U.S. swimmer Natalie Coughlin set a lifetime best and an American record of 58.96 to defend her title in the event. Zimbabwe's new world record holder Kirsty Coventry added a second silver to her hardware from the 400 m individual medley two days earlier, in a time of 59.19. Coming from fifth place in the turn, Margaret Hoelzer continued her impressive form in the shorter backstroke to pick up a bronze in 59.34, handing the entire medal haul for Team USA in the pool.[2][3]
Great Britain's Gemma Spofforth narrowly missed the podium by a twenty-fifth of a second (0.04), posting a European record of 59.38 for a fourth-place finish. Russia's Anastasia Zuyeva finished fifth in a close race at 59.40, and was followed in the sixth spot by Japan's Reiko Nakamura in 59.72. France's Laure Manaudou (1:00.10), bronze medalist in Athens four years earlier, and Japanese Hanae Ito (1:00.18) rounded out the finale.[2]
Earlier in the prelims, Zuyeva, Nakamura, and Coventry scratched out Coughlin's existing Olympic record, as they went under a time of 59.68 to lead all seeded heats.[4] The following morning, in the semifinals, Coventry blitzed the field on the final lap to set a new world record of 58.77, breaking Coughlin's mark by two-tenths of a second (0.20).[5][6]
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The women s 100 metre backstroke event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 10 12 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing China 1 Women s 100 metre backstrokeat the Games of the XXIX OlympiadVenueBeijing National Aquatics CenterDateAugust 10 2008 heats August 11 2008 semifinals August 12 2008 final Competitors49 from 38 nationsWinning time58 96 AMMedalistsNatalie Coughlin United StatesKirsty Coventry ZimbabweMargaret Hoelzer United States 20042012 U S swimmer Natalie Coughlin set a lifetime best and an American record of 58 96 to defend her title in the event Zimbabwe s new world record holder Kirsty Coventry added a second silver to her hardware from the 400 m individual medley two days earlier in a time of 59 19 Coming from fifth place in the turn Margaret Hoelzer continued her impressive form in the shorter backstroke to pick up a bronze in 59 34 handing the entire medal haul for Team USA in the pool 2 3 Great Britain s Gemma Spofforth narrowly missed the podium by a twenty fifth of a second 0 04 posting a European record of 59 38 for a fourth place finish Russia s Anastasia Zuyeva finished fifth in a close race at 59 40 and was followed in the sixth spot by Japan s Reiko Nakamura in 59 72 France s Laure Manaudou 1 00 10 bronze medalist in Athens four years earlier and Japanese Hanae Ito 1 00 18 rounded out the finale 2 Earlier in the prelims Zuyeva Nakamura and Coventry scratched out Coughlin s existing Olympic record as they went under a time of 59 68 to lead all seeded heats 4 The following morning in the semifinals Coventry blitzed the field on the final lap to set a new world record of 58 77 breaking Coughlin s mark by two tenths of a second 0 20 5 6 Contents 1 Records 2 Results 2 1 Heats 2 2 Semifinals 2 2 1 Semifinal 1 2 2 2 Semifinal 2 2 3 Final 3 References 4 External linksRecords editPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record nbsp Natalie Coughlin USA 58 97 Omaha United States 1 July 2008 7 Olympic record nbsp Natalie Coughlin USA 59 68 Athens Greece 21 August 2004The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition Date Event Name Nationality Time RecordAugust 10 Heat 5 Anastasia Zuyeva nbsp Russia 59 61 ORAugust 10 Heat 6 Reiko Nakamura nbsp Japan 59 36 ORAugust 10 Heat 7 Kirsty Coventry nbsp Zimbabwe 59 00 ORAugust 11 Semifinal 2 Kirsty Coventry nbsp Zimbabwe 58 77 WRResults editHeats edit Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes1 7 5 Kirsty Coventry nbsp Zimbabwe 59 00 Q OR2 6 6 Reiko Nakamura nbsp Japan 59 36 Q AS3 5 4 Anastasia Zuyeva nbsp Russia 59 61 Q EU4 7 4 Natalie Coughlin nbsp United States 59 69 Q5 6 5 Laure Manaudou nbsp France 1 00 09 Q6 7 6 Gemma Spofforth nbsp Great Britain 1 00 11 Q7 6 4 Margaret Hoelzer nbsp United States 1 00 13 Q8 6 3 Hanae Ito nbsp Japan 1 00 16 Q9 5 5 Emily Seebohm nbsp Australia 1 00 27 Q10 4 3 Julia