Women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
Dates | 9 April (heats, semifinals) 10 April (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 30 from 21 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 27.78 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
50 m S7/S8 | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
100 m S9 | men | women |
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 S9 | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
100 m SB8/SB9 | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | men | women |
50 m S7 | 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 50 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 9 and 10 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
World record | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 27.06 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 |
Commonwealth record | Emily Seebohm (AUS) | 27.37 | Budapest, Hungary | 27 July 2017 |
Games record | Georgia Davies (WAL) | 27.56 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 29 July 2014 |
The heats were held on 9 April at 10:49. [1]
The semifinals were held on 9 April at 20:57. [2]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.86 | Q |
2 | 3 | Holly Barratt | Australia | 28.12 | Q |
3 | 5 | Kathleen Dawson | Scotland | 28.26 | Q |
4 | 6 | Alexia Zevnik | Canada | 28.56 | |
4 | 2 | Bobbi Gichard | New Zealand | 28.56 | |
6 | 7 | Naomi Ruele | Botswana | 29.17 | |
7 | 1 | Anna Maine | England | 29.33 | |
8 | 8 | Mariella Venter | South Africa | 29.58 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.89 | Q |
2 | 5 | Kylie Masse | Canada | 28.00 | Q |
3 | 3 | Cassie Wild | Scotland | 28.29 | Q |
4 | 2 | Lucy Hope | Scotland | 28.31 | Q |
5 | 7 | Jade Hannah | Canada | 28.37 | Q |
6 | 6 | Minna Atherton | Australia | 28.47 | |
7 | 1 | Danielle Hill | Northern Ireland | 28.86 | |
8 | 8 | Harriet West | Wales | 29.35 |
The final was held on 10 April at 19:50. [3]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.78 | ||
3 | Kylie Masse | Canada | 27.82 | ||
4 | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.90 | ||
4 | 6 | Holly Barratt | Australia | 27.96 | |
5 | 7 | Cassie Wild | Scotland | 28.18 | |
6 | 2 | Kathleen Dawson | Scotland | 28.37 | |
7 | 8 | Jade Hannah | Canada | 28.38 | |
8 | 1 | Lucy Hope | Scotland | 28.54 |
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