50 m Backstroke, Women

Competition 2007 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Melbourne AUS
Held 28 – 29 March 2007
Status Medal
Competitors 93
Countries 69
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Leila Vaziri USA 28.25
(1 h9)		 28.16
(1 h2)		 28.16
(1 F)
🥈 Aliaksandra Herasimenia BLR 28.71
(2 h10)		 28.38
(2 h1)		 28.46
(2 F)
🥉 Tayliah Zimmer AUS 29.00
(=9 h12)		 28.78
(7 h2)		 28.50
(3 F)
4 Zhao Jing CHN 29.00
(=9 h11)		 28.74
(6 h1)		 28.54
(4 F)
5 Reiko Nakamura JPN 28.85
(=4 h12)		 28.58
(3 h1)		 28.64
(5 F)
6 Gao Chang CHN 29.02
(12 h11)		 28.81
(8 h2)		 28.70
(6 F)
7 Mai Nakamura JPN 28.89
(6 h11)		 28.59
(4 h2)		 28.86
(7 F)
8 Janine Pietsch GER 28.85
(=4 h12)		 28.72
(5 h2)		 28.87
(8 F)
9 Anastasiya Zuyeva RUS 29.05
(14 h10)		 28.85
(9 h2)		 —
10 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 29.01
(11 h12)		 28.91
(10 h1)		 —
11 Margaret Hoelzer USA 28.93
(=7 h9)		 28.94
(11 h1)		 —
12 Antje Buschschulte GER 29.22
(16 h12)		 29.00
(12 h2)		 —
13 Fabíola Molina BRA 29.04
(13 h9)		 29.02
(13 h1)		 —
14 Emily Seebohm AUS 28.93
(=7 h10)		 29.04
(14 h2)		 —
15 Hannah McLean NZL 29.14
(15 h10)		 29.22
(15 h1)		 —
16 Elena Gemo ITA 29.25
(17 h12)		 29.94
(16 h1)		 —
17 Laure Manaudou FRA 28.84
(3 h10)		 — —
18 Kateryna Zubkova UKR 29.37
(18 h8)		 — —
19 Louise Ørnstedt DEN 29.38
(19 h11)		 — —
20 Sherry Tsai HKG 29.39
(20 h9)		 — —
=21 Merche Peris ESP 29.46
(=21 h12)		 — —
=21 Nikolett Szepesi HUN 29.46
(=21 h10)		 — —
23 Sanja Jovanović CRO 29.52
(23 h10)		 — —
24 Fabienne Nadarajah AUT 29.54
(24 h11)		 — —
25 Hinkelien Schreuder NED 29.61
(25 h11)		 — —
26 Tao Li SGP 29.63
(26 h11)		 — —
27 Karin Prinsloo RSA 29.66
(27 h8)		 — —
28 Elizabeth Coster NZL 29.73
(28 h12)		 — —
29 Kelly Stefanyshyn CAN 29.77
(29 h8)		 — —
30 Anya Gostomelsky ISR 29.84
(30 h9)		 — —
31 Esther Baron FRA 29.88
(31 h9)		 — —
32 Tine Bossuyt BEL 30.00
(32 h10)		 — —
33 Evelyn Verrasztó HUN 30.03
(33 h9)		 — —
34 Triin Aljand EST 30.04
(34 h7)		 — —
35 Lee Nam-Eun KOR 30.19
(35 h11)		 — —
36 Iwona Lefanowicz POL 30.33
(36 h7)		 — —
37 Jorina Aerents BEL 30.38
(37 h8)		 — —
38 Jeong Yu-Jin KOR 30.39
(38 h9)		 — —
39 Therese Svendsen SWE 30.44
(39 h8)		 — —
40 Chanelle van Wyk RSA 30.52
(40 h8)		 — —
41 Lynette Ng SGP 30.53
(41 h8)		 — —
42 Kiera Aitken BER 30.61
(42 h8)		 — —
43 Carolina Colorado COL 30.67
(43 h7)		 — —
44 Carin Möller SWE 30.73
(44 h7)		 — —
45 Caroline Pickering FIJ 31.07
(45 h7)		 — —
46 Natalie Ferdinand BAR 31.13
(46 h6)		 — —
47 Massie Carrillo PER 31.14
(47 h6)		 — —
48 Nazlı Ege Çalışal TUR 31.40
(48 h7)		 — —
49 Melanie Nocher IRL 31.52
(49 h6)		 — —
50 Felicia Leksono INA 31.68
(50 h5)		 — —
51 Lin Man-Hsu TPE 31.69
(51 h7)		 — —
52 Lourdes Villaseñor MEX 31.94
(52 h5)		 — —
53 Wenika Kaewchaiwong THA 32.08
(53 h6)		 — —
54 Khadija Ciss SEN 32.14
(54 h6)		 — —
55 Layla Alghul JOR 32.18
(55 h1)		 — —
=56 Ma Cheok Mei MAC 32.22
(=56 h4)		 — —
=56 Iyingiyikabo Obia NGR 32.22
(=56 h5)		 — —
58 Christie Bodden PAN 32.29
(58 h4)		 — —
59 Kuan Weng I MAC 32.35
(59 h5)		 — —
60 He Hsu-Jung TPE 32.43
(60 h6)		 — —
61 Chai Sook Fun MAS 32.46
(61 h6)		 — —
62 Kiran Khan PAK 32.61
(62 h4)		 — —
63 Jonay Briedenhann NAM 32.70
(63 h4)		 — —
64 Olga Gnedovskaya UZB 32.76
(64 h5)		 — —
=65 Jessica Vieira MOZ 32.93
(=65 h3)		 — —
=65 Slavica Pavic PER 32.93
(=65 h6)		 — —
67 Siona Huxley LCA 33.10
(67 h3)		 — —
68 Hoàng Thị Cúc VIE 33.18
(68 h5)		 — —
69 María Báez PAR 33.58
(69 h5)		 — —
70 Parita Parekh IND 33.75
(70 h3)		 — —
71 Charlotte Palmer-Martin LCA 33.94
(71 h4)		 — —
72 Marie Meza CRC 33.98
(72 h3)		 — —
73 Rachel Fortunato GIB 34.12
(73 h4)		 — —
74 April Chang SAM 34.17
(74 h3)		 — —
75 Yekaterina Mamatkulova UZB 34.30
(75 h4)		 — —
76 Talisa Pace MLT 34.56
(76 h2)		 — —
77 Mercedes Milner ZAM 34.80
(77 h2)		 — —
78 Dalia Tórrez NCA 34.85
(78 h4)		 — —
79 Debra Daniel FSM 34.98
(79 h2)		 — —
80 Diane Etiennette MRI 35.18
(80 h2)		 — —
81 Mirjana Stojanova MKD 35.24
(81 h7)		 — —
82 Uche Monu NGR 35.33
(82 h2)		 — —
83 Judith Meauri PNG 35.39
(83 h2)		 — —
84 Maxine Pardo GIB 35.73
(84 h3)		 — —
85 Patricia Wellman ZAM 36.07
(85 h2)		 — —
86 Batjargal Telmen MGL 36.67
(86 h2)		 — —
87 Amber Yobech PLW 36.97
(87 h3)		 — —
88 Natasha Ratter UGA 37.42
(88 h1)		 — —
89 Kelly How MRI 37.52
(89 h1)		 — —
90 Khurelbaatar Sainzaya MGL 37.80
(90 h1)		 — —
91 Sarah Johnson NMI 37.86
(91 h1)		 — —
92 Teran Matthews VIN 39.02
(92 h5)		 — —
93 Olga Hachatryan TKM 39.48
(93 h1)		 — —
DNS Gloria KoussihouedeDNS BEN —
(DNS h1)		 — —
DNS Anisa CurrajDNS ALB —
(DNS h3)		 — —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
55 Layla Alghul JOR 32.18
88 Natasha Ratter UGA 37.42
89 Kelly How MRI 37.52
90 Khurelbaatar Sainzaya MGL 37.80
91 Sarah Johnson NMI 37.86
93 Olga Hachatryan TKM 39.48
DNS Gloria KoussihouedeDNS BEN —

