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Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke

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Women's 100 metre backstroke
at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
Victory Ceremony
Dates3 August (heats and semifinals)
4 August (final)
Competitors66 from 56 nations
Winning time58.26
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Denmark
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The Women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 3 August with the heats and the semifinals and 4 August with the final.[1]

Records

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

World record  Gemma Spofforth (GBR) 58.12 Rome, Italy 28 July 2009
Competition record  Gemma Spofforth (GBR) 58.12 Rome, Italy 28 July 2009

Results

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Heats

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The heats were held on 3 August at 09:30.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 5 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 58.78 Q, WD, NR
2 7 4 Emily Seebohm  Australia 59.04 Q
3 6 4 Madison Wilson  Australia 59.17 Q
4 5 4 Mie Nielsen  Denmark 59.40 Q
5 7 5 Missy Franklin  United States 59.59 Q
6 5 1 Anastasia Fesikova  Russia 59.84 Q
7 5 6 Lauren Quigley  Great Britain 1:00.14 Q
7 6 8 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 1:00.14 Q
9 5 0 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 1:00.25 Q, NR
10 7 3 Etiene Medeiros  Brazil 1:00.33 Q
11 6 6 Elizabeth Simmonds  Great Britain 1:00.38 Q
12 4 3 Michelle Coleman  Sweden 1:00.55 Q, WD
12 6 5 Fu Yuanhui  China 1:00.55 Q
14 6 3 Chen Jie  China 1:00.58 Q
15 4 8 Alicja Tchórz  Poland 1:00.61 Q, NR
15 7 2 Dominique Bouchard  Canada 1:00.61 Q
17 7 6 Kathleen Baker  United States 1:00.62 Q
18 5 7 Hilary Caldwell  Canada 1:00.69 Q
19 4 6 Lisa Graf  Germany 1:00.71
20 7 7 Simona Baumrtová  Czech Republic 1:00.91
21 6 7 Jenny Mensing  Germany 1:00.97
22 5 3 Daria Ustinova  Russia 1:01.00
23 5 8 Mimosa Jallow  Finland 1:01.10 NR
23 6 2 Elena Gemo  Italy 1:01.10
25 3 5 Theodora Drakou  Greece 1:01.15 NR
26 4 1 Bobbie Gichard  New Zealand 1:01.26
27 3 4 Stephanie Au  Hong Kong 1:01.41
28 7 9 Katarína Listopadová  Slovakia 1:01.61
29 7 8 Yekaterina Rudenko  Kazakhstan 1:01.62
29 7 0 Sayaka Akase  Japan 1:01.62
31 6 1 Duane Da Rocha  Spain 1:01.63
32 5 2 Daryna Zevina  Ukraine 1:01.68
33 4 5 Mathilde Cini  France 1:01.77
34 7 1 Béryl Gastaldello  France 1:01.91
35 6 9 Gisela Morales  Guatemala 1:02.09
36 4 9 Park Han-byeol  South Korea 1:02.12
37 6 0 Margherita Panziera  Italy 1:02.17
38 4 4 Andrea Berrino  Argentina 1:02.37
39 3 7 Yulduz Kuchkarova  Uzbekistan 1:02.80
40 3 6 Ekaterina Avramova  Turkey 1:02.81
41 3 2 Jördis Steinegger  Austria 1:02.99
42 4 0 Carolina Colorado Henao  Colombia 1:03.26
43 5 9 Maaike de Waard  Netherlands 1:03.81
44 3 3 Matea Samardžić  Croatia 1:04.07
45 3 8 Zanre Oberholzer  Namibia 1:04.09
46 2 4 Karen Vilorio  Honduras 1:04.54
47 2 5 Inés Remersaro  Uruguay 1:04.73
48 3 9 Jessika Cossa  Mozambique 1:04.96
49 2 3 Kimiko Raheem FINA Independent Athletes 1:05.61
50 4 7 Lourdes Villasenor  Mexico 1:05.76
51 3 0 Roxanne Yu  Philippines 1:06.10
52 2 6 Heather Arseth  Mauritius 1:06.25
53 3 1 Anak Ratih  Indonesia 1:06.34
54 2 1 Lara Butler  Cayman Islands 1:06.71
55 4 2 Andrea García  Mexico 1:06.77
56 2 7 Talisa Lanoe  Kenya 1:07.05
57 2 2 Caylee Watson  Virgin Islands 1:07.34
58 1 4 Gaurika Singh    Nepal 1:08.12
59 2 8 Evelina Afoa  Samoa 1:08.43
60 2 0 Noura Mana  Morocco 1:10.79
61 2 9 Ani Poghosyan  Armenia 1:10.82
62 1 5 Enkhkhuslen Batbayar  Mongolia 1:13.52
63 1 3 Flaka Pruthi  Kosovo 1:14.29
64 1 6 Awa Ly N'diaye  Senegal 1:16.27
65 1 2 Roylin Akiwo  Palau 1:20.72
66 1 7 Nada Al-Bedwawi  United Arab Emirates 1:35.83

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held on 3 August at 18:24.[3]

Semifinal 1

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Wilson wins the first semi
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Madison Wilson  Australia 59.05 Q
2 5 Missy Franklin  United States 59.42 Q
3 3 Lauren Quigley  Great Britain 59.71 Q
4 1 Dominique Bouchard  Canada 1:00.31
5 8 Hilary Caldwell  Canada 1:00.39
6 2 Elizabeth Simmonds  Great Britain 1:00.40
7 7 Chen Jie  China 1:00.42
8 6 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 1:00.69

Semifinal 2

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Seebohm and Fesikova before the second semifinal
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Emily Seebohm  Australia 58.56 Q
2 5 Mie Nielsen  Denmark 58.84 Q, NR
3 7 Fu Yuanhui  China 59.33 Q
4 3 Anastasia Fesikova  Russia 59.55 Q
5 8 Kathleen Baker  United States 59.63 Q
6 2 Etiene Medeiros  Brazil 59.97
7 6 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 1:00.09
8 1 Alicja Tchórz  Poland 1:01.09

Final

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Nielsen and Seebohm after finish

The final was held on 4 August at 17:40.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Emily Seebohm  Australia 58.26
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Madison Wilson  Australia 58.75
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Mie Nielsen  Denmark 58.86
4 6 Fu Yuanhui  China 59.02
5 2 Missy Franklin  United States 59.40
6 7 Anastasia Fesikova  Russia 59.66
7 8 Lauren Quigley  Great Britain 59.78
8 1 Kathleen Baker  United States 59.99

References

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