Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke

The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 24 July. The heats[1] and semifinals[2] took place 23 July, with the final being held on 24 July.[3]

Women's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2001 FINA World Championships
Dates23 July 2001 (heats, semifinals)
24 July 2001 (final)
Competitors44
Winning time28.51 seconds
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    United States
2003 →

Records

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

World record   Sandra Völker (GER) 28.25 Berlin, Germany 17 June 2000
Championship record New event

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time Record
23 July Heat 4 Haley Cope   United States 28.60 CR
23 July Semifinal 1 Natalie Coughlin   United States 28.49 CR

Results

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Heats

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Haley Cope   United States 28.60 Q, CR
2 Antje Buschschulte   Germany 28.62 Q
3 Sandra Völker   Germany 28.72 Q
4 Natalie Coughlin   United States 28.77 Q
5 Nina Zhivanevskaya   Spain 28.93 Q
6 Mai Nakamura   Japan 29.00 Q
7 Diana Mocanu   Romania 29.21 Q
8 Dyana Calub   Australia 29.24 Q
9 Hinkelien Schreuder   Netherlands 29.29 Q
10 Hanae Ito   Japan 29.31 Q
11 Anu Koivisto   Finland 29.38 Q
12 Aliaksandra Herasimenia   Belarus 29.44 Q
13 Giaan Rooney   Australia 29.46 Q
14 Michelle Lischinsky   Canada 29.47 Q
15 Dominique Diezi   Switzerland 29.48 Q
16 Sarah Price   United Kingdom 29.49 Q
17 Ilona Hlaváčková   Czech Republic 29.67
17 Shim Min-Ji   South Korea 29.67
19 Zhan Shu   China 29.89
20 Louise Ørnstedt   Denmark 29.92
21 Jennifer Carroll   Canada 30.02
22 Ekaterina Kibalo   Russia 30.04
23 Maria Santos   Portugal 30.29
24 Alenka Kejžar   Slovenia 30.40
25 Anna Gostomelsky   Israel 30.56
26 Urska Slapsak   Slovenia 30.89
27 Alessandra Cappa   Italy 30.95
28 Yang Chin-Kuei   Chinese Taipei 31.40
29 Deirdre Hughes   Ireland 31.41
30 Saida Iskandarova   Uzbekistan 31.60
31 Kuan Chia-Hsien   Chinese Taipei 31.89
32 Ayeisha Collymore   Trinidad and Tobago  31.90
33 Jacqueline Lim   Singapore 32.39
34 Valeria Silva   Peru 32.42
35 Khadija Ciss   Senegal 32.60
36 Denyse Tan   Singapore 32.70
37 Nicole Hayes   Palau  32.93
38 Reshma Millet   India 32.97
39 Perla Martinez   Honduras 33.02
40 Xenavee Pangelinan   Northern Mariana Islands 33.20
41 Weng Tong Cheong   Macau 34.13
42 Monika Bakale   Republic of the Congo 34.82
43 Miriam Nakolo   Kenya 38.01
44 Lasm Quissoh Genevieve Meledje   Ivory Coast 38.23

Semifinals

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Natalie Coughlin   United States 28.49 Q, CR
2 Sandra Völker   Germany 28.51 Q
3 Antje Buschschulte   Germany 28.66 Q
4 Dyana Calub   Australia 28.74 Q
5 Haley Cope   United States 28.78 Q
6 Nina Zhivanevskaya   Spain 28.83 Q
7 Diana Mocanu   Romania 29.19 Q
8 Hinkelien Schreuder   Netherlands 29.22 Q
9 Hanae Ito   Japan 29.23
10 Giaan Rooney   Australia 29.28s
11 Mai Nakamura   Japan 29.30
12 Anu Koivisto   Finland 29.41
13 Dominique Diezi   Switzerland 29.48
14 Aliaksandra Herasimenia   Belarus 29.50
15 Michelle Lischinsky   Canada 29.52
16 Sarah Price   United Kingdom 29.57

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Haley Cope   United States 28.51
  Antje Buschschulte   Germany 28.53
  Natalie Coughlin   United States 28.54
4 Sandra Völker   Germany 28.62
5 Diana Mocanu   Romania 28.86
6 Dyana Calub   Australia 28.89
7 Nina Zhivanevskaya   Spain 28.90
8 Hinkelien Schreuder   Netherlands 28.99

References

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  1. ^ "Heats Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Semifinals Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Final Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.