100 m Backstroke, Women

Competition 1997 World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Göteborg SWE
Held 18 April 1997
Status Medal
Competitors 34
Countries 23
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Lu Donghua CHN 59.94
(1 h4)		 59.75
(1 FA)
🥈 Chen Yan CHN 1:00.91
(1 h5)		 1:00.14
(2 FA)
🥉 Misty Hyman USA 1:00.49
(2 h4)		 1:00.17
(3 FA)
4 Lia Oberstar USA 1:00.97
(2 h5)		 1:01.11
(4 FA)
5 Olga Kochetkova RUS 1:01.32
(3 h5)		 1:01.24
(5 FA)
6 Tomoko Hagiwara JPN 1:00.95
(2 h3)		 1:01.25
(6 FA)
7 Meredith Smith AUS 1:01.34
(4 h5)		 1:01.28
(7 FA)
8 Sandra Völker GER 1:00.10
(1 h3)		 —
(DQ FA)
9 Antje Buschschulte GER 1:01.37
(3 h3)		 1:00.63
(1 FB)
10 Dyana Calub AUS 1:01.58
(3 h4)		 1:01.29
(2 FB)
11 Sarah Price GBR 1:01.70
(5 h4)		 1:01.57
(3 FB)
12 Zoe Cray GBR 1:02.05
(5 h3)		 1:01.86
(4 FB)
13 Francesca Bissoli ITA 1:01.77
(4 h3)		 1:02.08
(5 FB)
14 Lisa Virgini CAN 1:01.88
(6 h4)		 1:02.10
(6 FB)
15 Hanna Kapachenia BLR 1:01.83
(5 h5)		 1:02.26
(7 FB)
16 Camilla Johansson SWE 1:02.52
(7 h4)		 1:02.52
(8 FB)
17 Therèse Alshammar SWE 1:01.66
(4 h4)		 —
18 Maria Carlos Santos POR 1:02.54
(6 h3)		 —
19 Mette Jacobsen DEN 1:02.75
(6 h5)		 —
20 Alena Nyvltová CZE 1:02.90
(7 h5)		 —
21 Charlene Wittstock RSA 1:03.38
(1 h2)		 —
22 Marcela Kubalčíková CZE 1:03.71
(8 h5)		 —
23 Michelle Cruz CAN 1:03.73
(7 h3)		 —
24 Eydís Konráðsdóttir ISL 1:03.82
(8 h4)		 —
25 Chonlathorn Vorathamrong THA 1:04.25
(2 h2)		 —
26 Praphalsai Minpraphal THA 1:04.48
(8 h3)		 —
27 Marianella Marín CRC 1:06.51
(3 h2)		 —
28 Romina Cannoni CHI 1:06.82
(4 h2)		 —
29 Katrin Heimonen EST 1:07.74
(5 h2)		 —
30 Astrid Mojica MEX 1:08.94
(6 h2)		 —
31 Paola España MEX 1:10.06
(1 h1)		 —
32 Tang Wei TPE 1:10.63
(7 h2)		 —
33 Kuan Chia-Hsien TPE 1:11.41
(2 h1)		 —
34 Majida Pašalić BIH 1:14.05
(3 h1)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Paola España MEX 1:10.06
2 Kuan Chia-Hsien TPE 1:11.41
3 Majida Pašalić BIH 1:14.05

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Charlene Wittstock RSA 1:03.38
2 Chonlathorn Vorathamrong THA 1:04.25
3 Marianella Marín CRC 1:06.51
4 Romina Cannoni CHI 1:06.82
5 Katrin Heimonen EST 1:07.74
6 Astrid Mojica MEX 1:08.94
7 Tang Wei TPE 1:10.63

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Sandra Völker GER 1:00.10
2 Tomoko Hagiwara JPN 1:00.95
3 Antje Buschschulte GER 1:01.37
4 Francesca Bissoli ITA 1:01.77
5 Zoe Cray GBR 1:02.05
6 Maria Carlos Santos POR 1:02.54
7 Michelle Cruz CAN 1:03.73
8 Praphalsai Minpraphal THA 1:04.48

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Lu Donghua CHN 59.94
2 Misty Hyman USA 1:00.49
3 Dyana Calub AUS 1:01.58
4 Therèse Alshammar SWE 1:01.66
5 Sarah Price GBR 1:01.70
6 Lisa Virgini CAN 1:01.88
7 Camilla Johansson SWE 1:02.52
8 Eydís Konráðsdóttir ISL 1:03.82

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Chen Yan CHN 1:00.91
2 Lia Oberstar USA 1:00.97
3 Olga Kochetkova RUS 1:01.32
4 Meredith Smith AUS 1:01.34
5 Hanna Kapachenia BLR 1:01.83
6 Mette Jacobsen DEN 1:02.75
7 Alena Nyvltová CZE 1:02.90
8 Marcela Kubalčíková CZE 1:03.71

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Lu Donghua CHN 59.75
2 Chen Yan CHN 1:00.14
3 Misty Hyman USA 1:00.17
4 Lia Oberstar USA 1:01.11
5 Olga Kochetkova RUS 1:01.24
6 Tomoko Hagiwara JPN 1:01.25
7 Meredith Smith AUS 1:01.28
DQ Sandra Völker GER —

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Antje Buschschulte GER 1:00.63
2 Dyana Calub AUS 1:01.29
3 Sarah Price GBR 1:01.57
4 Zoe Cray GBR 1:01.86
5 Francesca Bissoli ITA 1:02.08
6 Lisa Virgini CAN 1:02.10
7 Hanna Kapachenia BLR 1:02.26
8 Camilla Johansson SWE 1:02.52