Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S5
# Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S5

The women's 50m freestyle S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

## Results

### Heats

Competed from 10:04.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Maria Teresa Perales | Spain | 36.75 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Inbal Pezaro | Israel | 38.54 | Q |
| 3 | Mayumi Narita | Japan | 39.96 | Q |
| 4 | Lisette Teunissen | Netherlands | 45.68 | |
| 5 | Genevieve Pairoux-Lagardere | France | 45.83 | |
| 6 | Yuka Kawamura | Japan | 46.56 | |
| 7 | Marin Morrison | United States | 1:35.60 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bela Hlaváčková | Czech Republic | 36.90 | Q |
| 2 | Olena Akopyan | Ukraine | 37.90 | Q |
| 3 | Sugako Takeuchi | Japan | 43.72 | Q |
| 4 | Katalin Engelhardt | Hungary | 44.89 | Q |
| 5 | Karina Lauridsen | Denmark | 44.90 | Q |
| 6 | Simone Fragoso | Portugal | 45.69 | |
| 7 | Goh Theresa | Singapore | 53.67 | |

### Final

Competed at 19:04.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Maria Teresa Perales | Spain | 35.88 | WR |
| | Bela Hlaváčková | Czech Republic | 37.12 | |
| | Olena Akopyan | Ukraine | 37.53 | |
| 4 | Inbal Pezaro | Israel | 38.69 | |
| 5 | Mayumi Narita | Japan | 39.99 | |
| 6 | Sugako Takeuchi | Japan | 44.04 | |
| 7 | Karina Lauridsen | Denmark | 44.69 | |
| 8 | Katalin Engelhardt | Hungary | 45.78 | |
