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Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke

The Women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 3 August with the heats and the semifinals and 4 August with the final.[1]

Women's 100 metre backstroke
at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
Victory Ceremony
Dates3 August (heats and semifinals)
4 August (final)
Competitors66 from 56 nations
Winning time58.26
Medalists
gold medal Emily Seebohm   Australia
silver medal Madison Wilson   Australia
bronze medal Mie Nielsen   Denmark
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Records edit

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

World record   Gemma Spofforth (GBR) 58.12 Rome, Italy 28 July 2009
Competition record   Gemma Spofforth (GBR) 58.12 Rome, Italy 28 July 2009

Results edit

Heats edit

The heats were held on 3 August at 09:30.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 5 Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 58.78 Q, WD, NR
2 7 4 Emily Seebohm   Australia 59.04 Q
3 6 4 Madison Wilson   Australia 59.17 Q
4 5 4 Mie Nielsen   Denmark 59.40 Q
5 7 5 Missy Franklin   United States 59.59 Q
6 5 1 Anastasia Fesikova   Russia 59.84 Q
7 5 6 Lauren Quigley   Great Britain 1:00.14 Q
7 6 8 Kirsty Coventry   Zimbabwe 1:00.14 Q
9 5 0 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir   Iceland 1:00.25 Q, NR
10 7 3 Etiene Medeiros   Brazil 1:00.33 Q
11 6 6 Elizabeth Simmonds   Great Britain 1:00.38 Q
12 4 3 Michelle Coleman   Sweden 1:00.55 Q, WD
12 6 5 Fu Yuanhui   China 1:00.55 Q
14 6 3 Chen Jie   China 1:00.58 Q
15 4 8 Alicja Tchórz   Poland 1:00.61 Q, NR
15 7 2 Dominique Bouchard   Canada 1:00.61 Q
17 7 6 Kathleen Baker   United States 1:00.62 Q
18 5 7 Hilary Caldwell   Canada 1:00.69 Q
19 4 6 Lisa Graf   Germany 1:00.71
20 7 7 Simona Baumrtová   Czech Republic 1:00.91
21 6 7 Jenny Mensing   Germany 1:00.97
22 5 3 Daria Ustinova   Russia 1:01.00
23 5 8 Mimosa Jallow   Finland 1:01.10 NR
23 6 2 Elena Gemo   Italy 1:01.10
25 3 5 Theodora Drakou   Greece 1:01.15 NR
26 4 1 Bobbie Gichard   New Zealand 1:01.26
27 3 4 Stephanie Au   Hong Kong 1:01.41
28 7 9 Katarína Listopadová   Slovakia 1:01.61
29 7 8 Yekaterina Rudenko   Kazakhstan 1:01.62
29 7 0 Sayaka Akase   Japan 1:01.62
31 6 1 Duane Da Rocha   Spain 1:01.63
32 5 2 Daryna Zevina   Ukraine 1:01.68
33 4 5 Mathilde Cini   France 1:01.77
34 7 1 Béryl Gastaldello   France 1:01.91
35 6 9 Gisela Morales   Guatemala 1:02.09
36 4 9 Park Han-byeol   South Korea 1:02.12
37 6 0 Margherita Panziera   Italy 1:02.17
38 4 4 Andrea Berrino   Argentina 1:02.37
39 3 7 Yulduz Kuchkarova   Uzbekistan 1:02.80
40 3 6 Ekaterina Avramova   Turkey 1:02.81
41 3 2 Jördis Steinegger   Austria 1:02.99
42 4 0 Carolina Colorado Henao   Colombia 1:03.26
43 5 9 Maaike de Waard   Netherlands 1:03.81
44 3 3 Matea Samardžić   Croatia 1:04.07
45 3 8 Zanre Oberholzer   Namibia 1:04.09
46 2 4 Karen Vilorio   Honduras 1:04.54
47 2 5 Inés Remersaro   Uruguay 1:04.73
48 3 9 Jessika Cossa   Mozambique 1:04.96
49 2 3 Kimiko Raheem FINA Independent Athletes 1:05.61
50 4 7 Lourdes Villasenor   Mexico 1:05.76
51 3 0 Roxanne Yu   Philippines 1:06.10
52 2 6 Heather Arseth   Mauritius 1:06.25
53 3 1 Anak Ratih   Indonesia 1:06.34
54 2 1 Lara Butler   Cayman Islands 1:06.71
55 4 2 Andrea García   Mexico 1:06.77
56 2 7 Talisa Lanoe   Kenya 1:07.05
57 2 2 Caylee Watson   Virgin Islands 1:07.34
58 1 4 Gaurika Singh     Nepal 1:08.12
59 2 8 Evelina Afoa   Samoa 1:08.43
60 2 0 Noura Mana   Morocco 1:10.79
61 2 9 Ani Poghosyan   Armenia 1:10.82
62 1 5 Enkhkhuslen Batbayar   Mongolia 1:13.52
63 1 3 Flaka Pruthi   Kosovo 1:14.29
64 1 6 Awa Ly N'diaye   Senegal 1:16.27
65 1 2 Roylin Akiwo   Palau 1:20.72
66 1 7 Nada Al-Bedwawi   United Arab Emirates 1:35.83

Semifinals edit

The semifinals were held on 3 August at 18:24.[3]

Semifinal 1 edit

 
Wilson wins the first semi
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Madison Wilson   Australia 59.05 Q
2 5 Missy Franklin   United States 59.42 Q
3 3 Lauren Quigley   Great Britain 59.71 Q
4 1 Dominique Bouchard   Canada 1:00.31
5 8 Hilary Caldwell   Canada 1:00.39
6 2 Elizabeth Simmonds   Great Britain 1:00.40
7 7 Chen Jie   China 1:00.42
8 6 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir   Iceland 1:00.69

Semifinal 2 edit

 
Seebohm and Fesikova before the second semifinal
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Emily Seebohm   Australia 58.56 Q
2 5 Mie Nielsen   Denmark 58.84 Q, NR
3 7 Fu Yuanhui   China 59.33 Q
4 3 Anastasia Fesikova   Russia 59.55 Q
5 8 Kathleen Baker   United States 59.63 Q
6 2 Etiene Medeiros   Brazil 59.97
7 6 Kirsty Coventry   Zimbabwe 1:00.09
8 1 Alicja Tchórz   Poland 1:01.09

Final edit

 
Nielsen and Seebohm after finish

The final was held on 4 August at 17:40.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Emily Seebohm   Australia 58.26
  3 Madison Wilson   Australia 58.75
  5 Mie Nielsen   Denmark 58.86
4 6 Fu Yuanhui   China 59.02
5 2 Missy Franklin   United States 59.40
6 7 Anastasia Fesikova   Russia 59.66
7 8 Lauren Quigley   Great Britain 59.78
8 1 Kathleen Baker   United States 59.99

References edit

  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ Heats results
  3. ^ Semifinals results
  4. ^ Final results
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