The women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 23 and 24. The heats and semifinals took place on May 23, the final on May 24.[1]
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 23, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 24, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 25 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:00.08 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record |
Gemma Spofforth |  Great Britain |
58.12 | Rome | July 28, 2009 |
| Championship record | Anastasia Zuyeva |  Russia |
59.41 | Eindhoven | March 21, 2008 |
Results
editHeats
edit45 swimmers participated in 6 heats.[2]
Semifinals
editThe eight fasters swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alexianne Castel |  France |
1:00.48 | |
| 2 | 5 | Jenny Mensing |  Germany |
1:00.58 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Carlotta Zofkova |  Italy |
1:01.00 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Cloe Credeville | France |
1:01.44 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Ekaterina Avramova |  Bulgaria |
1:01.48 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Alicja Tchorz |  Poland |
1:02.33 | |
| 7 | 1 | Klaudia Nazieblo | Poland |
1:02.51 | |
| 8 | 8 | Hazal Sarikaya |  Turkey |
1:02.98 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine |
1:00.45 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Arianna Barbieri | Italy |
1:00.52 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Duane da Rocha Marce |  Spain |
1:00.56 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Simona Baumrtová |  Czech Republic |
1:00.88 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 7 | Mercedes Peris | Spain |
1:01.71 | |
| 6 | 2 | Lisa Graf | Germany |
1:02.05 | |
| 7 | 8 | Sanja Jovanović |  Croatia |
1:02.47 | |
| 8 | 1 | Eszter Povázsay |  Hungary |
1:02.74 |
Final
editThe final was held at 17:53.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Jenny Mensing | Germany |
1:00.08 | |
 |
5 | Arianna Barbieri | Italy |
1:00.54 | |
 |
2 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic |
1:00.57 | NR |
| 4 | 4 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine |
1:00.59 | |
| 5 | 3 | Duane da Rocha Marce | Spain |
1:00.89 | |
| 6 | 7 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy |
1:01.01 | |
| 7 | 8 | Ekaterina Avramova | Bulgaria |
1:01.48 | |
| 8 | 1 | Cloe Credeville | France |
1:01.54 |
References
edit- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 100 metre backstroke entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 100 metre backstroke Heats results[permanent dead link], from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 100 metre backstroke Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 100 metre backstroke Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-24.