| Women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 14 December (heats and semifinals) 15 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 57 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.88 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2018 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 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 14 and 15 December 2018. [1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record Championship record | Etiene Medeiros | 25.67 | Doha | 7 December 2014 |
The heats were started on 14 December at 9:38. [2]
The semifinals were started on 14 December at 20:15. [3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Miyuki Takemura | 26.31 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Fu Yuanhui | 26.33 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Alicja Tchórz | 26.36 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | Holly Barratt | 26.38 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 26.54 | QSO | |
| 6 | 2 | Simona Kubová | 26.60 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Maaike de Waard | 26.74 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Emily Seebohm | 26.93 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Olivia Smoliga | 26.06 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Caroline Pilhatsch | 26.21 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | Georgia Davies | 26.28 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Mathilde Cini | 26.54 | QSO | |
| 5 | 7 | Mimosa Jallow | 26.74 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Anastasia Fesikova | 26.76 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Kathleen Baker | 26.76 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Etiene Medeiros | 26.91 |
The final was held on 15 December at 20:10. [4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Olivia Smoliga | 25.88 | NR | ||
| 5 | Caroline Pilhatsch | 25.99 | NR | ||
| 1 | Holly Barratt | 26.04 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Fu Yuanhui | 26.06 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Mathilde Cini | 26.17 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Miyuki Takemura | 26.30 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Georgia Davies | 26.31 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Alicja Tchórz | 26.42 |