50 m Backstroke, Women

Competition 2009 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Roma ITA
Held 1 – 2 August 2009
Status Medal
Competitors 133
Countries 90
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Zhao Jing CHN 27.85
(5 h12)		 27.59
(5 h2)		 27.06
(1 F)
🥈 Daniela Samulski GER 27.70
(=2 h13)		 27.39
(2 h1)		 27.23
(2 F)
🥉 Gao Chang CHN 28.02
(9 h14)		 27.66
(6 h2)		 27.28
(3 F)
4 Anastasiya Zuyeva RUS 27.70
(=2 h14)		 27.38
(1 h2)		 27.31
(4 F)
5 Aliaksandra Herasimenia BLR 27.65
(1 h13)		 27.57
(4 h2)		 27.62
(5 F)
6 Sophie Edington AUS 27.82
(4 h14)		 27.51
(3 h1)		 27.73
(6 F)
7 Emily Seebohm AUS 28.25
(12 h13)		 27.70
(=7 h1)		 27.83
(7 F)
8 Fabíola Molina BRA 27.94
(7 h14)		 27.70
(=7 h2)		 27.88
(8 F)
9 Aya Terakawa JPN 27.95
(8 h13)		 27.73
(9 h1)		 —
10 Hinkelien Schreuder NED 28.23
(11 h12)		 27.77
(10 h2)		 —
11 Hayley McGregory USA 27.88
(6 h12)		 27.83
(11 h1)		 —
12 Shiho Sakai JPN 28.31
(15 h13)		 27.88
(12 h2)		 —
13 Gemma Spofforth GBR 28.19
(10 h12)		 27.92
(13 h1)		 —
14 Sanja Jovanović CRO 28.28
(14 h12)		 28.19
(14 h1)		 —
15 Merche Peris ESP 28.51
(16 h14)		 28.28
(15 h1)		 —
16 Elena Gemo ITA 28.27
(13 h12)		 28.32
(16 h2)		 —
17 Ingvild Snildal NOR 28.55
(17 h12)		 — —
18 Fabienne Nadarajah AUT 28.72
(18 h14)		 — —
19 Lizzie Simmonds GBR 28.78
(19 h13)		 — —
20 Mariya Gromova RUS 28.80
(20 h13)		 — —
21 Etiene Medeiros BRA 28.82
(21 h14)		 — —
22 Elizabeth Pelton USA 28.86
(22 h11)		 — —
23 Yekaterina Rudenko KAZ 29.01
(23 h14)		 — —
24 Klára Václavíková CZE 29.05
(24 h14)		 — —
25 Alicja Tchórz POL 29.07
(25 h12)		 — —
26 Pernille Larsen DEN 29.08
(26 h11)		 — —
=27 Ranomi Kromowidjojo NED 29.09
(=27 h13)		 — —
=27 Marica Stražmešter SRB 29.09
(=27 h11)		 — —
=29 Laura Letrari ITA 29.12
(=29 h12)		 — —
=29 Martina Moravcová SVK 29.12
(=29 h11)		 — —
31 Fernanda González MEX 29.13
(31 h10)		 — —
32 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 29.14
(32 h11)		 — —
33 Simona Baumrtová CZE 29.19
(33 h14)		 — —
=34 Hanna-Maria Seppälä FIN 29.20
(=34 h10)		 — —
=34 Shana Lim SGP 29.20
(=34 h11)		 — —
=36 Katharina Stiberg NOR 29.26
(=36 h11)		 — —
=36 Magdalena Kuras SWE 29.26
(=36 h10)		 — —
38 Tao Li SGP 29.28
(38 h8)		 — —
39 Sinéad Russell CAN 29.45
(39 h11)		 — —
40 Anastasiya Prilepa KAZ 29.49
