title: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S3
text: # Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle S3
  
  The women's 50 metre freestyle S3 event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place on 7 September, at the London Aquatics Centre.
  
  Two heats were held, one with four swimmers and one with five swimmers. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advance to the finals.
  
  ## Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | 4 | Olga Sviderska | Ukraine | 48.64 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | 4 | Jiangbo Xia | China | 52.73 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | 5 | Patricia Valle | Mexico | 59.04 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | 5 | Pin Xiu Yip | Singapore | 1:00.52 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | 3 | Semicha Rizaoglou | Greece | 1:05.02 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | 3 | Annke Conradi | Germany | 1:05.51 | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | 6 | Haideé Aceves | Mexico | 1:07.89 | Q |
  | 8 | 1 | 6 | Vera Thamm | Germany | 1:10.90 | Q |
  | 9 | 2 | 2 | Esther Overton | Australia | 1:12.24 | |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 5 | Jiangbo Xia | China | 48.11 | WR |
  | | 4 | Olga Sviderska | Ukraine | 48.39 | EU |
  | | 3 | Patricia Valle | Mexico | 55.74 | AM |
  | 4 | 6 | Pin Xiu Yip | Singapore | 1:01.64 | |
  | 5 | 2 | Semicha Rizaoglou | Greece | 1:08.56 | |
  | 6 | 1 | Haideé Aceves | Mexico | 1:09.99 | |
  | 7 | 7 | Annke Conradi | Germany | 1:10.38 | |
  | 8 | 8 | Vera Thamm | Germany | 1:17.04 | |
  