At only 17 years of age, U.S. teenage sensation Missy Franklin, billed as "Missy the Missile" by her fans, stormed home on the final stretch to pick up her first ever Olympic gold medal in swimming. Trailing behind at the halfway turn, she pulled away from a tightly packed field with a more destructive force to hit the wall first in an American record of 58.33.[2][3] Australia's Emily Seebohm started the race with a marginal lead over the rest of the field, but faded down the stretch to settle only for the silver in 58.68.[4][5] Meanwhile, Japan's Aya Terakawa grabbed the bronze in an Asian record of 58.83, holding off the fast-charging Russian swimmer Anastasia Zuyeva to a fourth spot in 59.00.[6][7]
Great Britain's Gemma Spofforth, the reigning world record holder, finished fifth in 59.20, while China's Zhao Jing (59.23), Australia's Belinda Hocking (59.29) and Zhao's teammate Fu Yuanhui (1:00.50) rounded out the field.[7][8][9]
Earlier in the prelims, Seebohm blitzed the field from heat four to lead all swimmers with a sterling Olympic and Oceanian record in 58.23, shaving 0.54 seconds off the standard set by Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry in Beijing four years earlier.[10][11] Coventry, double Olympic silver medalist, missed a chance to reach the final roster with a fourteenth-place effort (1:00.39) from the semifinals.
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The women s 100 metre backstroke event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 29 30 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London United Kingdom 1 Women s 100 metre backstrokeat the Games of the XXX OlympiadVenueLondon Aquatics CentreDateJuly 29 2012 heats amp semifinals July 30 2012 final Competitors45 from 38 nationsWinning time58 33 AMMedalistsMissy Franklin United StatesEmily Seebohm AustraliaAya Terakawa Japan 20082016 At only 17 years of age U S teenage sensation Missy Franklin billed as Missy the Missile by her fans stormed home on the final stretch to pick up her first ever Olympic gold medal in swimming Trailing behind at the halfway turn she pulled away from a tightly packed field with a more destructive force to hit the wall first in an American record of 58 33 2 3 Australia s Emily Seebohm started the race with a marginal lead over the rest of the field but faded down the stretch to settle only for the silver in 58 68 4 5 Meanwhile Japan s Aya Terakawa grabbed the bronze in an Asian record of 58 83 holding off the fast charging Russian swimmer Anastasia Zuyeva to a fourth spot in 59 00 6 7 Great Britain s Gemma Spofforth the reigning world record holder finished fifth in 59 20 while China s Zhao Jing 59 23 Australia s Belinda Hocking 59 29 and Zhao s teammate Fu Yuanhui 1 00 50 rounded out the field 7 8 9 Earlier in the prelims Seebohm blitzed the field from heat four to lead all swimmers with a sterling Olympic and Oceanian record in 58 23 shaving 0 54 seconds off the standard set by Zimbabwe s Kirsty Coventry in Beijing four years earlier 10 11 Coventry double Olympic silver medalist missed a chance to reach the final roster with a fourteenth place effort 1 00 39 from the semifinals 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 Gemma Spofforth GBR 58 12 Rome Italy 28 July 2009 12 Olympic record nbsp Kirsty Coventry ZIM 58 77 Beijing China 11 August 2008 13 The following records were established during the competition Date Event Name Nationality Time Record July 29 Heat 4 Emily Seebohm nbsp Australia 58 23 ORResults editHeats edit 14 Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 4 5 Emily Seebohm nbsp Australia 58 23 Q OC OR 2 6 4 Missy Franklin nbsp United States 59 37 Q 3 6 3 Belinda Hocking nbsp Australia 59 61 Q 4 6 5 Aya Terakawa nbsp Japan 59 82 Q 5 5 4 Anastasia Zuyeva nbsp Russia 59 88 Q 6 4 6 Georgia Davies nbsp Great Britain 59 92 Q 7 5 6 Julia Wilkinson nbsp Canada 59 94 Q 8 6 2 Fu Yuanhui nbsp China 59 96 Q 9 4 4 Zhao Jing nbsp China 59 97 Q 10 6 8 Simona Baumrtova nbsp Czech Republic 59 99 Q NR 11 5 5 Rachel Bootsma nbsp United States 1 00 03 Q 12 5 7 Gemma Spofforth nbsp Great Britain 1 00 05 Q 13 5 3 Sinead Russell nbsp Canada 1 00 10 Q 14 6 1 Alexianne Castel nbsp France 1 00 16 Q 15 4 8 Kirsty Coventry nbsp Zimbabwe 1 00 24 Q 16 4 7 Arianna Barbieri nbsp Italy 1 00 25 Q NR 17 4 3 Mie Nielsen nbsp Denmark 1 00 38 18 4 1 Duane da Rocha nbsp Spain 1 00 57 5 2 Daryna Zevina nbsp Ukraine 20 4 2 Sharon van Rouwendaal nbsp Netherlands 1 00 61 21 6 