The women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2013 Mediterranean Games took place on June 21 at the Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool.[1] Italy's Elena Gemo was the defending champion.
| Women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2013 Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | June 21, 2013 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 28.48 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The race consisted of one length of the pool in backstroke.
Schedule edit
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 21 June 2013 | 09:30 | Heats |
| 18:00 | Final |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Mediterranean Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Zhao Jing (CHN)
|
27.06 | Rome, Italy | July 30, 2009 |
| Mediterranean Games record |  Elena Gemo (ITA)
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28.60 | Pescara, Italy | June 27, 2009 |
Results edit
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 |  Theodora Drakou (GRE) |
28.87 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 |  Arianna Barbieri (ITA) |
29.04 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 |  Sanja Jovanović (CRO) |
29.14 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 |  Mathilde Cini (FRA) |
29.45 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 |  Hazal Sarikaya (TUR) |
29.65 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Béryl Gastaldello (FRA) |
29.70 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Elena Gemo (ITA) |
29.75 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 |  Lidón Muñoz (ESP) |
29.81 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 7 |  Lucija Kous (SLO) |
29.95 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Gizem Çam (TUR) |
30.13 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Aspasia Petradaki (GRE) |
30.18 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 |  Amel Melih (ALG) |
30.97 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 |  Anxhela Kashari (ALB) |
34.11 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Sanja Jovanović (CRO) |
28.48 | GR |
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4 | Theodora Drakou (GRE) |
28.66 | |
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5 | Arianna Barbieri (ITA) |
28.74 | |
| 4 | 7 | Béryl Gastaldello (FRA) |
28.92 | |
| 5 | 6 | Mathilde Cini (FRA) |
29.09 | |
| 6 | 1 | Elena Gemo (ITA) |
29.16 | |
| 7 | 8 | Lidón Muñoz (ESP) |
29.66 | |
| 8 | 2 | Hazal Sarikaya (TUR) |
29.68 |
References edit
- ^ "Sessions". Mersin 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ Swimming - Women's 50m Backstroke Heat 1 (Startlist)
- ^ Swimming - Women's 50m Backstroke Heat 2 (Startlist) Archived 2013-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Swimming - Women's 50m Backstroke Final (Official) Archived 2013-06-24 at the Wayback Machine