Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

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Women's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates7 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
8 August 2016 (final)
Competitors34 from 28 nations
Winning time58.45
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Katinka Hosszú  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kathleen Baker  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kylie Masse  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fu Yuanhui  China
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2016 Summer Olympics
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Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen
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The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 7–8 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

Summary[]

After a world-record breaking victory in the 400 m individual medley two days earlier, Hungary's Katinka Hosszú touched out the U.S. swimmer Kathleen Baker at the home stretch to capture the sprint backstroke crown, and her second gold medal at these Games. Approaching the 50-metre lap, Baker pulled herself ahead of the field with a marginal lead, but Hosszú passed the American at the final 25-metre stretch to touch the wall first with a Hungarian record of 58.45.[2] Falling three tenths of a second short of the Olympic title, Baker picked up the silver instead at 58.75. Meanwhile, Canada's Kylie Masse and China's Fu Yuanhui tied for the bronze in a matching 58.76, breaking their national records respectively.[3][4]

Trailing Hosszú by a 0.35-second margin, Denmark's Mie Nielsen finished off the podium with a fifth-place time in 58.80, while Baker's teammate Olivia Smoliga moved up to sixth with a 58.95. London 2012 silver medalist and reigning World champion Emily Seebohm faded to seventh in 59.19, with fellow Australian swimmer Madison Wilson (59.23) finishing behind her by 0.04 of a second to round out the championship field.[4][5]

The medals for the competition were presented by Frankie Fredericks, Namibia, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by , Bureau Member of the FINA.

Records[]

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

World record  Gemma Spofforth (GBR) 58.12 Rome, Italy 28 July 2009 [citation needed]
Olympic record  Emily Seebohm (AUS) 58.23 London, United Kingdom 29 July 2012 [6]

Competition format[]

The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]

Results[]

Heats[]

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 3 Kathleen Baker  United States 58.84 Q
2 5 4 Emily Seebohm  Australia 58.99 Q
3 5 3 Kylie Masse  Canada 59.07 Q
4 4 4 Mie Nielsen  Denmark 59.13 Q
5 5 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary Q
6 3 5 Olivia Smoliga  United States 59.60 Q
7 4 6 Georgia Davies  Great Britain 59.86 Q
8 3 4 Madison Wilson  Australia 59.92 Q
9 4 5 Fu Yuanhui  China 1:00.02 Q
10 3 3 Anastasia Fesikova  Russia 1:00.04 Q
11 3 2 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 1:00.13 Q
12 5 2 Dominique Bouchard  Canada 1:00.18 Q
13 4 8 Matea Samardžić  Croatia 1:00.46 Q
14 4 2 Wang Xueer  China 1:00.59 Q
15 4 1 Duane da Rocha  Spain 1:00.87 Q
16 3 7 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 1:00.89 Q
17 3 8 Simona Baumrtová  Czech Republic 1:01.08
18 5 1 Kira Toussaint  Netherlands 1:01.17
19 2 5 Claudia Lau  Hong Kong 1:01.27
20 5 8 Yekaterina Rudenko  Kazakhstan 1:01.28
21 2 4 Alicja Tchórz  Poland 1:01.31
22 4 7 Katarína Listopadová  Slovakia 1:01.43
23 3 6 Daria Ustinova  Russia 1:01.45
24 3 1 Mimosa Jallow  Finland 1:01.58
25 5 6 Etiene Medeiros  Brazil 1:01.70
26 5 7 Natsumi Sakai  Japan 1:01.74
27 2 3 Alexus Laird  Seychelles 1:03.33
28 2 2 Kimiko Raheem  Sri Lanka 1:04.21
29 2 6 Lara Butler  Cayman Islands 1:04.98 NR
30 2 1 Caylee Watson  Virgin Islands 1:07.19 NR
31 1 4 Gaurika Singh  Nepal 1:08.45
32 1 5 Evelina Afoa  Samoa 1:08.74
33 2 7 Talisa Lanoe  Kenya 1:10.02
34 1 3 Rita Zeqiri  Kosovo 1:12.31 NR

Semifinals[]

[8]

Semifinal 1[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Madison Wilson  Australia 59.03 Q
2 5 Mie Nielsen  Denmark 59.18 Q
3 4 Emily Seebohm  Australia 59.32 Q
4 3 Olivia Smoliga  United States 59.35 Q
5 2 Anastasia Fesikova  Russia 59.68
6 7 Dominique Bouchard  Canada 1:00.54
7 8 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 1:00.65
8 1 Wang Xueer  China 1:01.44

Semifinal 2[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Kathleen Baker  United States 58.84 Q
2 3 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 58.94 Q
3 2 Fu Yuanhui  China 58.95 Q
4 5 Kylie Masse  Canada 59.06 Q, NR
5 6 Georgia Davies  Great Britain 59.85
6 7 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 1:00.26
7 1 Matea Samardžić  Croatia 1:00.60
8 8 Duane da Rocha  Spain 1:00.85

Final[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 58.45 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Kathleen Baker  United States 58.75
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 Kylie Masse  Canada 58.76 NR
3 Fu Yuanhui  China NR
5 7 Mie Nielsen  Denmark 58.80
6 8 Olivia Smoliga  United States 58.95
7 1 Emily Seebohm  Australia 59.19
8 6 Madison Wilson  Australia 59.23

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Women's 100m Backstroke". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Hungary's 'Iron Lady' shines again as Olympic records tumble". Olympics. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Hosszu wins 100m backstroke to claim second gold". Reuters. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Katinka Hosszu Collects Second Gold Medal of Rio Olympics With 100 Back Victory". Swimming World Magazine. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Rio 2016: Mitch Larkin, Emily Seebohm fall short in backstroke finals". ABC News Australia. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Seebohm breaks Olympic record". ABC News Australia. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. ^ "SWW041900_ResultsSummary_2016_08_07.pdf" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  8. ^ "SWW041200_ResultsSummary_2016_08_07.pdf" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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