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Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metre freestyle S8

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Women's 100 metre freestyle S8
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates25 July 2014 (2014-07-25)
Competitors6 from 5 nations
Winning time1:05.32 WR
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    England
bronze medal    Australia

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

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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
25 July Final Maddison Elliott  Australia 1:05.32 WR

Results

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Heats

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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

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Maddison Elliott  Australia 1:05.32 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Stephanie Slater  England 1:05.73
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ "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.