2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre backstroke

The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 15 – 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.

Women's 50m Backstroke
at the 2012 Short Course Worlds
Dates15 December (heats and semifinals)
16 December (final)
Winning time25.95
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Poland
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Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Sanja Jovanović   Croatia 25.70 Istanbul 12 December 2009
Championship record Zhao Jing   China 26.27 Dubai 19 December 2010

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nation Time Record
15 December Semifinals Zhao Jing   China 26.11 CR
16 December Final Zhao Jing   China 25.95 CR

Results edit

Heats edit

[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Time Notes
1 1 7   Zhao Jing (CHN) 26.69 Q
2 1 6   Olivia Smoliga (USA) 26.75 Q, NR
3 7 4   Rachel Goh (AUS) 26.86 Q
4 5 5   Aleksandra Urbanczyk (POL) 26.95 Q
5 6 4   Simona Baumrtová (CZE) 27.01 Q
6 7 5   Georgia Davies (GBR) 27.07 Q
7 7 6   Grace Loh (AUS) 27.21 Q
8 1 3   Elizabeth Simmonds (GBR) 27.27 Q
9 6 5   Etiene Medeiros (BRA) 27.30 Q
10 7 3   Arianna Barbieri (ITA) 27.31 Q
11 6 3   Mie Nielsen (DEN) 27.36 Q
12 7 2   Zhou Yanxin (CHN) 27.45 Q
13 5 4   Sanja Jovanović (CRO) 27.48 Q
14 5 9   Carolina Colorado Henao (COL) 27.51 Q, NR
15 6 2   Fabíola Molina (BRA) 27.52 Q
16 6 6   Kira Toussaint (NED) 27.56 Q
17 5 3   Noriko Inada (JPN) 27.62
18 7 1   Duane Da Rocha (ESP) 27.76
19 6 8   Gizem Çam (TUR) 27.82 NR
20 5 1   Jessica Ashley-Cooper (RSA) 27.84
21 4 5   Megan Romano (USA) 27.94
22 5 2   Fabienne Nadarajah (AUT) 28.13
23 7 7   Fernanda González (MEX) 28.29
24 5 7   Polina Lapshina (RUS) 28.45
25 6 0   Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) 28.47
26 5 6   Michelle Coleman (SWE) 28.51
26 5 0   Birita Debes (FRO) 28.51 NR
28 6 1   Hazal Sarıkaya (TUR) 28.58
29 7 0   Lynette Ng (SIN) 28.74
30 1 5   Yekaterina Rudenko (KAZ) 29.00
31 7 9   Sarah Rolko (LUX) 29.08
32 4 3   Marie Kamimura (JPN) 29.16
33 6 7   Theodora Drakou (GRE) 29.22
34 4 4   Kätlin Sepp (EST) 29.43
35 4 2   Araya Wongvat (THA) 29.47
36 4 6   Vong Erica Man Wai (MAC) 29.53
37 4 7   Caroline Pickering Puamau (FIJ) 29.55
38 5 8   Nguyen Thi Anh Vien (VIE) 29.68
39 3 5   Mónica Ramírez (AND) 30.54
40 3 4   Jade Howard (ZAM) 30.64
41 4 9   Dalia Tórrez Zamora (NCA) 30.88
42 4 0   Anahit Barseghyan (ARM) 30.93 NR
43 4 1   Kuan Weng I (MAC) 31.01
44 3 6   Field Anita Zahra (KEN) 31.04 NR
45 3 8   Naomi Ruele (BOT) 31.22
46 4 8   Yessy Yosaputra (INA) 31.29
47 3 3   Lanoe Talisa Erwan (KEN) 31.32
48 3 2   Kiran Khan (PAK) 31.89 NR
49 3 7   Nur Hamizah Ahmad (BRU) 32.02 NR
50 3 1   Tegan McCarthy (PNG) 32.27
51 2 8   Estellah Fils Rabetsara (MAD) 32.51
52 2 9   K. Zin Win (MYA) 33.20
53 2 3   Patricia Cani (ALB) 33.52
54 3 9   Monica Saili (SAM) 33.64
55 3 0   Ann-Marie Hepler (MHL) 34.97
56 2 5   Mahnoor Maqsood (PAK) 36.77
57 2 7   Roylin Melatik Akiwo (PLW) 37.33
58 2 6   Shne Joachim (VIN) 37.74
59 2 2   Angela Kendrick (MHL) 38.02
60 2 1   Sara Al Flaij (BHR) 40.94
2 0   Mariam Foum (TAN) DSQ
1 2   E. Torrellas Valecillos (VEN) DNS
1 4   Jeserik Pinto (VEN) DNS
2 4   Ophelia Swayne (GHA) DNS
6 9   Karin Prinsloo (RSA) DNS
7 8   Chantal van Landeghem (CAN) DNS

Semifinals edit

16 swimmers participated in 2 heats.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Zhao Jing   China 26.11 Q, CR
2 1 5 Aleksandra Urbanczyk   Poland 26.56 Q, NR
3 1 4 Olivia Smoliga   United States 26.57 Q, NR
4 2 3 Simona Baumrtová   Czech Republic 26.68 Q, =NR
5 1 3 Georgia Davies   Great Britain 26.84 Q, NR
6 2 6 Grace Loh   Australia 26.85 Q
7 2 5 Rachel Goh   Australia 26.95 Q
8 2 8 Fabíola Molina   Brazil 27.01 Q
9 2 7 Mie Nielsen   Denmark 27.07 NR
10 2 2 Etiene Medeiros   Brazil 27.13
11 1 6 Elizabeth Simmonds   Great Britain 27.28
12 2 1 Sanja Jovanović   Croatia 27.31
13 1 7 Zhou Yanxin   China 27.38
14 1 2 Arianna Barbieri   Italy 27.42
15 1 1 Carolina Colorado Henao   Colombia 27.45 NR
16 1 8 Kira Toussaint   Netherlands 27.61

Final edit

The final was held at 19:06.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Zhao Jing   China 25.95 CR
  3 Olivia Smoliga   United States 26.13 NR
  5 Aleksandra Urbanczyk   Poland 26.50 NR
4 2 Georgia Davies   United Kingdom 26.56 NR
5 6 Simona Baumrtová   Czech Republic 26.61 NR
6 1 Rachel Goh   Australia 26.91
7 8 Fabíola Molina   Brazil 26.97
8 7 Grace Loh   Australia 27.45

References edit

  1. ^ "2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre backstroke (heats)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  2. ^ "2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre backstroke (semifinals)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  3. ^ "2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre backstroke (final)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-12-16.