Women's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
Dates | 27 July 2014 (heats & semis) 28 July 2014 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 38 from 21 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:06.35 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
100 m S8 | women | |
100 m S9 | men | |
200 m | men | women |
200 m S14 | men | |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
100 m SB9 | 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 | ||
200 m | men | women |
200 m SM8 | men | |
200 m SM10 | women | |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 27 and 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The medals were presented by Michael Fennell, honorary life vice-president of the Commonwealth Games Federation and president of the Jamaica Olympic Association, and the quaichs were presented by Forbes Dunlop, chief executive officer of Scottish Swimming.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
World record | Rūta Meilutytė (LTU) | 1:04.35 | Barcelona, Spain | 29 July 2013 | [1] |
Commonwealth record | Leisel Jones (AUS) | 1:05.09 | Melbourne, Australia | 20 March 2006 | |
Games record | Leisel Jones (AUS) | 1:05.09 | Melbourne, Australia | 20 March 2006 |
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | 4 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 1:06.87 | Q |
2 | 2 | 4 | Sophie Taylor | England | 1:07.20 | Q |
3 | 2 | 3 | Lorna Tonks | Australia | 1:07.65 | Q |
4 | 2 | 5 | Sally Hunter | Australia | 1:07.97 | Q |
5 | 1 | 3 | Tera van Beilen | Canada | 1:08.11 | Q |
6 | 2 | 6 | Kierra Smith | Canada | 1:08.49 | Q |
7 | 1 | 5 | Katie Armitage | Scotland | 1:08.69 | Q |
8 | 1 | 6 | Leiston Pickett | Australia | 1:08.83 | Q |
9 | 2 | 2 | Corrie Scott | Scotland | 1:08.94 | |
10 | 1 | 7 | Tara-Lynn Nicholas | South Africa | 1:09.11 | |
11 | 2 | 7 | Chloe Tutton | Wales | 1:09.38 | |
12 | 2 | 1 | Molly Renshaw | England | 1:09.39 | |
13 | 1 | 2 | Sycerika McMahon | Northern Ireland | 1:09.41 | |
14 | 1 | 1 | Kathryn Johnstone | Scotland | 1:09.42 | |
15 | 2 | 8 | Martha McCabe | Canada | 1:09.63 | |
16 | 1 | 8 | Laura Kinley | Isle of Man | 1:10.99 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Sophie Taylor | England | 1:06.35 | ||
3 | Lorna Tonks | Australia | 1:07.34 | ||
4 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 1:08.14 | ||
4 | 6 | Sally Hunter | Australia | 1:08.26 | |
5 | 8 | Leiston Pickett | Australia | 1:08.46 | |
6 | 2 | Tera van Beilen | Canada | 1:08.58 | |
7 | 7 | Kierra Smith | Canada | 1:08.83 | |
8 | 1 | Katie Armitage | Scotland | 1:09.56 |
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