Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S9
# Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S9

The women's 50m freestyle S9 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

## Results

### Heats

Competed from 10:45.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Annabelle Williams | Australia | 29.76 | Q |
| 2 | Louise Watkin | Great Britain | 30.06 | Q |
| 3 | Stephanie Dixon | Canada | 30.98 | Q |
| 4 | Lauren Steadman | Great Britain | 31.19 | |
| 5 | Emilie Gral | France | 31.36 | |
| 6 | Darda Sales | Canada | 31.48 | |
| 7 | Katarina Roxon | Canada | 31.85 | |
| 8 | Eztitxu Vivanco | France | 32.45 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Natalie du Toit | South Africa | 29.45 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Irina Grazhdanova | Russia | 29.60 | Q |
| 3 | Stephanie Millward | Great Britain | 30.69 | Q |
| 4 | April Kerley | United States | 30.76 | Q |
| 5 | Mendy Meenderink | Netherlands | 31.15 | Q |
| 6 | Elizabeth Stone | United States | 31.24 | |
| 7 | Christiane Reppe | Germany | 31.84 | |
| | Sarai Gascón Moreno | Spain | | DQ |

### Final

Competed at 20:04.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Natalie du Toit | South Africa | 29.20 | PR |
| | Irina Grazhdanova | Russia | 29.33 | |
| | Louise Watkin | Great Britain | 29.80 | |
| 4 | Annabelle Williams | Australia | 29.91 | |
| 5 | April Kerley | United States | 30.20 | |
| 6 | Stephanie Dixon | Canada | 30.45 | |
| 7 | Stephanie Millward | Great Britain | 30.45 | |
| 8 | Mendy Meenderink | Netherlands | 31.20 | |

Q = qualified for final. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.