6 Jenny Mensing nbsp Germany 1 00 72 22 6 7 Laure Manaudou nbsp France 1 01 03 23 3 4 Maria Fernanda Gonzalez nbsp Mexico 1 01 28 24 5 1 Fabiola Molina nbsp Brazil 1 01 40 25 3 5 Alicja Tchorz nbsp Poland 1 01 44 26 2 8 Tao Li nbsp Singapore 1 01 60 NR 27 5 8 Elena Gemo nbsp Italy 1 01 77 28 3 2 Carolina Colorado Henao nbsp Colombia 1 01 81 29 3 8 Kimberly Buys nbsp Belgium 1 01 92 NR 30 3 7 Melissa Ingram nbsp New Zealand 1 01 94 31 3 6 Ekaterina Avramova nbsp Bulgaria 1 02 20 32 2 3 Eyglo osk Gustafsdottir nbsp Iceland 1 02 40 NR 33 2 4 Melanie Nocher nbsp Ireland 1 02 44 34 2 1 Anja Carman nbsp Slovenia 1 02 68 35 3 1 Therese Svendsen nbsp Sweden 1 03 11 36 2 5 Sanja Jovanovic nbsp Croatia 1 03 38 37 2 6 Eszter Povazsay nbsp Hungary 1 03 55 38 2 7 Yekaterina Rudenko nbsp Kazakhstan 1 03 64 39 3 3 Hoi Shun Stephanie Au nbsp Hong Kong 1 04 31 40 2 2 Hazal Sarikaya nbsp Turkey 1 04 80 41 1 3 Karen Vilorio nbsp Honduras 1 06 38 42 1 4 Monica Ramirez nbsp Andorra 1 07 72 43 1 5 Ines Remersaro nbsp Uruguay 1 08 03 44 1 6 Anahit Barseghyan nbsp Armenia 1 08 19 45 1 2 Angelique Trinquier nbsp Monaco 1 10 79 Semifinals edit Semifinal 1 edit Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 4 Missy Franklin nbsp United States 59 12 Q 2 5 Aya Terakawa nbsp Japan 59 34 Q 3 7 Gemma Spofforth nbsp Great Britain 59 70 Q 4 6 Fu Yuanhui nbsp China 59 82 Q 5 2 Simona Baumrtova nbsp Czech Republic 1 00 02 6 1 Alexianne Castel nbsp France 1 00 24 7 8 Arianna Barbieri nbsp Italy 1 00 27 8 3 Georgia Davies nbsp Great Britain 1 00 56 Semifinal 2 edit Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 4 Emily Seebohm nbsp Australia 58 39 Q 2 2 Zhao Jing nbsp China 59 55 Q 3 3 Anastasia Zuyeva nbsp Russia 59 68 Q 4 5 Belinda Hocking nbsp Australia 59 79 Q 5 6 Julia Wilkinson nbsp Canada 59 91 6 7 Rachel Bootsma nbsp United States 1 00 04 7 8 Kirsty Coventry nbsp Zimbabwe 1 00 39 8 1 Sinead Russell nbsp Canada 1 00 57 Final edit Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes nbsp 5 Missy Franklin nbsp United States 58 33 AM nbsp 4 Emily Seebohm nbsp Australia 58 68 nbsp 3 Aya Terakawa nbsp Japan 58 83 AS 4 2 Anastasia Zuyeva nbsp Russia 59 00 5 7 Gemma Spofforth nbsp Great Britain 59 20 6 6 Zhao Jing nbsp China 59 23 7 1 Belinda Hocking nbsp Australia 59 29 8 8 Fu Yuanhui nbsp China 1 00 50References edit Swimming Results amp Schedules London 2012 NBC Olympics 29 July 2012 Archived from the original on 3 July 2013 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Rossingh Danielle 30 July 2012 Missy Franklin Swims to Gold as Seebohm Cries Over Missed Chance Bloomberg Archived from the original on August 3 2012 Retrieved 8 July 2013 Olympics swimming Missy Franklin wins 100m backstroke BBC Sport 30 July 2012 Archived from the original on 6 August 2012 Retrieved 8 July 2013 Seebohm left shattered with silver ABC News Australia 30 July 2012 Retrieved 8 July 2013 Jeffery Nicole 30 July 2012 Heartbroken Emily Seebohm settles for silver in 100m backstroke The Australian Retrieved 8 July 2013 Kano Shintaro 31 July 2012 Irie Terakawa Suzuki haul in bronze from the pool The Japan Times Retrieved 8 July 2013 a b 2012 London Olympics Missy Franklin Wins First Olympic Gold Medal With 100 Back Victory Sets American Record Swimming World Magazine 30 July 2012 Archived from the original on 2013 09 26 Retrieved 7 July 2013 McRae Donald 30 July 2012 London 2012 Missy Franklin wins Olympic 100m backstroke gold for US Guardian co uk Retrieved 7 July 2013 London 2012 Olympics Gemma Spofforth misses out on 100m backstroke medal The Daily Telegraph 30 July 2012 Retrieved 7 July 2013 2012 London Olympics Emily Seebohm Blasts Olympic Record Posts Textile Best in Prelims of 100 Back Swimming World Magazine 29 July 2012 Archived from the original on 2013 01 28 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Seebohm breaks Olympic record ABC News Australia 29 July 2012 Retrieved 7 July 2013 Bull Andy 28 July 2009 Gemma Spofforth swims to 100m backstroke glory in world record time Guardian co uk Retrieved 8 July 2013 Coventry sets world record in women s 100 backstroke Los Angeles Times 10 August 2008 Retrieved 16 May 2013 Women s 100m Backstroke Heats London2012 com LOCOG Archived from the original on 5 December 2012 Retrieved 27 July 2012 External links editNBC Olympics Coverage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics Women 27s 100 metre backstroke amp oldid 1195546367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
