The women's 100 metre backstroke event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 29–30 July at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2]
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Palau Sant Jordi | |||||||||
| Date | July 29, 2013 (heats & semifinals) July 30, 2013 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 50 from 43 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 58.42 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:
| World record |  Gemma Spofforth (GBR) |
58.12 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 | [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Gemma Spofforth (GBR) |
58.12 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 | [3] |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 10:00.[4]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held at 18:55.[5]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Emily Seebohm |  Australia |
59.38 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Elizabeth Pelton |  United States |
59.44 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Aya Terakawa |  Japan |
59.80 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Belinda Hocking | Australia |
1:00.24 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Zhou Yanxin |  China |
1:00.85 | |
| 6 | 1 | Lauren Quigley | Great Britain |
1:00.96 | |
| 7 | 2 | Cloe Credeville |  France |
1:01.16 | |
| 8 | 8 | Kimberly Buys |  Belgium |
1:01.24 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Missy Franklin | United States |
59.31 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Fu Yuanhui | China |
59.82 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine |
59.90 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 3 | Simona Baumrtová |  Czech Republic |
59.99 | Q, =NR |
| 5 | 6 | Sinead Russell |  Canada |
1:00.37 | |
| 6 | 7 | Duane Da Rocha |  Spain |
1:00.53 | |
| 7 | 8 | Karin Prinsloo |  South Africa |
1:01.05 | |
| 8 | 1 | Mercedes Peris | Spain |
1:01.59 |
Final edit
The final was held at 18:10.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Missy Franklin | United States |
58.42 | |
 |
5 | Emily Seebohm | Australia |
59.06 | |
 |
6 | Aya Terakawa | Japan |
59.23 | |
| 4 | 3 | Elizabeth Pelton | United States |
59.45 | |
| 5 | 2 | Fu Yuanhui | China |
59.61 | |
| 6 | 1 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic |
59.84 | NR |
| 7 | 7 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine |
1:00.16 | |
| 8 | 8 | Belinda Hocking | Australia |
1:00.29 |
References edit
- ^ "BCN 2013 – Swimming: Schedule". FINA. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Start list
- ^ a b Bull, Andy (28 July 2009). "Gemma Spofforth swims to 100m backstroke glory in world record time". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Heats Results
- ^ Semifinals Results
- ^ Final Results