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Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke
The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 28 and 29 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates | 28 July 2014 (heats & semis) 29 July 2014 (final) |
| Competitors | 35 from 23 nations |
| Winning time | 27.56 GR |
| Medalists | |
← 2010 2018 → | |
The medals were presented by Helen Jaques, Aquatics Competition Manager, Glasgow 2014 and the quaichs were presented by Miriam Moyo, Commonwealth Games Federation Regional Vice-President, Africa and President of the National Olympic Committee of Zambia.
Records Edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 27.06 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 | [1][2] |
| Commonwealth record | Sophie Edington (AUS) | 27.51 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 | |
| Games record | Sophie Edington (AUS) | 28.00 | Delhi, India | 8 October 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July | Heat | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.90 | GR |
| 28 July | Semifinal | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.89 | GR |
| 28 July | Semifinal | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.61 | GR |
| 29 July | Final | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.56 | GR |
Results Edit
Heats Edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.90 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 28.03 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Lauren Quigley | England | 28.39 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Kathleen Dawson | Scotland | 28.56 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 28.60 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | Brooklynn Snodgrass | Canada | 28.80 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Elizabeth Simmonds | England | 29.00 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 29.01 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | 6 | Tao Li | Singapore | 29.11 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 29.31 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Jessica Fullalove | England | 29.43 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | 7 | Lauren Hew | Cayman Islands | 30.55 | Q |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Caroline Puamau | Fiji | 30.73 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | 6 | Danielle Hill | Northern Ireland | 30.77 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Niamh Robinson | Isle of Man | 31.03 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | Kimiko Raheem | Sri Lanka | 31.14 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | 4 | Courtney Butcher | Guernsey | 31.37 | |
| 18 | 3 | 2 | Joyce Tafatatha | Malawi | 31.90 | |
| 19 | 2 | 6 | Talisa Lanoe | Kenya | 31.92 | |
| 20 | 5 | 1 | Cheyenne Rova | Fiji | 32.26 | |
| 21 | 3 | 8 | Evelina Afoa | Samoa | 32.28 | |
| 22 | 4 | 8 | Nadeera Jayasekera | Sri Lanka | 32.31 | |
| 23 | 5 | 8 | Danielle Awori | Kenya | 32.41 | |
| 24 | 2 | 2 | Emily Chan Chee | Mauritius | 32.63 | |
| 25 | 2 | 3 | Felicity Passon | Seychelles | 32.74 | |
| 26 | 4 | 1 | Bethany Firth | Northern Ireland | 32.80 | |
| 27 | 1 | 3 | Anita Field | Kenya | 32.86 | |
| 28 | 2 | 5 | Savannah Tkatchenko | Papua New Guinea | 33.01 | |
| 29 | 4 | 7 | Jade Howard | Zambia | 33.10 | |
| 30 | 2 | 7 | Kiran Khan | Pakistan | 33.11 | |
| 31 | 1 | 5 | Izzy Joachim | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33.52 | |
| 32 | 1 | 4 | Bisma Khan | Pakistan | 33.65 | |
| 33 | 2 | 8 | Tegan McCarthy | Papua New Guinea | 33.74 | |
| 34 | 2 | 1 | Onika George | Guyana | 34.64 | |
| 35 | 3 | 1 | Irene Prescott | Tonga | 34.66 |
Semifinals Edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.61 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Lauren Quigley | England | 27.72 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.89 | Q, GR |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Brooklynn Snodgrass | Canada | 28.25 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 28.40 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Kathleen Dawson | Scotland | 28.55 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Elizabeth Simmonds | England | 28.63 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 28.87 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Tao Li | Singapore | 29.13 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 29.37 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Jessica Fullalove | England | 29.42 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Caroline Puamau | Fiji | 30.46 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Danielle Hill | Northern Ireland | 30.87 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Lauren Hew | Cayman Islands | 31.08 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Kimiko Raheem | Sri Lanka | 31.11 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Niamh Robinson | Isle of Man | 31.30 |
Final Edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.56 | GR | |
| 5 | Lauren Quigley | England | 27.69 | ||
| 6 | Brooklynn Snodgrass | Canada | 27.97 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.98 | |
| 5 | 7 | Kathleen Dawson | Scotland | 28.47 | |
| 6 | 1 | Elizabeth Simmonds | England | 28.54 | |
| 7 | 8 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 28.58 | |
| 8 | 2 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 28.86 |
References Edit
- ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Zhao Jing Reclaims 50 Back World Record For The Win". Swimming World Magazine. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ . Xinhua News Agency. 31 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.