The women's 100 m backstroke
swimming
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events for the
2016 Summer Paralympics
)
, nations = 159
, athletes = 4,342
, opening = 7 September
, closing = 18 September
, opened_by = President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva
, events = 528 in 22 sports
, stadium = Maracanã
, sum ...
take place at the
Rio Olympic Stadium
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from 8 to 17 September. A total of ten events are contested for ten different
classifications.
Competition format
Each event consists of two rounds: heats and final. The top eight swimmers overall in the heats progress to the final. If there are less than eight swimmers in an event, no heats are held and all swimmers qualify for the final.
Results
S2
The
S2 event took place on 9 September.
S6
The
S6 event took place on 8 September.
S7
The
S7 event took place on 8 September.
S8
The
S8 event took place on 13 September.
S9
The
S9 event took place on 16 September.
S10
The
S10 event took place on 10 September.
S11
The
S11 event took place on 9 September.
S12
The
S12 event took place on 14 September.
S13
The
S13 event took place on 17 September.
S14
The
S14 event took place on 8 September.
References
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Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics