50 m Backstroke, Women

Competition 2003 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Barcelona ESP
Held 23 – 24 July 2003
Status Medal
Competitors 64
Countries 51
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Nina Zhivanevskaya ESP 28.85
(2 h9)		 28.52
(1 h1)		 28.48
(1 F)
🥈 Ilona Hlaváčková CZE 28.67
(1 h9)		 28.62
(2 h2)		 28.50
(2 F)
🥉 Noriko Inada JPN 28.88
(3 h9)		 28.82
(6 h2)		 28.62
(3 F)
4 Jennifer Carroll CAN 29.00
(4 h7)		 28.91
(8 h1)		 28.65
(4 F)
5 Sandra Völker GER 29.02
(5 h8)		 28.79
(3 h2)		 28.69
(5 F)
6 Louise Ørnstedt DEN 29.26
(11 h8)		 28.80
(=4 h2)		 28.93
(6 F)
7 Laure Manaudou FRA 29.05
(6 h8)		 28.86
(7 h1)		 28.98
(7 F)
8 Haley Cope USA 29.17
(8 h9)		 28.80
(=4 h1)		 28.99
(8 F)
9 Cheng Jiaru CHN 29.46
(=15 h9)		 28.94
(9 h1)		 —
10 Giaan Rooney AUS 29.25
(10 h9)		 28.96
(10 h1)		 —
11 Mai Nakamura JPN 29.11
(7 h7)		 29.03
(11 h2)		 —
12 Sim Min-Ji KOR 29.41
(12 h1)		 29.05
(12 h1)		 —
13 Sanja Jovanović CRO 29.18
(9 h7)		 29.20
(13 h2)		 —
14 Erin Gammel CAN 29.46
(=15 h8)		 29.25
(14 h2)		 —
15 Hannah McLean NZL 29.45
(14 h9)		 29.36
(15 h1)		 —
16 Hanna-Maria Seppälä FIN 29.43
(13 h8)		 29.64
(16 h2)		 —
17 Zhan Shu CHN 29.47
(17 h8)		 — —
18 Sophie Edington AUS 29.49
(18 h9)		 — —
19 Alessandra Cappa ITA 29.54
(19 h8)		 — —
20 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 29.60
(20 h7)		 — —
21 Hinkelien Schreuder NED 29.61
(21 h7)		 — —
22 Sarah Price GBR 29.66
(22 h7)		 — —
23 Margaret Hoelzer USA 29.73
(23 h6)		 — —
24 Katy Sexton GBR 29.85
(24 h8)		 — —
25 Sviatlana Khokhlava BLR 29.97
(25 h1)		 — —
26 Tine Bossuyt BEL 30.06
(26 h7)		 — —
27 Dominique Diezi SUI 30.10
(27 h6)		 — —
28 Susannah Moonan SWE 30.18
(28 h6)		 — —
29 Sherry Tsai HKG 30.19
(29 h6)		 — —
30 Serrana Fernández URU 30.20
(30 h7)		 — —
31 Anya Gostomelsky ISR 30.54
(31 h6)		 — —
32 Eirini Karastergiou GRE 30.61
(32 h5)		 — —
33 Kiera Aitken BER 30.80
(33 h5)		 — —
34 Anja Rikey Jakobsdóttir ISL 30.89
(34 h5)		 — —
35 Talita Ribeiro BRA 30.90
(35 h6)		 — —
36 Edith Van der Schilden LUX 31.11
(36 h5)		 — —
37 Marie-Lizza Danila PHI 31.23
(37 h2)		 — —
38 Danijela Djikanović SCG 31.29
(38 h5)		 — —
39 Larissa Kcomt PER 31.41
(39 h5)		 — —
40 Şadan Derya Erke TUR 31.42
(40 h6)		 — —
41 Berit Aljand EST 31.52
(41 h2)		 — —
42 Saida Iskandarova UZB 31.61
(42 h5)		 — —
43 Ayeisha Collymore TTO 31.68
(43 h5)		 — —
44 Marianella Marín CRC 31.92
(44 h6)		 — —
45 Valeria Silva PER 32.33
(45 h4)		 — —
46 Khadija Ciss SEN 32.48
(46 h4)		 — —
=47 Krystle Babao PNG 33.82
(=47 h4)		 — —
=47 Olga Gnedovskaya UZB 33.82
(=47 h4)		 — —
49 Nicole Hayes PLW 34.37
(49 h2)		 — —
50 Susan Anchia CRC 34.62
(50 h4)		 — —
51 Monika Bakale CGO 35.09
(51 h3)		 — —
52 Sameera Al-Bitar BRN 35.31
(52 h3)		 — —
53 Rubab Raza PAK 35.75
(53 h4)		 — —
54 Jakie Wellman ZAM 36.14
(54 h3)		 — —
55 Menaka de Silva SRI 36.15
(55 h4)		 — —
56 Yelena Roykova TKM 36.32
(56 h3)		 — —
57 Binta Zahra Diop SEN 36.36
(57 h3)		 — —
58 Nandrianina Ravoajanahary MAD 37.75
(58 h3)		 — —
59 Amber Yobech PLW 37.84
(59 h1)		 — —
60 Ghazal Jobeili LBN 37.87
(60 h3)		 — —
61 Liana Rabenja MAD 38.09
(61 h3)		 — —
62 Joana Gjini ALB 38.55
(62 h4)		 — —
63 Jumana Taraif BRN 40.02
(63 h2)		 — —
64 Mariyam Ali MDV 41.82
(64 h2)		 — —
DNS Elize TauaDNS SAM —
(DNS h2)		 — —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
12 Sim Min-Ji KOR 29.41
25 Sviatlana Khokhlava BLR 29.97
59 Amber Yobech PLW 37.84

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
37 Marie-Lizza Danila PHI 31.23
41 Berit Aljand EST 31.52
49 Nicole Hayes PLW 34.37
63 Jumana Taraif BRN 40.02
64 Mariyam Ali MDV 41.82
DNS Elize TauaDNS SAM —

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
51 Monika Bakale CGO 35.09
52 Sameera Al-Bitar BRN 35.31
54 Jakie Wellman ZAM 36.14
56 Yelena Roykova TKM 36.32
57 Binta Zahra Diop SEN 36.36
58 Nandrianina Ravoajanahary MAD 37.75
60 Ghazal Jobeili LBN 37.87
61 Liana Rabenja MAD 38.09

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
45 Valeria Silva PER 32.33
46 Khadija Ciss SEN 32.48
=47 Krystle Babao PNG 33.82
=47 Olga Gnedovskaya UZB 33.82
50 Susan Anchia CRC 34.62
53 Rubab Raza PAK 35.75
55 Menaka de Silva SRI 36.15
62 Joana Gjini ALB 38.55

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
32 Eirini Karastergiou GRE 30.61
33 Kiera Aitken BER 30.80
34 Anja Rikey Jakobsdóttir ISL 30.89
36 Edith Van der Schilden LUX 31.11
38 Danijela Djikanović SCG 31.29
39 Larissa Kcomt PER 31.41
42 Saida Iskandarova UZB 31.61
43 Ayeisha Collymore TTO 31.68

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
23 Margaret Hoelzer USA 29.73
27 Dominique Diezi SUI 30.10
28 Susannah Moonan SWE 30.18
29 Sherry Tsai HKG 30.19
31 Anya Gostomelsky ISR 30.54
35 Talita Ribeiro BRA 30.90
40 Şadan Derya Erke TUR 31.42
44 Marianella Marín CRC 31.92

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
4 Jennifer Carroll CAN 29.00
7 Mai Nakamura JPN 29.11
9 Sanja Jovanović CRO 29.18
20 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 29.60
21 Hinkelien Schreuder NED 29.61
22 Sarah Price GBR 29.66
26 Tine Bossuyt BEL 30.06
30 Serrana Fernández URU 30.20

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
5 Sandra Völker GER 29.02
6 Laure Manaudou FRA 29.05
11 Louise Ørnstedt DEN 29.26
13 Hanna-Maria Seppälä FIN 29.43
=15 Erin Gammel CAN 29.46
17 Zhan Shu CHN 29.47
19 Alessandra Cappa ITA 29.54
24 Katy Sexton GBR 29.85

Heat 9

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Ilona Hlaváčková CZE 28.67
2 Nina Zhivanevskaya ESP 28.85
3 Noriko Inada JPN 28.88
8 Haley Cope USA 29.17
10 Giaan Rooney AUS 29.25
14 Hannah McLean NZL 29.45
=15 Cheng Jiaru CHN 29.46
18 Sophie Edington AUS 29.49

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Nina Zhivanevskaya ESP 28.52
=4 Haley Cope USA 28.80
7 Laure Manaudou FRA 28.86
8 Jennifer Carroll CAN 28.91
9 Cheng Jiaru CHN 28.94
10 Giaan Rooney AUS 28.96
12 Sim Min-Ji KOR 29.05
15 Hannah McLean NZL 29.36

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Ilona Hlaváčková CZE 28.62
3 Sandra Völker GER 28.79
=4 Louise Ørnstedt DEN 28.80
6 Noriko Inada JPN 28.82
11 Mai Nakamura JPN 29.03
13 Sanja Jovanović CRO 29.20
14 Erin Gammel CAN 29.25
16 Hanna-Maria Seppälä FIN 29.64

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Nina Zhivanevskaya ESP 28.48
2 Ilona Hlaváčková CZE 28.50
3 Noriko Inada JPN 28.62
4 Jennifer Carroll CAN 28.65
5 Sandra Völker GER 28.69
6 Louise Ørnstedt DEN 28.93
7 Laure Manaudou FRA 28.98
8 Haley Cope USA 28.99