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Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's EAD 50 metre freestyle

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Women's EAD 50 metre freestyle
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates31 July
Competitors17 from 11 nations
Winning time-1.06
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    Canada
bronze medal    Canada
2006 →

The Women's EAD 50 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 31 July at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Classification

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The events were run on a multi-disability format, which included both physically disabled and visually impaired swimmers i.e. the International Paralympic Committee’s Swimming Classification S1 – S13.[1]

  • Classes S1 – S10 are allocated to swimmers with a physical disability ranging from swimmers with a severe disability (S1) to those with a minimal disability (S10).
  • Classes S11 – S13 are allocated to swimmers with a visual impairment ranging from swimmers with no vision or may have light perception (S11) to those with some visual acuity (S13).

Format

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All classes, 1 through 13 swan together in 3 heats and a final event. Positions were determined by each athlete’s time relative to the current world record for the appropriate classification of the swimmer. This may have meant that the swimmer touching first may not have been the winner.

World records were time standardised to identify both the finalists and medal winners throughout the competition. This meant that the same ‘time marker’ was used in the heats and the final irrespective of whether the world record had been broken during the course of competition.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows;

Class Name Time Location Date
S1  Danielle Watts (ENG) 1:34.24 Sheffield, England 7 June 2002
S2  Victoria Broadribb (ENG) 1:15.46 Sydney, Australia 27 October 2000
S3  Jana Hoffmanová (CZE) 59.92 Sydney, Australia 27 October 2000
S4  Mayumi Narita (JPN) 39.23 Sydney, Australia 27 October 2000
S5  Béatrice Hess (FRA) 36.85 Sydney, Australia 27 October 2000
S6  Doramitzi González (MEX) 36.02 Sydney, Australia 28 October 2000
S7  Danielle Campo (CAN) 34.95 Christchurch, New Zealand 13 October 1998
S8  Keren Leibovitch (ISR) 31.85 Sydney, Australia 28 October 2000
S9 30.74
S10  Jessica Sloan (CAN) 28.44 Sydney, Australia 28 October 2000
S11  Eila Nilsson (SWE) 33.02 Atlanta, United States 25 August 1996
S12  Hongyan Zhu (CHN) 28.16 Madrid, Spain 25 July 1998
S13  Yvonne Hopf (GER) 27.38 Atlanta, United States 25 August 1996

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Class Name Nationality Time Result Record
31 July Heats S5 Theresa Goh  Singapore 51.05 +14.20 GR
31 July Heats S7 Danielle Campo  Canada 35.92 +0.97 GR
31 July Final S7 Danielle Campo  Canada 35.02 +0.07 GR
31 July Heats S8 Matia Baun Seling  Malaysia 58.85 +27.00 GR
31 July Heats S9 Natalie du Toit  South Africa 29.53 -1.21 WR
31 July Heats S10 Sarah Bailey  England 31.34 +2.90 GR
31 July Heats S11 Elaine Barrett  England 34.89 +1.87 GR
31 July Final S11 Elaine Barrett  England 34.46 +1.44 GR
31 July Heats S13 Rhiannon Henry  Wales 30.16 +2.78 GR
31 July Heats S13 Karolina Pelendritou  Cyprus 29.93 +2.55 GR
31 July Final S13 Karolina Pelendritou  Cyprus 29.88 +2.50 GR

Results

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Heats

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The 8 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Class Nationality Time Result Notes
1 1 4 Natalie du Toit S9  South Africa 29.53 -1.21 Q, WR
2 3 5 Stéphanie Dixon S9  Canada 30.69 -0.05 Q
3 1 3 Danielle Campo S7  Canada 35.92 +0.97 Q, GR
4 1 5 Dianna Ley S9  Australia 31.80 +1.06 Q
5 3 6 Elaine Barrett S11  England 34.89 +1.87 Q, GR
6 2 3 Lara Ferguson S9  Scotland 32.75 +2.01 Q
7 3 3 Kate Bailey S9  Australia 33.13 +2.39 Q
8 3 4 Karolina Pelendritou S13  Cyprus 29.93 +2.55 Q, GR
9 2 4 Rhiannon Henry S13  Wales 30.16 +2.78 GR
10 2 5 Sarah Bailey S10  England 31.34 +2.90 GR
11 2 6 Rhian Jones S10  Wales 35.11 +6.67
12 1 6 Theresa Goh S5  Singapore 51.05 +14.20 GR
13 3 2 Catherine Timpang Siang S9  Malaysia 46.87 +16.13
14 1 2 Matia Baun Seling S8  Malaysia 58.85 +27.00 GR
15 2 7 Janet Nduu S9  Kenya 1:01.86 +31.12
16 2 2 Jennifer Wanjiru Kamande S9  Kenya 1:14.81 +44.07
DQ 3 7 Jacqueline Khadun S5  Mauritius

Final

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The final was held on 31 July at 19:51.[3]

Rank Lane Name Class Nation Time Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Natalie du Toit S9  South Africa 29.68 -1.06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Stéphanie Dixon S9  Canada 30.60 -0.14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Danielle Campo S7  Canada 35.02 +0.07 GR
4 6 Dianna Ley S9  Australia 31.79 +1.05
5 2 Elaine Barrett S11  England 34.46 +1.44 GR
6 7 Lara Ferguson S9  Scotland 32.75 +2.01
7 1 Kate Bailey S9  Australia 32.82 +2.08
8 8 Karolina Pelendritou S13  Cyprus 29.88 +2.50 GR

References

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  1. ^ "EAD". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.