Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke

Women's 100 metre backstroke
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Venue Tollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates 25 July 2014 (2014-07-25) (heats & semis)
26 July 2014 (2014-07-26) (final)
Competitors 28 from 15 nations
Winning time 59.37 GR
Medalists
    Australia
    Wales
    Australia

The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 25 and 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Suzanne Weckend-Dill, Athlete Representative of the Commonwealth Games Federation and the quaichs were presented by James Hickman, Global Sports Marketing Manager of Speedo.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

World record Gemma Spofforth (GBR)58.12Rome, Italy28 July 2009[1][2]
Commonwealth record'
Games record Emily Seebohm (AUS)59.53Delhi, India9 October 2010

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
25 JulyHeatEmily Seebohm Australia59.51GR
26 JulyFinalEmily Seebohm Australia59.37GR

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
144Emily Seebohm Australia59.51Q, GR
224Belinda Hocking Australia59.78Q
345Sinead Russell Canada1:00.15Q
435Lauren Quigley England1:00.67Q
543Brooklynn Snodgrass Canada1:00.70Q
625Elizabeth Simmonds England1:00.79Q
734Georgia Davies Wales1:00.86Q
826Kathleen Dawson Scotland1:00.91Q
933Madison Wilson Australia1:01.05Q
1023Hilary Caldwell Canada1:01.10Q
1146Jessica Fullalove  England1:01.58Q
1232Rachel Williams Wales1:02.98Q
1336Jessica Ashley-Cooper South Africa1:03.61Q
1422Danielle Stirrat Wales1:04.76Q
1537Kimiko Raheem Sri Lanka1:06.36Q
=1647Danielle Hill Northern Ireland1:07.18QSO
38Talisa Lanoe Kenya
1841Lauren Hew Cayman Islands1:07.34
1927Bethany Firth Northern Ireland1:08.30
2031Lara Butler Cayman Islands1:08.37
2148Courtney Butcher Guernsey1:08.46
2221Danielle Awori Kenya1:08.63
2314Evelina Afoa Samoa1:09.13
2415Anita Field Kenya1:11.08
2513Kiran Khan Pakistan1:13.91
2628Savannah Tkatchenko Papua New Guinea1:14.90
16Areeba Shaikh PakistanDSQ
42Tao Li SingaporeDNS

Qualification swim-off

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Danielle Hill Northern Ireland1:05.36Q
24Talisa Lanoe Kenya1:07.30

Semifinals

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
124Emily Seebohm Australia59.59Q
226Georgia Davies Wales59.63Q
325Sinead Russell Canada59.91Q
=413Elizabeth Simmonds England59.98Q
14Belinda Hocking Australia
623Brooklynn Snodgrass Canada1:00.26Q
722Madison Wilson Australia1:00.34Q
815Lauren Quigley England1:00.37Q
912Hilary Caldwell Canada1:00.77
1016Kathleen Dawson Scotland1:01.17
1127Jessica Fullalove  England1:01.20
1217Rachel Williams Wales1:02.48
1321Jessica Ashley-Cooper South Africa1:03.07
1411Danielle Stirrat Wales1:04.86
1518Danielle Hill Northern Ireland1:06.17
1628Kimiko Raheem Sri Lanka1:06.33

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4Emily Seebohm Australia59.37GR
2nd, silver medalist(s)5Georgia Davies Wales59.58
3rd, bronze medalist(s)6Belinda Hocking Australia59.93
48Lauren Quigley England1:00.19
52Elizabeth Simmonds England1:00.26
63Sinead Russell Canada1:00.27
71Madison Wilson Australia1:00.45
87Brooklynn Snodgrass Canada1:00.58

References

  1. Bull, Andy (28 July 2009). "Gemma Spofforth swims to 100m backstroke glory in world record time". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. "Swimming: Golden girl Gemma Spofforth sets new world record in Rome". Daily Mail. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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