| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 3 December (heats and semifinals) 4 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 73 from 55 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 55.03 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×50 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×50 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Mixed relay | ||
| 4×50 m | freestyle | medley |
The women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 3 December with the heats and the semifinals and 4 December with the final. [1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Shiho Sakai | 55.23 | Berlin | 15 November 2009 | |
| Championship record | Natalie Coughlin | 56.08 | Dubai | 16 December 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 December | Heats | Katinka Hosszú | 55.70 | CR | |
| 4 December | Final | Katinka Hosszú | 55.03 | WR, CR |
The heats were held at 11:28. [2]
The semifinals were held at 18:44. [3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Daryna Zevina | 56.23 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Emily Seebohm | 56.32 | Q | |
| 3 | 7 | Georgia Davies | 56.82 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Etiene Medeiros | 57.13 | Q, SA | |
| 5 | 6 | Simona Baumrtová | 57.37 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Michelle Coleman | 57.51 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Hilary Caldwell | 57.88 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Arianna Barbieri | 58.50 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | 56.65 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Mie Nielsen | 56.87 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | Madison Wilson | 56.91 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Kathleen Baker | 57.25 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Sayaka Akase | 57.52 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Amy Bilquist | 57.65 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Duane Da Rocha | 57.80 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Daria Ustinova | 58.07 |
The final was held at 19:00. [4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Katinka Hosszú | 55.03 | WR | ||
| 5 | Emily Seebohm | 55.31 | OC | ||
| 4 | Daryna Zevina | 55.54 | |||
| 4 | 7 | Madison Wilson | 56.37 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Mie Nielsen | 56.62 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Kathleen Baker | 57.07 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Etiene Medeiros | 57.72 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Georgia Davies | 57.77 |