The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place 2–3 August. The heats and the semi were held on 2 August, the final on 3 August.
| Women's 50-meter backstroke at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | ||||||
| Dates | 2–3 August 2002 | ||||||
| Winning time | 28.98 s | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Results
editFinal
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Dyana Calub |  Australia |
28.98 | GR |
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6 | Jennifer Carroll |  Canada |
29.05 | |
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5 | Sarah Price |  England |
29.08 | |
| 4 | 3 | Giaan Rooney | Australia |
29.11 | |
| 5 | 1 | Charlene Wittstock |  South Africa |
29.18 | |
| 6 | 2 | Michelle Lischinsky | Canada |
29.30 | |
| 7 | 7 | Kirsty Coventry |  Zimbabwe |
29.51 | |
| 8 | 8 | Hannah McLean |  New Zealand |
29.64 |
Key: WR = World record
Semifinals
edit| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Dyana Calub | Australia |
29.07 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Sarah Price | England |
29.13 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Giaan Rooney | Australia |
29.15 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Jennifer Carroll | Canada |
29.21 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Michelle Lischinsky | Canada |
29.38 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe |
29.43 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Charlene Wittstock | South Africa |
29.46 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Hannah McLean | New Zealand |
29.46 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Katy Sexton | England |
29.69 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Erin Gammel | Canada |
29.70 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Rebecca Creedy | Australia |
30.26 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | Caroline Pickering |  Fiji |
30.31 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Melissa Ingram | New Zealand |
30.56 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Kiera Aitken |  Bermuda |
31.12 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Emily Crookall-Nixon |  Isle of Man |
32.53 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Mariana Chuck |  Jamaica |
32.57 |
Preliminaries
edit| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Sarah Price | England |
29.31 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Dyana Calub | Australia |
29.33 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Jennifer Carroll | Canada |
29.41 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Giaan Rooney | Australia |
29.44 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Michelle Lischinsky | Canada |
29.45 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Charlene Wittstock | South Africa |
29.63 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe |
29.68 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Hannah McLean | New Zealand |
29.82 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Erin Gammel | Canada |
29.83 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | Katy Sexton | England |
30.04 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Caroline Pickering | Fiji |
30.34 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | 6 | Rebecca Creedy | Australia |
30.48 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Melissa Ingram | New Zealand |
30.55 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | 3 | Kiera Aitken | Bermuda |
31.28 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Mariana Chuck | Jamaica |
32.42 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | 1 | Emily Crookall-Nixon | Isle of Man |
32.87 | Q |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | Andri Hadjiantoniou |  Cyprus |
32.93 | |
| 18 | 4 | 7 | Gail Strobridge |  Guernsey |
33.10 | |
| 19 | 2 | 7 | Tanya Anacleto |  Mozambique |
33.25 | |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | Rachel Fortunato |  Gibraltar |
33.58 | |
| 21 | 1 | 4 | Kiran Khan |  Pakistan |
35.00 | |
| 22 | 4 | 8 | Nathalie Lee Baw |  Mauritius |
35.55 | |
| 23 | 1 | 3 | Ursula Kuenzli |  Zambia |
38.25 | |
| 24 | 1 | 5 | Olivia Nikitanda |  Uganda |
40.48 |