Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metre freestyle S8
| Women's 100 metre freestyle S8 at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 25 July 2014 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:05.32 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | women | |
| 100 m S9 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m S14 | men | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB9 | women | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m SM8 | men | |
| 200 m SM10 | women | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 100 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 25 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The medals were presented by Bruce Robertson, Vice-President of the Commonwealth Games Federation and the quaichs were presented by Forbes Dunlop, Chief Executive Officer of Scottish Swimming.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Jessica Long (USA) |
1:05.63 | London, United Kingdom | 6 September 2012 | [1] |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 25 July | Final | Maddison Elliott |  Australia |
1:05.32 | WR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Maddison Elliott | Australia |
1:06.45 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Stephanie Slater |  England |
1:07.38 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | Lakeisha Patterson | Australia |
1:10.54 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Morgan Bird |  Canada |
1:10.65 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Nikita Howarth |  New Zealand |
1:21.50 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Ann Wacuka |  Kenya |
2:17.11 | Q |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Maddison Elliott | Australia |
1:05.32 | WR |
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5 | Stephanie Slater | England |
1:05.73 | |
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3 | Lakeisha Patterson | Australia |
1:08.98 | |
| 4 | 6 | Morgan Bird | Canada |
1:10.07 | |
| 5 | 2 | Nikita Howarth | New Zealand |
1:19.36 | |
| 6 | 7 | Ann Wacuka | Kenya |
2:04.03 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2012 London Paralympics: Jacqueline Freney Wins Seventh Gold Medal; Matthew Cowdrey, Natalie Du Toit, Jessica Long With Historic Career Tallies". Swimming World Magazine. 6 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2014.