Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke
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The Women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 5 August with the heats and the semifinals and 6 August with the final.[1]
Dates5 August (heats and semifinals)
6 August (final)
6 August (final)
Competitors53 from 48 nations
Winningtime27.11
| Women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Victory Ceremony | ||||||||||
| Dates | 5 August (heats and semifinals) 6 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 53 from 48 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 27.11 | |||||||||
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Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record | 27.06 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 | |
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| Competition record | 27.06 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 5 August at 09:30.[2]
Semifinals
The semifinals were held at 17:42.[3]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Etiene Medeiros | 27.41 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Liu Xiang | 27.67 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | Madison Wilson | 27.83 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Lauren Quigley | 27.88 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | Theodora Drakou | 28.01 | Q, NR | |
| 6 | 2 | Anastasia Fesikova | 28.11 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Daria Ustinova | 28.39 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Sanja Jovanović | 28.59 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Fu Yuanhui | 27.18 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Mie Nielsen | 27.63 | Q, NR | |
| 3 | 5 | Emily Seebohm | 27.70 | Q | |
| 4 | 8 | Mathilde Cini | 28.16 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Elena Gemo | 28.21 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Kirsty Coventry | 28.28 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Béryl Gastaldello | 28.30 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Aleksandra Urbańczyk | 28.46 |
Final
The final was held at 18:49.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fu Yuanhui | 27.11 | |||
| 5 | Etiene Medeiros | 27.26 | AM | ||
| 6 | Liu Xiang | 27.58 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Emily Seebohm | 27.66 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Mie Nielsen | 27.73 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Madison Wilson | 27.92 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lauren Quigley | 27.99 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Theodora Drakou | 28.17 |