2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre backstroke
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The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) took place 15 December – 16 December. The heats and semifinals were held on 15 December. The final was held on 16 December.
The following records were established during the competition:
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Shiho Sakai Shiho Sakai is a Japanese backstroke swimmer.-Major achievements:2009 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships* 100m backstroke 1st * 200m backstroke 2nd -Personal bests:In long course* 50m backstroke: 27.88... |
55.23 | Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... |
15 November 2009 | |
| Championship record | Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States... |
57.10 | Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... |
10 April 2008 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | WR | CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 December 2010 | Semifinals | Gao Chang Gao Chang Gao Chang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and who was a part of China's 2008 Olympic Team... |
56.58 | CR | ||
| 16 December 2010 | Final | Natalie Coughlin Natalie Coughlin Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive... |
56.08 | CR |
Heats
61 swimmers participated in 8 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 57.33 | Q | |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | 57.54 | Q | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 57.56 | Q | |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 57.78 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | 7 | 57.91 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 58.17 | Q | |
| 7 | 7 | 5 | 58.37 | Q | |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | 58.41 | Q | |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | 58.48 | Q | |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | 58.51 | Q | |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | 58.62 | Q | |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | 58.88 | Q | |
| 13 | 7 | 8 | 58.89 | Q | |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | 58.90 | Q | |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | 58.96 | Q | |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | 59.13 | Q |
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 57.61 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 57.76 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | 57.79 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | 58.58 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 58.69 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 58.84 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 58.91 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 59.05 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 56.58 | Q, CR | |
| 2 | 4 | 57.49 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 57.54 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | 58.03 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | 58.31 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | 58.49 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 58.63 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 59.24 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 56.08 | CR | ||
| 3 | 56.18 | |||
| 4 | 56.21 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 56.92 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 57.36 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 57.67 | ||
| 7 | 8 | 57.87 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 58.48 |
External links
- 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m): Women's 100 m backstroke entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2010-12-14.