title: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S13
text: # Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S13
  
  The women's 50 metre freestyle S13 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.
  
  Two heats were held, one with seven swimmers and one with eight competitors. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
  
  ## Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | 4 | Kelley Becherer | United States | 27.70 | Q, AM |
  | 2 | 1 | 5 | Prue Watt | Australia | 27.75 | Q, OC |
  | 3 | 1 | 4 | Valerie Grand-Maison | Canada | 28.33 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | 5 | Iryna Balashova | Ukraine | 28.87 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | 3 | Rhiannon Henry | Great Britain | 29.06 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | 3 | Teigan van Roosmalen | Australia | 29.40 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | 2 | Elena Krawzow | Germany | 29.65 | Q |
  | 8 | 2 | 6 | Rebecca Anne Meyers | United States | 29.97 | Q |
  | 9 | 1 | 6 | Rhea Schmidt | Canada | 30.07 | |
  | 10 | 1 | 7 | Leticia Freitas | Brazil | 30.16 | |
  | 11 | 2 | 2 | Begona Curero | Spain | 30.45 | |
  | 12 | 2 | 7 | Colleen Young | United States | 30.57 | |
  | 13 | 2 | 1 | Maryia Charniatsova | Belarus | 30.63 | |
  | 14 | 2 | 8 | Marike Naude | South Africa | 32.07 | |
  | 15 | 1 | 1 | Naomi Ciorap | Romania | 32.53 | |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Kelley Becherer | United States | 27.46 | AM |
  | | 3 | Valerie Grand-Maison | Canada | 27.91 | |
  | | 5 | Prue Watt | Australia | 27.94 | |
  | 4 | 6 | Iryna Balashova | Ukraine | 28.66 | |
  | 5 | 8 | Rebecca Anne Meyers | United States | 29.21 | |
  | 6 | 7 | Teigan van Roosmalen | Australia | 29.40 | |
  | 7 | 2 | Rhiannon Henry | Great Britain | 29.41 | |
  | 8 | 1 | Elena Krawzow | Germany | 29.46 | |
  