Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle S8
The women's 100 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 11 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held, with seven swimmers in each. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final, which was won by Australia's Maddison Elliott.Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
Heats
Heat 1
11:20 11 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | | | 1:06.07 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | | | 1:07.45 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | | | 1:10.30 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | | | 1:11.17 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | | | 1:11.90 | |
| 6 | 7 | | | 1:15.80 | |
| 6 | 1 | | | 1:20.65 | |
Heat 2
11:23 11 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | | | 1:07.69 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | | | 1:08.24 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | | | 1:09.73 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | | | 1:09.92 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | | | 1:14.41 | |
| 6 | 1 | | | 1:15.41 | |
| 7 | 8 | | | 1:20.29 | |
Final
19:36 11 September 2016
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 3 | | | 1:04.73 | PR |
| 5 | | | 1:05.08 | |
| 6 | | | 1:05.16 | |
| 4 | 4 | | | 1:05.72 | |
| 5 | 7 | | | 1:09.67 | |
| 6 | 2 | | | 1:09.83 | |
| 7 | 1 | | | 1:10.40 | |
| 8 | 8 | | | 1.11.80 | |
