2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre backstroke

Women's 100m Backstroke
at the 2012 Short Course Worlds
Dates12 December (heats and semifinals)
13 December (final)
Winning time56.64
Medalists
gold medal Olivia Smoliga   United States
silver medal Mie Nielsen   Denmark
bronze medal Simona Baumrtová   Czech Republic
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Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
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Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
Main article: 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)

The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 – 13 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Shiho Sakai  Japan 55.23 Berlin 15 November 2009
Championship record Natalie Coughlin  United States 56.08 Dubai 16 December 2010

No new records were set during this competition.

Results

Heats

67 swimmers participated in 7 heats.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Time Notes
1 6 5  Simona Baumrtová (CZE) 57.65 Q
2 7 4  Daryna Zevina (UKR) 57.66 Q
3 5 8  Olivia Smoliga (USA) 57.75 Q
4 7 3  Mie Nielsen (DEN) 57.83 Q
5 5 5  Grace Loh (AUS) 57.89 Q
6 5 3  Georgia Davies (GBR) 57.94 Q
7 7 2  Arianna Barbieri (ITA) 58.02 Q
8 7 5  Kira Toussaint (NED) 58.23 Q
9 5 4  Rachel Goh (AUS) 58.35 Q
10 6 3  Duane Da Rocha (ESP) 58.40 Q
11 5 9  Megan Romano (USA) 58.45 Q
12 6 4  Elizabeth Simmonds (GBR) 58.48 Q
13 7 6  Zhou Yanxin (CHN) 58.73 Q
14 5 1  Marie Kamimura (JPN) 58.75 Q
15 6 6  Michelle Coleman (SWE) 58.83 Q
16 5 6  Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) 58.86 Q
17 5 7  Fernanda González (MEX) 58.94 NR
18 6 2  Anja Čarman (SLO) 59.02
19 4 4  Carolina Colorado Henao (COL) 59.19 NR
20 5 0  Jessica Ashley-Cooper (RSA) 59.35
21 6 8  Melissa Ingram (NZL) 59.36
22 6 7  Fabíola Molina (BRA) 59.37
23 7 9  Karin Prinsloo (RSA) 59.68
24 4 3  Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) 59.69
25 7 1  Jenny Mensing (GER) 59.76
26 7 0  Alicja Tchórz (POL) 59.84
27 6 1  Polina Lapshina (RUS) 1:00.10
28 6 0  Etiene Medeiros (BRA) 1:00.88
29 7 8  Noriko Inada (JPN) 1:00.93
30 6 9  Fu Yuanhui (CHN) 1:01.08
30 7 7  Chantal van Landeghem (CAN) 1:01.08
32 4 6  Hanna-Maria Seppälä (FIN) 1:01.14
33 1 8  Yekaterina Rudenko (KAZ) 1:01.16
34 4 5  Ida Lindborg (SWE) 1:01.23
35 4 1  Sarah Rolko (LUX) 1:01.37
36 4 0  Birita Debes (FRO) 1:01.68
37 4 2  Hazal Sarıkaya (TUR) 1:01.86
38 4 7  Halime Zulal Zeren (TUR) 1:02.40
39 4 8  Kätlin Sepp (EST) 1:02.97
40 3 5  Lynette Ng (SIN) 1:03.54 NR
41 5 2  Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên (VIE) 1:03.63
42 3 7  Araya Wongvat (THA) 1:03.78
43 3 2  Inés Remersaro (URU) 1:04.32
44 3 9  Caroline Pickering Puamau (FIJ) 1:04.37
45 3 6  Vong Erica Man Wai (MAC) 1:04.69
46 3 4  Agata Magner (POL) 1:04.94
47 4 9  Tatiana Perstniova (MDA) 1:05.07
48 2 3  Mariangel Hidalgo (CRC) 1:05.43
49 2 5  Lanoe Talisa Erwan (KEN) 1:05.64 NR
50 3 1  Anahit Barseghyan (ARM) 1:05.71 NR
51 3 0  Mónica Ramírez (AND) 1:05.81
52 3 3  Yessy Yosaputra (INA) 1:05.84
53 2 4  Kuan Weng I (MAC) 1:06.71
54 3 8  Kimiko Shihara Raheem (SRI) 1:07.25
55 2 6  Naomi Ruele (BOT) 1:07.59
56 2 2  Field Anita Zahra (KEN) 1:08.32
57 2 8  Nur Hamizah Ahmad (BRU) 1:09.68 NR
58 2 7  Fabiola Espinoza (NCA) 1:10.88
59 2 1  Lianna Catherine Swan (PAK) 1:11.53
60 2 0  Monica Saili (SAM) 1:11.88
61 1 7  K. Zin Win (MYA) 1:12.01
62 2 9  Tegan McCarthy (PNG) 1:12.61
63 1 4  Victoria Chentsova (NMI) 1:14.14
64 1 2  Domoinanavalona Amboaratiana (MAD) 1:14.39
65 1 6  Felicity Passon (SEY) 1:15.64
66 1 3  Danielle Atoigue (GUM) 1:19.86
67 1 5  Ann Marie Hepler (MHL) 1:21.89
1 0  Erika Torrellas (VEN) DNS
1 1  Andreina Pinto (VEN) DNS

Semifinals

16 swimmers participated in 2 heats.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 5 Mie Nielsen  Denmark 57.15 Q, NR
2 2 2 Rachel Goh  Australia 57.39 Q
3 1 3 Georgia Davies  Great Britain 57.41 Q
4 2 4 Simona Baumrtová  Czech Republic 57.62 Q
4 2 3 Grace Loh  Australia 57.62 Q
6 1 4 Daryna Zevina  Ukraine 57.66 Q
7 2 5 Olivia Smoliga  United States 57.74 Q
8 1 2 Duane Da Rocha  Spain 58.15 Q
9 2 1 Zhou Yanxin  China 58.21
10 1 7 Elizabeth Simmonds  Great Britain 58.34
11 1 6 Kira Toussaint  Netherlands 58.36
12 2 7 Megan Romano  United States 58.46
13 2 6 Arianna Barbieri  Italy 58.50
14 2 8 Michelle Coleman  Sweden 58.65
15 1 8 Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands 58.89
16 1 1 Marie Kamimura  Japan 59.23

Final

The final was held at 19:59.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 Olivia Smoliga  United States 56.64
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Mie Nielsen  Denmark 57.07 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Simona Baumrtová  Czech Republic 57.18 NR
4 5 Rachel Goh  Australia 57.31
5 3 Georgia Davies  Great Britain 57.32
6 2 Grace Loh  Australia 57.34
7 7 Daryna Zevina  Ukraine 57.67
8 8 Duane Da Rocha  Spain 58.14

References

  1. ^ "2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre backstroke (heats)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  2. ^ "2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre backstroke (semifinals)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  3. ^ "2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre backstroke (final)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2012-12-13.