Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke

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Women's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
VenuePalau Sant Jordi
DatesJuly 31, 2013 (heats &
semifinals)
August 1, 2013 (final)
Competitors51 from 45 nations
Winning time27.29
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    China
bronze medal    Japan
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Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke

The women's 50 metre backstroke event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 31 July and 1 August at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2]

Records[edit]

Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:

World record  Zhao Jing (CHN) 27.06 Rome, Italy 30 July 2009 [3][4]
Competition record  Zhao Jing (CHN) 27.06 Rome, Italy 30 July 2009 [3][4]

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

The heats were held at 10:00.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 4 Fu Yuanhui  China 27.55 Q
2 6 5 Zhao Jing  China 27.81 Q
3 5 4 Aya Terakawa  Japan 28.05 Q
4 4 5 Mercedes Peris  Spain 28.07 Q
5 5 5 Etiene Medeiros  Brazil 28.16 Q
6 4 4 Rachel Bootsma  United States 28.28 Q
7 6 3 Georgia Davies  Great Britain 28.35 Q
7 6 6 Lauren Quigley  Great Britain 28.35 Q
9 5 2 Duane Da Rocha  Spain 28.37 Q
9 5 6 Aleksandra Urbanczyk  Poland 28.37 Q
11 6 2 Simona Baumrtová  Czech Republic 28.38 Q, NR
12 4 9 Stephanie Au  Hong Kong 28.39 Q, NR
13 5 3 Missy Franklin  United States 28.44 Q, WD
13 6 8 Sanja Jovanović  Croatia 28.44 Q
15 4 3 Emily Seebohm  Australia 28.48 Q
16 4 6 Sinead Russell  Canada 28.60 Q
17 4 8 Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir  Iceland 28.62 NR
17 5 9 Anni Alitalo  Finland 28.62 Q, NR
19 4 7 Klaudia Nazieblo  Poland 28.65
20 3 7 Amit Ivry  Israel 28.75 NR
21 6 7 Belinda Hocking  Australia 28.80
22 4 2 Theodora Drakou  Greece 28.81
22 6 1 Daria Ustinova  Russia 28.81
24 6 9 Tao Li  Singapore 28.90
25 4 1 Carolina Colorado Henao  Colombia 29.08
25 6 0 Jessica Ashley-Cooper  South Africa 29.08
27 5 0 Kimberly Buys  Belgium 29.16
28 3 3 Fernanda González  Mexico 29.17
29 5 8 Kim Ji-Hyun  South Korea 29.18
30 4 0 Yekaterina Rudenko  Kazakhstan 29.19
31 5 1 Magdalena Kuras  Sweden 29.39
32 3 6 Gisela Morales  Guatemala 29.42
33 5 7 Selina Hocke  Germany 29.50
34 3 4 Jeserik Pinto  Venezuela 29.62
35 3 1 Ekaterina Avramova  Bulgaria 29.75
36 3 9 Barbara Caraballo  Puerto Rico 29.80 NR
37 3 2 Yulduz Kuchkarova  Uzbekistan 29.84
38 3 5 Hazal Sarıkaya  Turkey 30.15
39 2 4 Caroline Puamau  Fiji 30.36
40 3 0 Birita Debes  Faroe Islands 30.57 NR
41 3 8 Heather Arseth  Mauritius 30.61
42 2 5 Siona Huxley  Saint Lucia 31.33
43 2 2 Faye Sultan  Kuwait 31.36
44 2 6 Kuan Weng I  Macau 31.64
45 2 8 Evelina Afoa  Samoa 31.67
46 2 3 Nadeera Jayasekera  Sri Lanka 32.33
47 2 1 Caylee Watson  U.S. Virgin Islands 32.38
48 2 0 Nur Hamizah Ahmad  Brunei 33.85
49 1 5 Colleen Furgeson  Marshall Islands 34.48
50 1 4 Osisang Chilton  Palau 34.60
51 2 9 Khadidiatou Dieng  Senegal 34.90
1 3 Meseret Amare  Ethiopia DNS
2 7 Khahliso Mpeta  Lesotho DNS

Semifinals[edit]

The semifinals were held at 18:12.[6]

Semifinal 1[edit]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Mercedes Peris  Spain 27.71 Q, NR
2 4 Zhao Jing  China 27.87 Q
3 3 Rachel Bootsma  United States 27.93 Q
4 6 Lauren Quigley  Great Britain 28.02 Q
5 2 Duane Da Rocha  Spain 28.25
6 1 Emily Seebohm  Australia 28.29
7 7 Stephanie Au  Hong Kong 28.33 NR
8 8 Anni Alitalo  Finland 28.61 NR

Semifinal 2[edit]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Fu Yuanhui  China 27.40 Q
2 5 Aya Terakawa  Japan 27.70 Q, NR
3 3 Etiene Medeiros  Brazil 27.89 Q
4 6 Georgia Davies  Great Britain 28.05 Q
5 7 Simona Baumrtová  Czech Republic 28.20 NR
6 2 Aleksandra Urbańczyk  Poland 28.25
7 8 Sinead Russell  Canada 28.35
8 1 Sanja Jovanović  Croatia 28.60

Final[edit]

The final was held at 19:14.[7]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Zhao Jing  China 27.29
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Fu Yuanhui  China 27.39
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Aya Terakawa  Japan 27.53 NR
4 2 Etiene Medeiros  Brazil 27.83
5 3 Mercedes Peris  Spain 27.93
6 8 Georgia Davies  Great Britain 27.96
7 7 Rachel Bootsma  United States 28.05
8 1 Lauren Quigley  Great Britain 28.33

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BCN 2013 – Swimming: Schedule". FINA. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ a b "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Zhao Jing Reclaims 50 Back World Record For The Win". Swimming World Magazine. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b "China strikes 2 golds in swimming worlds". Xinhua News Agency. 31 July 2009. Archived from the original on October 2, 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  5. ^ Heats Results
  6. ^ Semifinal Results
  7. ^ Final Results

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