# Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle

The Women's 100 metre freestyle swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from 26 August to 3 September 2021. A total of seven events were contested over this distance.

## Schedule

| H | Heats | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date | Thu 26 | Thu 26 | Fri 27 | Fri 27 | Sat 28 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | Fri 3 |
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| S3 100m | | | | | | | | | H | F | | | | | | | | |
| S5 100m | H | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S7 100m | | | | | | | | | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| S9 100m | | | | | | | | | | | H | F | | | | | | |
| S10 100m | | | | | H | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S11 100m | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | F |
| S12 100m | | | | | | | | | | | H | F | | | | | | |

## Medal summary

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 100 metre freestyle events.
| Classification | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| S3 details | Arjola Trimi Italy | 1:30:22 | Leanne Smith United States | 1:37.68 | Iuliia Shishova RPC | 1:49.63 |
| S5 details | Tully Kearney Great Britain | 1:14.39 WR | Zhang Li China | 1:17.80 | Monica Boggioni Italy | 1:22.43 |
| S7 details | Giulia Terzi Italy | 1:09.21 PR, ER | McKenzie Coan United States | 1:10.22 | Yelyzaveta Mereshko Ukraine | 1:11.07 |
| S7 details | Giulia Terzi Italy | 1:09.21 PR, ER | McKenzie Coan United States | 1:10.22 | Jiang Yuyan China | 1:11.07 |
| S9 details | Sophie Pascoe New Zealand | 1:02.37 | Sarai Gascón Spain | 1:02.77 | Mariana Ribeiro Brazil | 1:03.39 |
| S10 details | Aurélie Rivard Canada | 58.14 WR | Chantalle Zijderveld Netherlands | 1:00.23 | Lisa Kruger Netherlands | 1:00.68 |
| S11 details | Li Guizhi China | 1:05.87 PR | Liesette Bruinsma Netherlands | 59.13 | Cai Liwen China | 1:00.25 |
| S12 details | Carol Santiago Brazil | 59.01 | Daria Pikalova RPC | 59.13 | Hannah Russell Great Britain | 1:00.25 |

## Results

The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Women's 100 metre freestyle events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

### S3

The S3 category is for swimmers who have leg or arm amputations, have severe coordination problems in their limbs, or have to swim with their arms but don't use their trunk or legs.
The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Arjola Trimi | Italy | 1:30.22 | ER |
| | 4 | Leanne Smith | United States | 1:37.68 | |
| | 3 | Iuliia Shishova | RPC | 1:49.63 | |
| 4 | 6 | Ellie Challis | Great Britain | 1:54.84 | |
| 5 | 2 | Zoya Shchurova | RPC | 2:07.69 | |
| 6 | 7 | Patricia Valle | Mexico | 2:08.10 | |
| 7 | 1 | Maiara Barreto | Brazil | 2:10.90 | |
| 8 | 8 | Haidee Viviana Aceves Pérez | Mexico | 2:22.60 | |

### S5

The S5 category is for swimmers who have hemiplegia, paraplegia or short stature.
The final in this classification took place on 26 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Tully Kearney | Great Britain | 1:14.39 | WR |
| | 3 | Zhang Li | China | 1:17.80 | |
| | 6 | Monica Boggioni | Italy | 1:22.43 | |
| 4 | 5 | Suzanna Hext | Great Britain | 1:22.49 | |
| 5 | 2 | Teresa Perales | Spain | 1:23.31 | |
| 6 | 7 | Lu Dong | China | 1:23.34 | |
| 7 | 1 | Yao Cuan | China | 1:26.66 | |
| 8 | 8 | Joana Neves | Brazil | 1:27.62 | |

### S7

The S7 category is for swimmers who have one leg and one arm amputation on opposite side, or paralysis on one side of their body. These swimmers have full control of their arms and trunk but variable function in their legs.
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Giulia Terzi | Italy | 1:09.21 | PR, ER |
| | 4 | McKenzie Coan | United States | 1:10.22 | |
| | 3 | Yelyzaveta Mereshko | Ukraine | 1:11.07 | |
| | 6 | Jiang Yuyan | China | 1:11.07 | |
| 5 | 2 | Mallory Weggemann | United States | 1:11.98 | |
| 6 | 8 | Sabrina Duchesne | Canada | 1:14.55 | |
| 7 | 7 | Ani Palian | RPC | 1:15.38 | |
| 8 | 1 | Julia Gaffney | United States | 1:15.70 | |

### S9

The S9 category is for swimmers who have joint restrictions in one leg, or double below-the-knee amputations.
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | Sophie Pascoe | New Zealand | 1:02.37 | |
| | 2 | Sarai Gascón | Spain | 1:02.77 | ER |
| | 4 | Mariana Ribeiro | Brazil | 1:03.39 | |
| 4 | 5 | Toni Shaw | Great Britain | 1:03.42 | |
| 5 | 6 | Ellie Cole | Australia | 1:03.49 | |
| 6 | 7 | Ashleigh McConnell | Australia | 1:03.81 | |
| 7 | 8 | Natalie Sims | United States | 1:03.85 | |
| 8 | 1 | Emily Beecroft | Australia | 1:04.47 | |

### S10

The S10 category is for swimmers who have minor physical impairments, for example, loss of one hand.
The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Aurélie Rivard | Canada | 58.14 | WR |
| | 3 | Chantalle Zijderveld | Netherlands | 1:00.23 | ER |
| | 2 | Lisa Kruger | Netherlands | 1:00.68 | |
| 4 | 5 | Bianka Pap | Hungary | 1:00.80 | |
| 5 | 7 | Jasmine Greenwood | Australia | 1:01.18 | |
| 6 | 6 | María Barrera Zapata | Colombia | 1:01.38 | |
| 7 | 1 | Zara Mullooly | Great Britain | 1:01.71 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alessia Scortechini | Italy | 1:02.97 | |

### S11

The S11 category is for swimmers who have severe visual impairments and have very low or no light perception, such as blindness; they are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They use tappers when competing in swimming events.
The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Li Guizhi | China | 1:05.87 | PR |
| | 5 | Liesette Bruinsma | Netherlands | 1:06.55 | |
| | 6 | Cai Liwen | China | 1:06.56 | |
| 4 | 3 | Anastasia Pagonis | United States | 1:06.65 | |
| 5 | 2 | Anastasiia Shevchenko | RPC | 1:10.22 | |
| 6 | 1 | Maryna Piddubna | Ukraine | 1:10.27 | |
| 7 | 7 | Sofiia Polikarpova | RPC | 1:11.52 | |
| 8 | 8 | Tomomi Ishiura | Japan | 1:13.80 | |

### S12

The S12 category is for swimmers who have moderate visual impairment and have a visual field of less than 5 degrees radius. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 3 | Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago | Brazil | 59.01 |
| | 4 | Daria Pikalova | RPC | 59.13 |
| | 6 | Hannah Russell | Great Britain | 1:00.25 |
| 4 | 7 | Alessia Berra | Italy | 1:00.68 |
| 5 | 2 | María Delgado Nadal | Spain | 1:01.49 |
| 6 | 5 | Lucilene da Silva Sousa | Brazil | 1:02.42 |
| 7 | 1 | Belkis Dayanara Mota Echarry | Venezuela | 1:07.60 |
| 8 | 8 | Yaryna Matlo | Ukraine | 1:07.78 |