Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metre breaststroke

The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 9 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

Women's 100 metre breaststroke
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates8 April (heats, semifinals)
9 April (final)
Competitors26 from 15 nations
Winning time1:06.41
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    Canada
bronze medal    Australia
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Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

World record   Lilly King (USA) 1:04.13 Budapest, Hungary 25 July 2017
Commonwealth record   Leisel Jones (AUS) 1:05.09 Melbourne, Australia 20 March 2006
Games record   Leisel Jones (AUS) 1:05.09 Melbourne, Australia 20 March 2006

Results edit

Heats edit

The heats were held on 8 April at 11:47.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 3 Georgia Bohl   Australia 1:07.40 Q
2 4 3 Tatjana Schoenmaker   South Africa 1:07.69 Q
3 2 3 Leiston Pickett   Australia 1:07.72 Q
4 4 4 Kierra Smith   Canada 1:07.81 Q
5 3 3 Faith Knelson   Canada 1:08.50 Q
6 2 4 Jessica Hansen   Australia 1:08.81 Q
7 4 5 Rachel Nicol   Canada 1:08.87 Q
8 3 4 Sarah Vasey   England 1:08.95 Q
9 3 6 Chloé Tutton   Wales 1:09.06 Q
10 2 6 Molly Renshaw   England 1:09.40 Q
10 3 2 Kaylene Corbett   South Africa 1:09.40 Q
12 4 2 Corrie Scott   Scotland 1:09.51 Q
13 2 7 Laura Kinley   Isle of Man 1:09.71 Q
14 2 5 Jocelyn Ulyett   England 1:09.74 Q
15 4 6 Alia Atkinson   Jamaica 1:09.83 Q
16 3 1 Emily Visagie   South Africa 1:10.65 Q
17 3 7 Bronagh Ryan   New Zealand 1:10.78
18 2 1 Niamh Robinson   Isle of Man 1:11.10
19 2 2 Beth Sloan   Wales 1:11.34
20 4 1 Roanne Ho   Singapore 1:11.92
21 4 8 Tilka Paljk   Zambia 1:12.01
22 4 7 Lillian Higgs   Bahamas 1:12.78
23 3 8 Stephanie Brew   Isle of Man 1:15.06
24 1 4 Kirsten Fisher-Marsters   Cook Islands 1:15.41
25 1 5 Oreoluwa Cherebin   Grenada 1:17.29
26 1 3 Aliah Maginley   Antigua and Barbuda 1:26.15

Semifinals edit

The semifinals were held on 8 April at 21:03.[2]

Semifinal 1 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Tatjana Schoenmaker   South Africa 1:06.65 Q
2 5 Kierra Smith   Canada 1:07.64 Q
3 3 Jessica Hansen   Australia 1:07.93 Q
4 6 Sarah Vasey   England 1:08.50 Q
5 1 Jocelyn Ulyett   England 1:08.68
6 2 Molly Renshaw   England 1:09.22
7 7 Corrie Scott   Scotland 1:09.32
8 8 Emily Visagie   South Africa 1:10.80

Semifinal 2 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Georgia Bohl   Australia 1:07.13 Q
2 3 Faith Knelson   Canada 1:07.30 Q
3 5 Leiston Pickett   Australia 1:07.71 Q
4 2 Chloé Tutton   Wales 1:08.54 Q
5 6 Rachel Nicol   Canada 1:08.67
6 7 Kaylene Corbett   South Africa 1:09.36
7 8 Alia Atkinson   Jamaica 1:09.83
8 1 Laura Kinley   Isle of Man 1:10.93

Final edit

The final was held on 9 April at 21:12.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Tatjana Schoenmaker   South Africa 1:06.41 AF
  6 Kierra Smith   Canada 1:07.05
  5 Georgia Bohl   Australia 1:07.22
4 3 Faith Knelson   Canada 1:07.84
5 8 Chloé Tutton   Wales 1:07.87
6 2 Leiston Pickett   Australia 1:08.04
7 1 Sarah Vasey   England 1:08.36
8 7 Jessica Hansen   Australia 1:08.53

References edit