Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre breaststroke
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The Women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
took place on October 4 and 5 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex
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Four 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 4 and 5 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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Four 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
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Heat | Lane | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leiston Pickett Leiston Pickett Leiston Jane Pickett is an Australian Commonwealth Games gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Pickett won the 50 m breaststroke ahead of fellow Australian and personal hero Leisel Jones.- External links :* - References :... |
30.57 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... |
31.04 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Kate Haywood Kate Haywood Kate Emma Haywood is an English swimmer. She was the youngest swimmer to represent England in the Commonwealth Games when she qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay... |
31.30 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Sarah Katsoulis Sarah Katsoulis Sarah Jane Katsoulis is an Australian swimmer.She won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.-External links:... |
31.50 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse is a Canadian swimmer. She grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and currently attends the University of British Columbia and resides permanently in Vancouver, British Columbia.... |
31.71 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell | 31.97 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Kathryn Johnstone | 32.14 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Alia Atkinson Alia Atkinson Alia Shanee Atkinson is a Jamaican swimmer and Olympian.She competed at the 2004 Olympics, and four years later in the 2008 Olympics she finished 25th in the Women's 200 breaststroke.... |
32.24 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | Sycerika McMahon | 32.30 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Corrie Scott | 32.64 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 11 | Lowri Tynan Lowri Tynan Lowri Tynan is a Welsh swimmer, specialising in breaststroke at 50 and 100 metres.-Early career:Lowri's talent was first spotted by coach Keith Barrow at a pool in Wrexham... |
32.68 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 12 | Sara Lougher | 32.83 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 13 | Gerogia Holderness | 32.92 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 14 | Anastasia Christoforou | 32.96 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Martha McCabe Martha McCabe Martha McCabe is a Canadian swimmer. She won bronze in the 200m breaststroke at the 2011 World Swimming Championships.-External links:*... |
32.96 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 16 | Kerry Buchan | 33.19 | 2 | 2 |
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... |
31.29 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell | 31.47 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Sarah Katsoulis Sarah Katsoulis Sarah Jane Katsoulis is an Australian swimmer.She won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.-External links:... |
31.58 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | Alia Atkinson Alia Atkinson Alia Shanee Atkinson is a Jamaican swimmer and Olympian.She competed at the 2004 Olympics, and four years later in the 2008 Olympics she finished 25th in the Women's 200 breaststroke.... |
32.13 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Corrie Scott | 32.80 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Kerry Buchan | 32.93 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Sara Lougher | 32.99 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Anastasia Christoforou | 33.08 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Leiston Pickett Leiston Pickett Leiston Jane Pickett is an Australian Commonwealth Games gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Pickett won the 50 m breaststroke ahead of fellow Australian and personal hero Leisel Jones.- External links :* - References :... |
30.74 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Kate Haywood Kate Haywood Kate Emma Haywood is an English swimmer. She was the youngest swimmer to represent England in the Commonwealth Games when she qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay... |
31.22 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse is a Canadian swimmer. She grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and currently attends the University of British Columbia and resides permanently in Vancouver, British Columbia.... |
32.07 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | Kathryn Johnstone | 32.31 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | Lowri Tynan Lowri Tynan Lowri Tynan is a Welsh swimmer, specialising in breaststroke at 50 and 100 metres.-Early career:Lowri's talent was first spotted by coach Keith Barrow at a pool in Wrexham... |
32.34 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Sycerika McMahon | 32.42 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Martha McCabe Martha McCabe Martha McCabe is a Canadian swimmer. She won bronze in the 200m breaststroke at the 2011 World Swimming Championships.-External links:*... |
32.68 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Gerogia Holderness | 32.83 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Lane | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leiston Pickett Leiston Pickett Leiston Jane Pickett is an Australian Commonwealth Games gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Pickett won the 50 m breaststroke ahead of fellow Australian and personal hero Leisel Jones.- External links :* - References :... |
4 | 30.84 | |||
| Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... |
3 | 31.10 | |||
| Kate Haywood Kate Haywood Kate Emma Haywood is an English swimmer. She was the youngest swimmer to represent England in the Commonwealth Games when she qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay... |
5 | 31.17 | |||
| 4 | Sarah Katsoulis Sarah Katsoulis Sarah Jane Katsoulis is an Australian swimmer.She won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.-External links:... |
2 | 31.43 | ||
| 5 | Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell | 6 | 31.56 | ||
| 6 | Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse is a Canadian swimmer. She grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and currently attends the University of British Columbia and resides permanently in Vancouver, British Columbia.... |
7 | 32.15 | ||
| 7 | Kathryn Johnstone | 8 | 32.19 | ||
| 8 | Alia Atkinson Alia Atkinson Alia Shanee Atkinson is a Jamaican swimmer and Olympian.She competed at the 2004 Olympics, and four years later in the 2008 Olympics she finished 25th in the Women's 200 breaststroke.... |
1 | 32.48 |