The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 28 and 29 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
Women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
Dates | 28 July 2014 29 July 2014 (final) | (heats & semis)|||||||||
Competitors | 35 from 23 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 27.56 GR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The medals were presented by Helen Jaques, Aquatics Competition Manager, Glasgow 2014 and the quaichs were presented by Miriam Moyo, Commonwealth Games Federation Regional Vice-President, Africa and President of the National Olympic Committee of Zambia.
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
World record | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 27.06 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 | [1][2] |
Commonwealth record | Sophie Edington (AUS) | 27.51 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 | |
Games record | Sophie Edington (AUS) | 28.00 | Delhi, India | 8 October 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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28 July | Heat | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.90 | GR |
28 July | Semifinal | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.89 | GR |
28 July | Semifinal | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.61 | GR |
29 July | Final | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.56 | GR |
Results
editHeats
editSemifinals
editRank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 4 | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.61 | Q, GR |
2 | 2 | 5 | Lauren Quigley | England | 27.72 | Q |
3 | 1 | 4 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.89 | Q, GR |
4 | 1 | 3 | Brooklynn Snodgrass | Canada | 28.25 | Q |
5 | 2 | 3 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 28.40 | Q |
6 | 1 | 5 | Kathleen Dawson | Scotland | 28.55 | Q |
7 | 2 | 6 | Elizabeth Simmonds | England | 28.63 | Q |
8 | 1 | 6 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 28.87 | Q |
9 | 2 | 2 | Tao Li | Singapore | 29.13 | |
10 | 1 | 2 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 29.37 | |
11 | 2 | 7 | Jessica Fullalove | England | 29.42 | |
12 | 2 | 1 | Caroline Puamau | Fiji | 30.46 | |
13 | 1 | 1 | Danielle Hill | Northern Ireland | 30.87 | |
14 | 1 | 7 | Lauren Hew | Cayman Islands | 31.08 | |
15 | 1 | 8 | Kimiko Raheem | Sri Lanka | 31.11 | |
16 | 2 | 8 | Niamh Robinson | Isle of Man | 31.30 |
Final
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.56 | GR | |
5 | Lauren Quigley | England | 27.69 | ||
6 | Brooklynn Snodgrass | Canada | 27.97 | ||
4 | 3 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.98 | |
5 | 7 | Kathleen Dawson | Scotland | 28.47 | |
6 | 1 | Elizabeth Simmonds | England | 28.54 | |
7 | 8 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 28.58 | |
8 | 2 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 28.86 |
References
edit- ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Zhao Jing Reclaims 50 Back World Record For The Win". Swimming World Magazine. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "China strikes 2 golds in swimming worlds". Xinhua News Agency. 31 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.