Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke

Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2010 Asian Games
Venue
Date	17 November
Competitors	17 from 13 nations
Medalists
Zhao Jing    China   Shiho Sakai    Japan   Gao Chang    China
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Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games
Freestyle
50 m	men	women
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m		women
1500 m	men
Backstroke
50 m	men	women
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Breaststroke
50 m	men	women
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Butterfly
50 m	men	women
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
Individual medley
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m	men	women
4×200 m	men	women
Medley relay
4×100 m	men	women
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The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 17 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

There were 17 competitors from 13 countries who took part in this event. Three heats were held, the heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.

Zhao Jing and Gao Chang from China won the gold and bronze medal respectively, Japanese swimmer Shiho Sakai won the silver medal.

Schedule[]

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record	Gemma Spofforth (GBR)	58.12	Rome, Italy	28 July 2009
Asian Record	Zhao Jing (CHN)	58.94	Guangzhou, China	13 November 2010
Games Record	Zhao Jing (CHN)	58.94	Guangzhou, China	13 November 2010

Results[]

Heats[]

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	3	Shiho Sakai (JPN)	1:00.42
2	3	Aya Terakawa (JPN)	1:01.58
3	1	Gao Chang (CHN)	1:02.49
4	2	Zhao Jing (CHN)	1:03.05
5	3	Claudia Lau (HKG)	1:03.49
6	3	(SIN)	1:03.73
7	1	Yulduz Kuchkarova (UZB)	1:04.01
8	2	Ham Chan-mi (KOR)	1:04.29
9	2	(KOR)	1:05.01
10	1	(MAS)	1:05.27
11	2	(TPE)	1:05.50
12	1	Yekaterina Rudenko (KAZ)	1:05.63
13	3	(MAC)	1:08.93
14	3	(THA)	1:09.08
15	1	(MAC)	1:09.34
16	2	(VIE)	1:09.87
17	2	(TKM)	1:34.68

Final[]

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Zhao Jing (CHN)	59.20
	Shiho Sakai (JPN)	59.87
	Gao Chang (CHN)	59.90
4	Aya Terakawa (JPN)	59.92
5	Claudia Lau (HKG)	1:02.60
6	(SIN)	1:03.10
7	Yulduz Kuchkarova (UZB)	1:03.18
8	Ham Chan-mi (KOR)	1:03.56

References[]

• 16th Asian Games Results

External links[]

• Women's 100m Backstroke Heats Official Website
• Women's 100m Backstroke Ev.No.31 Final Official Website