Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S8

Women's 50m Freestyle S8 at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Swimming
Venue	Olympic Aquatic Centre (Athens)
Dates	26 September 2004
Competitors	15 from 10 nations
Winning time	31.51
Medalists
Cecilie Drabsch   Norway   Keren Or Leybovitch   Israel   Pernille Thomsen   Netherlands

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Women's events
50m freestyle		S2	S3	S4	S5
	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10
	S11	S12	S13
100m freestyle		S2	S3	S4	S5
	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10
	S11	S12	S13
200m freestyle				S4	S5
400m freestyle	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10
		S12	S13
50m backstroke		S2	S3	S4	S5
100m backstroke	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10
	S11	S12	S13
50m breaststroke			SB3
100m breaststroke				SB4	SB5
	SB6	SB7	SB8	SB9
	SB11	SB12	SB13
50m butterfly				S4	S5
	S6	S7
100m butterfly			S8	S9	S10
		S12	S13
150m ind. medley				SM4
200m ind. medley	SM6	SM7	SM8	SM9	SM10
	SM11	SM12	SM13
Freestyle relays	4 × 50m (20pts) 4 × 100m (34pts)
Medley relays	4 × 50m (20pts) 4 × 100m (34pts)

The Women's 50 metre freestyle S8 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 26 September.^[1] It was won by Cecilie Drabsch, representing  Norway.^[2][3]

1st Round

Qualified for final round

Heat 1

26 Sept. 2004, morning session

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Cecilie Drabsch (NOR)	32.75
2	Heidi Andreasen (FRO)	33.27
3	Jessica Long (USA)	33.30
4	Mariann Vestbostad (NOR)	34.93
5	Lichelle Clarke (AUS)	35.75
6	Lu Weiyuan (CHN)	35.79
7	Sarah Castle (USA)	38.21

Heat 2

26 Sept. 2004, morning session

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Keren Or Leybovitch (ISR)	32.68
2	Pernille Thomsen (NED)	32.98
3	Toni Davis (USA)	35.23
4	Chantal Boonacker (NED)	35.24
5	Aneta Michalska (POL)	35.49
6	Andrea Cole (CAN)	35.57
7	Magdalena Jaroslawska (POL)	36.76
8	Aguilar Desiree (PAN)	44.17

Final Round

26 Sept. 2004, evening session

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Cecilie Drabsch (NOR)	31.51	WR
	Keren Or Leybovitch (ISR)	32.11
	Pernille Thomsen (NED)	32.95
4	Heidi Andreasen (FRO)	33.31
5	Jessica Long (USA)	33.60
6	Mariann Vestbostad (NOR)	34.71
7	Toni Davis (USA)	35.03
8	Chantal Boonacker (NED)	35.21

References

1. "Schedule & Results - Swimming". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
2. "Women's 50m Freestyle S8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2012. Database is currently confused regarding minor medals.
3. "Paralympic results for 26 September". BBC Sport. 6 October 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2012. Independent confirmation that Leybovitch took the silver.