Heat 10

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Aliaksandra Herasimenia BLR 28.71
3 Laure Manaudou FRA 28.84
=7 Emily Seebohm AUS 28.93
14 Anastasiya Zuyeva-Fesikova RUS 29.05
15 Hannah McLean NZL 29.14
=21 Nikolett Szepesi HUN 29.46
23 Sanja Jovanović CRO 29.52
32 Tine Bossuyt BEL 30.00

Heat 11

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
6 Mai Nakamura JPN 28.89
=9 Zhao Jing CHN 29.00
12 Gao Chang CHN 29.02
19 Louise Ørnstedt DEN 29.38
24 Fabienne Nadarajah AUT 29.54
25 Hinkelien Schreuder NED 29.61
26 Tao Li SGP 29.63
35 Lee Nam-Eun KOR 30.19

Heat 12

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=4 Reiko Nakamura JPN 28.85
=4 Janine Pietsch GER 28.85
=9 Tayliah Zimmer AUS 29.00
11 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 29.01
16 Antje Buschschulte GER 29.22
17 Elena Gemo ITA 29.25
=21 Merche Peris ESP 29.46
28 Elizabeth Coster NZL 29.73

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
76 Talisa Pace MLT 34.56
77 Mercedes Milner ZAM 34.80
79 Debra Daniel FSM 34.98
80 Diane Etiennette MRI 35.18
82 Uche Monu NGR 35.33
83 Judith Meauri PNG 35.39
85 Patricia Wellman ZAM 36.07
86 Batjargal Telmen MGL 36.67

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=65 Jessica Vieira MOZ 32.93
67 Siona Huxley LCA 33.10
70 Parita Parekh IND 33.75
72 Marie Meza CRC 33.98
74 April Chang SAM 34.17
84 Maxine Pardo GIB 35.73
87 Amber Yobech PLW 36.97
DNS Anisa CurrajDNS ALB —

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=56 Ma Cheok Mei MAC 32.22
58 Christie Bodden PAN 32.29
62 Kiran Khan PAK 32.61
63 Jonay Briedenhann NAM 32.70
71 Charlotte Palmer-Martin LCA 33.94
73 Rachel Fortunato GIB 34.12
75 Yekaterina Mamatkulova UZB 34.30
78 Dalia Tórrez NCA 34.85

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
50 Felicia Leksono INA 31.68
52 Lourdes Villaseñor MEX 31.94
=56 Iyingiyikabo Obia NGR 32.22
59 Kuan Weng I MAC 32.35
64 Olga Gnedovskaya UZB 32.76
68 Hoàng Thị Cúc VIE 33.18
69 María Báez PAR 33.58
92 Teran Matthews VIN 39.02

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
46 Natalie Ferdinand BAR 31.13
47 Massie Carrillo PER 31.14
49 Melanie Nocher IRL 31.52
53 Wenika Kaewchaiwong THA 32.08
54 Khadija Ciss SEN 32.14
60 He Hsu-Jung TPE 32.43
61 Chai Sook Fun MAS 32.46
=65 Slavica Pavic PER 32.93

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
34 Triin Aljand EST 30.04
36 Iwona Lefanowicz POL 30.33
43 Carolina Colorado COL 30.67
44 Carin Möller SWE 30.73
45 Caroline Pickering FIJ 31.07
48 Nazlı Ege Çalışal TUR 31.40
51 Lin Man-Hsu TPE 31.69
81 Mirjana Stojanova MKD 35.24

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
18 Kateryna Zubkova UKR 29.37
27 Karin Prinsloo RSA 29.66
29 Kelly Stefanyshyn CAN 29.77
37 Jorina Aerents BEL 30.38
39 Therese Svendsen SWE 30.44
40 Chanelle van Wyk RSA 30.52
41 Lynette Ng SGP 30.53
42 Kiera Aitken BER 30.61

Heat 9

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Leila Vaziri USA 28.25
=7 Margaret Hoelzer USA 28.93
13 Fabíola Molina BRA 29.04
20 Sherry Tsai HKG 29.39
30 Anya Gostomelsky ISR 29.84
31 Esther Baron FRA 29.88
33 Evelyn Verrasztó HUN 30.03
38 Jeong Yu-Jin KOR 30.39

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Aliaksandra Herasimenia BLR 28.38
3 Reiko Nakamura JPN 28.58
6 Zhao Jing CHN 28.74
10 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 28.91
11 Margaret Hoelzer USA 28.94
13 Fabíola Molina BRA 29.02
15 Hannah McLean NZL 29.22
16 Elena Gemo ITA 29.94

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Leila Vaziri USA 28.16
4 Mai Nakamura JPN 28.59
5 Janine Pietsch GER 28.72
7 Tayliah Zimmer AUS 28.78
8 Gao Chang CHN 28.81
9 Anastasiya Zuyeva-Fesikova RUS 28.85
12 Antje Buschschulte GER 29.00
14 Emily Seebohm AUS 29.04

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Leila Vaziri USA 28.16
2 Aliaksandra Herasimenia BLR 28.46
3 Tayliah Zimmer AUS 28.50
4 Zhao Jing CHN 28.54
5 Reiko Nakamura JPN 28.64
6 Gao Chang CHN 28.70
7 Mai Nakamura JPN 28.86
8 Janine Pietsch GER 28.87