Final
Date[2] 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
S5 50m H F
S6 50m H F
S7 50m H F

Medal summary

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The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 50 metre butterfly events.

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
S5
details 		Lu Dong
 China		 39.54 WR Marta Fernández
 Spain		 40.22 WR Cheng Jiao
 China		 43.04
S6
details 		Jiang Yuyan
 China		 34.69 Nicole Turner
 Ireland		 36.30 Elizabeth Marks
 United States		 36.83
S7
details 		Danielle Dorris
 Canada		 32.99 WR Mallory Weggemann
 United States		 34.30 Giulia Terzi
 Italy		 34.32

Results

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The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 50 metre butterfly 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.

S5

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre butterfly S5

The S5 category is for swimmers who have hemiplegia, paraplegia or short stature.

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Lu Dong  China 39.54 WR (S5)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Marta Fernández Infante  Spain 40.22 WR (S4)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Cheng Jiao  China 43.04
4 7 Joana Maria da Silva Neves  Brazil 45.33
5 6 Sevilay Öztürk  Turkey 45.81
6 2 Yao Cuan  China 46.13
7 1 Esthefany Rodrigues  Brazil 46.49
8 8 Giulia Ghiretti  Italy 46.66

S6

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre butterfly 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 30 August 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Jiang Yuyan  China 34.69
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Nicole Turner  Ireland 36.30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Elizabeth Marks  United States 36.83 AM
4 7 Verena Schott  Germany 37.03
5 6 Eleanor Robinson  Great Britain 37.08
6 2 Sara Vargas Blanco  Colombia 37.33
7 1 Liu Daomin  China 38.38
8 8 Viktoriia Savtsova  Ukraine 41.04

S7

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre butterfly 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 3 September 2021:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Danielle Dorris  Canada 32.99 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Mallory Weggemann  United States 34.30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Giulia Terzi  Italy 34.32 ER
4 6 Ani Palian  RPC 35.73
5 2 Julia Gaffney  United States 35.74
6 8 Nikita Howarth  New Zealand 36.92
7 7 McKenzie Coan  United States 37.47
8 1 An Nishida  Japan 37.98

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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