The Women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on 7 and 8 October 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.[1]
Five heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen advanced to the semifinals and the top eight from there qualified for the finals.
Heats summary edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Gemma Spofforth |  England |
28.30 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Emily Seebohm |  Australia |
28.72 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Grace Loh | Australia |
28.78 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Julia Wilkinson |  Canada |
29.04 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Sophie Edington | Australia |
29.07 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | Emily Thomas |  New Zealand |
29.17 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | Georgia Davies |  Wales |
29.19 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Sinead Russell | Canada |
29.21 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Emma Saunders | England |
29.68 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | Kiera Aitken |  Bermuda |
30.12 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lauren Lavigna | Canada |
30.17 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Kah Chan |  Malaysia |
30.41 | Q |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | Jennifer Oldham | Wales |
30.58 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane |  Papua New Guinea |
31.18 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | 3 | Fariha Zaman |  India |
31.34 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Chelsey Wilson |  Northern Ireland |
31.60 | Q |
Semifinals edit
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Emily Seebohm | Australia |
28.03 | Q, CG |
| 2 | 5 | Julia Wilkinson | Canada |
28.65 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Emily Thomas | New Zealand |
28.85 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Sinead Russell | Canada |
29.09 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Kiera Aitken | Bermuda |
30.06 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jennifer Oldham | Wales |
30.20 | |
| 7 | 1 | Fariha Zaman | India |
31.35 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alexia Royal-Eatmon |  Jamaica |
31.41 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Gemma Spofforth | England |
28.29 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Georgia Davies | Wales |
28.45 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Sophie Edington | Australia |
28.53 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Grace Loh | Australia |
28.72 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Emma Saunders | England |
29.59 | |
| 6 | 7 | Kah Chan | Malaysia |
30.19 | |
| 7 | 1 | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane | Papua New Guinea |
31.03 | |
| 8 | 8 | Chelsey Wilson | Northern Ireland |
31.24 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Sophie Edington | Australia |
28.00 | CG |
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5 | Gemma Spofforth | England |
28.03 | |
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3 | Georgia Davies | Wales |
28.33 | |
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4 | Emily Seebohm | Australia |
28.33 | |
| 5 | 7 | Grace Loh | Australia |
28.66 | |
| 6 | 2 | Julia Wilkinson | Canada |
28.76 | |
| 7 | 1 | Emily Thomas | New Zealand |
29.02 | |
| 8 | 8 | Sinead Russell | Canada |
29.14 |