Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S3
# Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S3

The women's 50m freestyle S3 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 13 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

## Results

### Heats

Competed from 10:26.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Xia Jiangbo | China | 1:05.83 | Q |
| 2 | Annke Conradi | Germany | 1:07.76 | Q |
| 3 | Esther Overton | Australia | 1:11.99 | Q |
| 4 | Sarah Shannon | South Africa | 1:15.59 | Q |
| 5 | Sara Carracelas | Spain | 1:17.28 | |
| 6 | Danielle Watts | Great Britain | 1:28.74 | PR |
| 7 | Maria Liaskou | Greece | 1:29.31 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yip Pin Xiu | Singapore | 57.04 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Patricia Valle | Mexico | 59.84 | Q |
| 3 | Fran Williamson | Great Britain | 1:05.39 | Q |
| 4 | Beth Kolbe | United States | 1:11.69 | Q |
| 5 | Perpetua Vaza | Portugal | 1:16.18 | |
| 6 | Fabiola Ramirez | Mexico | 1:17.92 | |
| 7 | Maria Kalpakidou | Greece | 1:25.39 | |

### Final

Competed at 19:26.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Patricia Valle | Mexico | 57.05 |
| | Yip Pin Xiu | Singapore | 57.43 |
| | Fran Williamson | Great Britain | 1:04.22 |
| 4 | Xia Jiangbo | China | 1:08.32 |
| 5 | Beth Kolbe | United States | 1:10.55 |
| 6 | Esther Overton | Australia | 1:12.26 |
| 7 | Sarah Shannon | South Africa | 1:13.39 |
| 8 | Annke Conradi | Germany | 1:17.94 |

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

