Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke
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The Women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
took place on October 7 and 8 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex
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Five heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen advanced to the semifinals and the top eight from there qualified for the finals.
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
took place on October 7 and 8 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex
SPM Swimming Pool Complex
The Dr. S. P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium or SPM Swimming Pool Complex is a swimming complex in New Delhi, India, that is hosting the aquatics events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games...
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Five heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen advanced to the semifinals and the top eight from there qualified for the finals.
Heats summary
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Gemma Spoffroth | 28.30 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Emily Seebohm Emily Seebohm Emily Jane Seebohm OAM is an Australian backstroke, freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer.-Career:... |
28.72 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Grace Loh Grace Loh Grace Elizabeth Loh is Australia's first World Junior Swimming Champion.Loh recently won the women's 100m Backstroke Event at the 2nd FINA World Youth Swimming Championship in Monterrey, Mexico.... |
28.78 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Julia Wilkinson Julia Wilkinson Julia Rose Wilkinson is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.-2008 Olympics:... |
29.04 | Q | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Sophie Edington Sophie Edington Sophia Jane Edington is an Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer.She trained at the Kingscliff ASC club under Greg Salter. After Greg took up an overseas coaching role Sophie moved to Queensland to train under the QAS program from the end of 2008... |
29.07 | Q | |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | Emily Thomas | 29.17 | Q | |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | Georgia Davies | 29.19 | Q | |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Sinead Russell | 29.21 | Q | |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Emma Saunders | 29.68 | Q | |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | Kiera Aitken Kiera Aitken Kiera Aitken is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Bermuda. She is one of Bermuda's most successful swimmers, and has twice been named Bermuda's Female Athlete of the Year... |
30.12 | Q | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lauren Lavigna | 30.17 | Q | |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Kah Chan | 30.41 | Q | |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | Jennifer Oldham | 30.58 | Q | |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane | 31.18 | Q | |
| 15 | 1 | 3 | Fariha Zaman | 31.34 | Q | |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Chelsey Wilson | 31.60 | Q |
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Emily Seebohm Emily Seebohm Emily Jane Seebohm OAM is an Australian backstroke, freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer.-Career:... |
28.03 | Q, CG | |
| 2 | 5 | Julia Wilkinson Julia Wilkinson Julia Rose Wilkinson is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.-2008 Olympics:... |
28.65 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Emily Thomas Emily Thomas Emily Thomas is an Australian snowboarder, competing in the snowboard cross.She placed only 19th and 21st in her two qualifying runs and finished 21st out of 23 and did not make the final.-References:... |
28.85 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | Sinead Russell | 29.09 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Kiera Aitken Kiera Aitken Kiera Aitken is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Bermuda. She is one of Bermuda's most successful swimmers, and has twice been named Bermuda's Female Athlete of the Year... |
30.06 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Jennifer Oldham | 30.20 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Fariha Zaman | 31.35 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Alexia Royal-Eatmon | 31.41 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Gemma Spoffroth | 28.29 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | Georgia Davies | 28.45 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Sophie Edington Sophie Edington Sophia Jane Edington is an Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer.She trained at the Kingscliff ASC club under Greg Salter. After Greg took up an overseas coaching role Sophie moved to Queensland to train under the QAS program from the end of 2008... |
28.53 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 | Grace Loh Grace Loh Grace Elizabeth Loh is Australia's first World Junior Swimming Champion.Loh recently won the women's 100m Backstroke Event at the 2nd FINA World Youth Swimming Championship in Monterrey, Mexico.... |
28.72 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Emma Saunders | 29.59 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Kah Chan | 30.19 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane | 31.03 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Chelsey Wilson | 31.24 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sophie Edington Sophie Edington Sophia Jane Edington is an Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer.She trained at the Kingscliff ASC club under Greg Salter. After Greg took up an overseas coaching role Sophie moved to Queensland to train under the QAS program from the end of 2008... |
28.00 | CG | ||
| 5 | Gemma Spoffroth | 28.03 | |||
| 3 | Georgia Davies | 28.33 | |||
| 4 | Emily Seebohm Emily Seebohm Emily Jane Seebohm OAM is an Australian backstroke, freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer.-Career:... |
28.33 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Grace Loh Grace Loh Grace Elizabeth Loh is Australia's first World Junior Swimming Champion.Loh recently won the women's 100m Backstroke Event at the 2nd FINA World Youth Swimming Championship in Monterrey, Mexico.... |
28.66 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Julia Wilkinson Julia Wilkinson Julia Rose Wilkinson is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.-2008 Olympics:... |
28.76 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Emily Thomas Emily Thomas Emily Thomas is an Australian snowboarder, competing in the snowboard cross.She placed only 19th and 21st in her two qualifying runs and finished 21st out of 23 and did not make the final.-References:... |
29.02 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Sinead Russell | 29.14 |