2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre backstroke

Women's 50m Backstroke
at the 2012 Short Course Worlds
Dates15 December (heats and semifinals)
16 December (final)
Winning time25.95
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Poland
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The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 15 – 16 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Sanja Jovanović  Croatia 25.70 Istanbul 12 December 2009
Championship record Zhao Jing  China 26.27 Dubai 19 December 2010

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nation Time Record
15 December Semifinals Zhao Jing  China 26.11 CR
16 December Final Zhao Jing  China 25.95 CR

Results

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Heats

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[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Time Notes
1 1 7  Zhao Jing (CHN) 26.69 Q
2 1 6  Olivia Smoliga (USA) 26.75 Q, NR
3 7 4  Rachel Goh (AUS) 26.86 Q
4 5 5  Aleksandra Urbanczyk (POL) 26.95 Q
5 6 4  Simona Baumrtová (CZE) 27.01 Q
6 7 5  Georgia Davies (GBR) 27.07 Q
7 7 6  Grace Loh (AUS) 27.21 Q
8 1 3  Elizabeth Simmonds (GBR) 27.27 Q
9 6 5  Etiene Medeiros (BRA) 27.30 Q
10 7 3  Arianna Barbieri (ITA) 27.31 Q
11 6 3  Mie Nielsen (DEN) 27.36 Q
12 7 2  Zhou Yanxin (CHN) 27.45 Q
13 5 4  Sanja Jovanović (CRO) 27.48 Q
14 5 9  Carolina Colorado Henao (COL) 27.51 Q, NR
15 6 2  Fabíola Molina (BRA) 27.52 Q
16 6 6  Kira Toussaint (NED) 27.56 Q
17 5 3  Noriko Inada (JPN) 27.62
18 7 1  Duane Da Rocha (ESP) 27.76
19 6 8  Gizem Çam (TUR) 27.82 NR
20 5 1  Jessica Ashley-Cooper (RSA) 27.84
21 4 5  Megan Romano (USA) 27.94
22 5 2  Fabienne Nadarajah (AUT) 28.13
23 7 7  Fernanda González (MEX) 28.29
24 5 7  Polina Lapshina (RUS) 28.45
25 6 0  Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) 28.47
26 5 6  Michelle Coleman (SWE) 28.51
26 5 0  Birita Debes (FRO) 28.51 NR
28 6 1  Hazal Sarıkaya (TUR) 28.58
29 7 0  Lynette Ng (SIN) 28.74
30 1 5  Yekaterina Rudenko (KAZ) 29.00
31 7 9  Sarah Rolko (LUX) 29.08
32 4 3  Marie Kamimura (JPN) 29.16
33 6 7  Theodora Drakou (GRE) 29.22
34 4 4  Kätlin Sepp (EST) 29.43
35 4 2  Araya Wongvat (THA) 29.47
36 4 6  Vong Erica Man Wai (MAC) 29.53
37 4 7  Caroline Pickering Puamau (FIJ) 29.55
38 5 8  Nguyen Thi Anh Vien (VIE) 29.68
39 3 5  Mónica Ramírez (AND) 30.54
40 3 4  Jade Howard (ZAM) 30.64
41 4 9  Dalia Tórrez Zamora (NCA) 30.88
42 4 0  Anahit Barseghyan (ARM) 30.93 NR
43 4 1  Kuan Weng I (MAC) 31.01
44 3 6  Field Anita Zahra (KEN) 31.04 NR
45 3 8  Naomi Ruele (BOT) 31.22
46 4 8  Yessy Yosaputra (INA) 31.29
47 3 3  Lanoe Talisa Erwan (KEN) 31.32
48 3 2  Kiran Khan (PAK) 31.89 NR
49 3 7  Nur Hamizah Ahmad (BRU) 32.02 NR
50 3 1  Tegan McCarthy (PNG) 32.27
51 2 8  Estellah Fils Rabetsara (MAD) 32.51
52 2 9  K. Zin Win (MYA) 33.20
53 2 3  Patricia Cani (ALB) 33.52
54 3 9  Monica Saili (SAM) 33.64
55 3 0  Ann-Marie Hepler (MHL) 34.97
56 2 5  Mahnoor Maqsood (PAK) 36.77
57 2 7  Roylin Melatik Akiwo (PLW) 37.33
58 2 6  Shne Joachim (VIN) 37.74
59 2 2  Angela Kendrick (MHL) 38.02
60 2 1  Sara Al Flaij (BHR) 40.94
2 0  Mariam Foum (TAN) DSQ
1 2  E. Torrellas Valecillos (VEN) DNS
1 4  Jeserik Pinto (VEN) DNS
2 4  Ophelia Swayne (GHA) DNS
6 9  Karin Prinsloo (RSA) DNS
7 8  Chantal van Landeghem (CAN) DNS

Semifinals

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16 swimmers participated in 2 heats.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Zhao Jing  China 26.11 Q, CR
2 1 5 Aleksandra Urbanczyk  Poland 26.56 Q, NR
3 1 4 Olivia Smoliga  United States 26.57 Q, NR
4 2 3 Simona Baumrtová  Czech Republic 26.68 Q, =NR
5 1 3 Georgia Davies  Great Britain 26.84 Q, NR
6 2 6 Grace Loh  Australia 26.85 Q
7 2 5 Rachel Goh  Australia 26.95 Q
8 2 8 Fabíola Molina  Brazil 27.01 Q
9 2 7 Mie Nielsen  Denmark 27.07 NR
10 2 2 Etiene Medeiros  Brazil 27.13
11 1 6 Elizabeth Simmonds  Great Britain 27.28
12 2 1 Sanja Jovanović  Croatia 27.31
13 1 7 Zhou Yanxin  China 27.38
14 1 2 Arianna Barbieri  Italy 27.42
15 1 1 Carolina Colorado Henao  Colombia 27.45 NR
16 1 8 Kira Toussaint  Netherlands 27.61

Final

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The final was held at 19:06.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Zhao Jing  China 25.95 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Olivia Smoliga  United States 26.13 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Aleksandra Urbanczyk  Poland 26.50 NR
4 2 Georgia Davies  United Kingdom 26.56 NR
5 6 Simona Baumrtová  Czech Republic 26.61 NR
6 1 Rachel Goh  Australia 26.91
7 8 Fabíola Molina  Brazil 26.97
8 7 Grace Loh  Australia 27.45

References

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  1. ^ "2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre backstroke (heats)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  2. ^ "2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre backstroke (semifinals)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  3. ^ "2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre backstroke (final)". Omega Timing. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-12-16.