Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke

The women's 50 metre backstroke competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 26 and 27 July 2023.[1][2][3]

Women's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships
VenueMarine Messe Fukuoka
LocationFukuoka, Japan
Dates26 July (heats and semifinals)
27 July (final)
Competitors61 from 54 nations
Winning time27.08
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Great Britain
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Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]

World record   Liu Xiang (CHN) 26.98 Jakarta, Indonesia 21 August 2018
Competition record   Zhao Jing (CHN) 27.06 Rome, Italy 30 July 2009

Results edit

Heats edit

The heats were started on 26 July at 10:32.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 4 Regan Smith   United States 27.31 Q
2 5 4 Kylie Masse   Canada 27.48 Q
3 7 4 Katharine Berkoff   United States 27.56 Q
4 6 5 Kaylee McKeown   Australia 27.60 Q
5 7 2 Mary-Ambre Moluh   France 27.69 Q
6 5 5 Ingrid Wilm   Canada 27.75 Q
7 6 3 Wan Letian   China 27.84 Q
7 7 1 Miki Takahashi   Japan 27.84 Q
9 6 6 Wang Xueer   China 27.89 Q
10 5 3 Maaike de Waard   Netherlands 27.91 Q
11 7 6 Lauren Cox   Great Britain 27.98 Q
12 7 5 Analia Pigrée   France 28.01 Q
13 5 1 Danielle Hill   Ireland 28.03 Q
14 6 2 Simona Kubová   Czech Republic 28.14 Q
15 6 7 Theodora Drakou   Greece 28.20 Q
16 5 9 Andrea Berrino   Argentina 28.24 Q
17 5 8 Lora Komoróczy   Hungary 28.29
18 7 7 Adela Piskorska   Poland 28.35
19 5 0 Lee Eun-ji   South Korea 28.40
19 6 1 Paulina Peda   Poland 28.40
21 5 6 Kira Toussaint   Netherlands 28.41
22 6 0 Louise Hansson   Sweden 28.42
23 6 8 Costanza Cocconcelli   Italy 28.51
24 7 9 Carmen Weiler Sastre   Spain 28.59
25 7 0 Margherita Panziera   Italy 28.61
26 4 4 Ingeborg Løyning   Norway 28.62
27 6 9 Stephanie Au   Hong Kong 28.63
28 4 2 Camila Rebelo   Portugal 28.65
29 5 7 Roos Vanotterdijk   Belgium 28.69
30 7 8 Julie Kepp Jensen   Denmark 28.77
31 4 7 Emma Harvey   Bermuda 28.79
32 4 6 Tayde Sansores   Mexico 28.91
33 4 5 Nina Kost    Switzerland 29.00
34 4 3 Julia Góes   Brazil 29.09
35 4 0 Xeniya Ignatova   Kazakhstan 29.25
36 3 4 Wu Yi-en   Chinese Taipei 29.28
37 4 8 Milla Drakopoulos   South Africa 29.31
38 4 1 Saovanee Boonamphai   Thailand 29.46
39 3 2 Elisabeth Erlendsdóttir   Faroe Islands 29.94
40 4 9 Abril Aunchayna   Uruguay 30.04
41 3 5 Alexia Sotomayor   Peru 30.12
42 2 9 Mia Phiri   Zambia 30.17 NR
43 3 6 Donata Katai   Zimbabwe 30.21
44 3 3 Mia Blazhevska Eminova   North Macedonia 30.41
45 3 1 Eda Zeqiri   Kosovo 30.96
46 3 7 Marie Khoury   Lebanon 31.14
47 1 6 Gaurika Singh     Nepal 31.44
48 3 8 Nubia Adjei   Ghana 31.61
49 3 0 Chanchakriya Kheum   Cambodia 31.90
50 2 4 Denise Donelli   Mozambique 32.39
51 2 8 Idealy Tendrinavalona   Madagascar 32.41
52 2 7 Cheang Weng Lam   Macau 32.48
53 3 9 Ariuntamir Enkh-Amgalan   Mongolia 32.54
54 2 0 Shoko Litulumar   Northern Mariana Islands 34.25
55 1 4 Ria Save   Tanzania 34.71
56 2 1 Kayla Hepler   Marshall Islands 34.73
57 2 5 Hamna Ahmed   Maldives 35.11
58 2 6 Noelani Malia Day   Tonga 35.37
59 2 3 Nafissath Radji   Benin 35.40
60 2 2 Tayamika Chang'Anamuno   Malawi 36.03
61 1 3 Rana Saadeldin   Sudan 36.32 NR
1 5 Ruth Turay   Sierra Leone Did not start
5 2 Anastasia Gorbenko   Israel
7 3 Mollie O'Callaghan   Australia

Semifinals edit

The semifinals were started on 26 July at 20:36.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Regan Smith   United States 27.10 Q, AM
2 1 5 Kaylee McKeown   Australia 27.26 Q
3 2 7 Lauren Cox   Great Britain 27.29 Q
4 1 4 Kylie Masse   Canada 27.49 Q
4 2 5 Katharine Berkoff   United States 27.49 Q
6 1 7 Analia Pigrée   France 27.70 Q
7 1 3 Ingrid Wilm   Canada 27.71 Q
8 2 2 Wang Xueer   China 27.74
8 2 6 Wan Letian   China 27.74
10 2 3 Mary-Ambre Moluh   France 27.82
11 2 8 Theodora Drakou   Greece 27.87 NR
12 1 2 Maaike de Waard   Netherlands 28.03
13 2 1 Danielle Hill   Ireland 28.10
14 1 6 Miki Takahashi   Japan 28.13
15 1 1 Simona Kubová   Czech Republic 28.16
16 1 8 Andrea Berrino   Argentina 28.34

Swim-off edit

The swim-off was held on 26 July at 22:14.[7]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Wang Xueer   China 27.78 Q
2 5 Wan Letian   China 27.90

Final edit

The final was held on 27 July at 20:36.[8]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Kaylee McKeown   Australia 27.08 OC
  4 Regan Smith   United States 27.11
  6 Lauren Cox   Great Britain 27.20
4 3 Kylie Masse   Canada 27.28
5 2 Katharine Berkoff   United States 27.38
6 1 Ingrid Wilm   Canada 27.41
7 8 Wang Xueer   China 27.99
8 7 Analia Pigrée   France 28.04

References edit

  1. ^ "Schedule" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ Sutherland, James (13 January 2023). "World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Start list" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Records book" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 26 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 26 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Swim-off results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 26 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 27 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2023.