Wilkinson nbsp Canada 1 00 38 Q11 5 8 Antje Buschschulte nbsp Germany 1 00 48 Q12 5 2 Elizabeth Simmonds nbsp Great Britain 1 00 53 Q13 5 6 Nina Zhivanevskaya nbsp Spain 1 00 54 Q14 5 3 Sophie Edington nbsp Australia 1 00 65 Q15 7 1 Elizabeth Coster nbsp New Zealand 1 00 66 Q16 6 1 Kseniya Moskvina nbsp Russia 1 00 70 Q17 5 1 Xu Tianlongzi nbsp China 1 00 8218 7 7 Fabiola Molina nbsp Brazil 1 01 0019 3 3 Carolina Colorado nbsp Colombia 1 01 19 NR20 4 4 Melissa Ingram nbsp New Zealand 1 01 2421 5 7 Kateryna Zubkova nbsp Ukraine 1 01 2522 6 2 Sanja Jovanovic nbsp Croatia 1 01 3023 7 2 Alexianne Castel nbsp France 1 01 4424 7 8 Nikolett Szepesi nbsp Hungary 1 01 7725 3 2 Anna Gostomelsky nbsp Israel 1 01 87 NR26 4 6 Romina Armellini nbsp Italy 1 02 214 8 Anja Carman nbsp Slovenia28 4 5 Mercedes Peris nbsp Spain 1 02 3029 3 1 Sarah Sjostrom nbsp Sweden 1 02 3830 4 2 Hanna Maria Seppala nbsp Finland 1 02 3931 4 1 Aisling Cooney nbsp Ireland 1 02 5032 3 7 Alana Dillette nbsp Bahamas 1 02 5633 1 4 Kiera Aitken nbsp Bermuda 1 02 6234 3 4 Tsai Hiu Wai Sherry nbsp Hong Kong 1 02 6835 3 5 Fernanda Gonzalez nbsp Mexico 1 02 7636 2 4 Zuzanna Mazurek nbsp Poland 1 02 77 NR37 6 7 Iryna Amshennikova nbsp Ukraine 1 02 8538 2 5 Gisela Morales nbsp Guatemala 1 02 9239 3 6 Petra Klosova nbsp Czech Republic 1 03 3640 2 3 Marica Strazmester nbsp Serbia 1 03 5641 3 8 Sarah Blake Bateman nbsp Iceland 1 03 8242 6 8 Christin Zenner nbsp Germany 1 03 8743 2 7 Erin Volcan nbsp Venezuela 1 03 9044 2 6 Kim Yu yeon nbsp South Korea 1 04 6345 2 2 Yekaterina Rudenko nbsp Kazakhstan 1 04 8546 1 5 Maria Virginia Baez nbsp Paraguay 1 05 3947 1 3 Christie Bodden nbsp Panama 1 07 187 3 Zhao Jing nbsp China DSQ4 7 Sviatlana Khakhlova nbsp Belarus DNSSemifinals edit Semifinal 1 edit Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes1 5 Natalie Coughlin nbsp United States 59 43 Q2 4 Reiko Nakamura nbsp Japan 59 64 Q3 3 Gemma Spofforth nbsp Great Britain 59 79 Q4 6 Hanae Ito nbsp Japan 1 00 13 Q5 7 Elizabeth Simmonds nbsp Great Britain 1 00 396 2 Julia Wilkinson nbsp Canada 1 00 607 1 Sophie Edington nbsp Australia 1 01 058 8 Kseniya Moskvina nbsp Russia 1 01 06Semifinal 2 edit Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes1 4 Kirsty Coventry nbsp Zimbabwe 58 77 Q WR2 5 Anastasia Zuyeva nbsp Russia 59 77 Q3 6 Margaret Hoelzer nbsp United States 59 84 Q4 3 Laure Manaudou nbsp France 1 00 19 Q5 2 Emily Seebohm nbsp Australia 1 00 316 1 Nina Zhivanevskaya nbsp Spain 1 00 507 7 Antje Buschschulte nbsp Germany 1 01 158 8 Elizabeth Coster nbsp New Zealand 1 01 45Final edit Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes nbsp 5 Natalie Coughlin nbsp United States 58 96 AM nbsp 4 Kirsty Coventry nbsp Zimbabwe 59 19 nbsp 7 Margaret Hoelzer nbsp United States 59 344 2 Gemma Spofforth nbsp Great Britain 59 38 EU5 6 Anastasia Zuyeva nbsp Russia 59 406 3 Reiko Nakamura nbsp Japan 59 727 8 Laure Manaudou nbsp France 1 00 108 1 Hanae Ito nbsp Japan 1 00 18References edit Olympic Swimming Schedule USA Today 9 August 2008 Retrieved 14 May 2013 a b Lohn John 11 August 2008 Olympics Swimming Natalie Coughlin Breaks 59 Wins 100 Back Gold in American Record Swimming World Magazine Archived from the original on 2 May 2012 Retrieved 16 May 2013 Natalie Coughlin wins gold Margaret Hoelzer wins bronze in 100m backstroke Los Angeles Times 11 August 2008 Retrieved 16 May 2013 Lohn John 10 August 2008 Olympics Swimming Olympic Record Times Three Kirsty Coventry Leads Women s 100 Back Prelims Swimming World Magazine Archived from the original on 14 May 2013 Retrieved 19 May 2013 Lohn John 10 August 2008 Olympics Swimming Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe Grabs 100 Back World Record in Semis Swimming World Magazine Archived from the original on 2 June 2013 Retrieved 19 May 2013 Coventry sets world record in women s 100 backstroke Los Angeles Times 10 August 2008 Retrieved 16 May 2013 Borzi Pat 1 July 2008 Natalie Coughlin again lowers backstroke record The New York Times Retrieved 20 May 2013 External links editOfficial Olympic Report Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swimming at the 2008 Summer 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