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

The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 17 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

Women's 100 metre backstroke
at the 2010 Asian Games
VenueAoti Aquatics Centre
Date17 November 2010
Competitors17 from 13 nations
Winning time59.20
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    Japan
bronze medal    China
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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

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

Date Time Event
Wednesday, 17 November 2010 10:01 Heats
18:58 Final

Records

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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

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Heats

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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   Shana Lim (SIN) 1:03.73
7 1   Yulduz Kuchkarova (UZB) 1:04.01
8 2   Ham Chan-mi (KOR) 1:04.29
9 2   Lee Joo-hyung (KOR) 1:05.01
10 1   Chan Kah Yan (MAS) 1:05.27
11 2   Chen Ting (TPE) 1:05.50
12 1   Yekaterina Rudenko (KAZ) 1:05.63
13 3   Kuan Weng I (MAC) 1:08.93
14 3   Chavisa Thaveesupsoonthorn (THA) 1:09.08
15 1   Erica Vong (MAC) 1:09.34
16 2   Nguyễn Thị Kim Tuyến (VIE) 1:09.87
17 2   Enegül Meredowa (TKM) 1:34.68

Final

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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   Shana Lim (SIN) 1:03.10
7   Yulduz Kuchkarova (UZB) 1:03.18
8   Ham Chan-mi (KOR) 1:03.56

References

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