(40 h9)		 — —
=41 Daryna Zevina UKR 29.51
(=41 h13)		 — —
=41 Ivana Gabrilo SUI 29.51
(=41 h11)		 — —
43 Kiera Aitken BER 29.55
(43 h10)		 — —
44 Carolina Colorado COL 29.57
(44 h10)		 — —
45 Rugilė Mileišytė LTU 29.58
(45 h7)		 — —
46 Aisling Cooney IRL 29.69
(46 h10)		 — —
47 Riia-Rosa Koskelainen FIN 29.70
(47 h11)		 — —
48 Aliaksandra Kavaleva BLR 29.73
(48 h10)		 — —
49 Sherry Tsai HKG 29.74
(49 h13)		 — —
50 Jeserik Pinto VEN 29.77
(50 h9)		 — —
=51 Alana Dillette BAH 29.83
(=51 h9)		 — —
=51 Katarína Milly SVK 29.83
(=51 h9)		 — —
53 Gabrielle Soucisse CAN 29.84
(53 h12)		 — —
54 Maja Sovinek SLO 29.90
(54 h9)		 — —
55 Ekaterina Avramova BUL 29.91
(55 h10)		 — —
56 Juanita Barreto COL 29.92
(56 h9)		 — —
57 Klaudia Naziębło POL 29.93
(57 h10)		 — —
58 Sarah Rolko LUX 30.02
(58 h9)		 — —
59 Dana Gales LUX 30.22
(59 h8)		 — —
60 Claudia Lau HKG 30.26
(60 h10)		 — —
61 Dina Hegazy EGY 30.29
(61 h8)		 — —
62 Amit Ivry ISR 30.32
(62 h9)		 — —
63 Siona Huxley LCA 30.39
(63 h7)		 — —
64 Kätlin Sepp EST 30.42
(64 h8)		 — —
65 Gizem Çam TUR 30.48
(65 h9)		 — —
66 Anna-Liisa Põld EST 30.49
(66 h2)		 — —
67 Yulduz Kuchkarova UZB 30.52
(67 h8)		 — —
68 Anna Volchkov ISR 30.59
(68 h7)		 — —
69 Chen Ting TPE 30.63
(69 h9)		 — —
70 María Báez PAR 30.88
(70 h7)		 — —
71 Mònica Ramírez AND 30.92
(71 h7)		 — —
72 Diana Chang ECU 30.95
(72 h8)		 — —
73 Nicole Horn ZIM 30.98
(73 h5)		 — —
74 Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane PNG 31.08
(74 h7)		 — —
75 Elimar Barrios VEN 31.11
(75 h8)		 — —
76 Silvie Ketelaars AHO 31.18
(76 h8)		 — —
77 Nishani Cicilson SUR 31.30
(77 h6)		 — —
78 Kendese Nangle JAM 31.53
(78 h8)		 — —
79 Amina Meho LBN 31.56
(79 h7)		 — —
80 Chinyere Pigot SUR 31.84
(80 h3)		 — —
81 Dalia Tórrez NCA 32.04
(81 h6)		 — —
82 Nicole Cremona MLT 32.05
(82 h7)		 — —
=83 Fariha Zaman IND 32.06
(=83 h7)		 — —
=83 Sylvia Brunlehner KEN 32.06
(=83 h5)		 — —
85 Rachita Shah KEN 32.15
(85 h4)		 — —
86 Karla Toscano GUA 32.16
(86 h6)		 — —
87 Kirsten Lapham ZIM 32.19
(87 h6)		 — —
88 Khadidiatou Dieng SEN 32.20
(88 h5)		 — —
89 Birita Debes FAR 32.27
(89 h6)		 — —
90 Long Chi Wun MAC 32.33
(90 h6)		 — —
91 Karen Vilorio HON 32.34
(91 h6)		 — —
92 Jonay Briedenhann NAM 32.36
(92 h6)		 — —
93 Anahit Barseghyan ARM 32.47
(93 h7)		 — —
94 Cheyenne Rova FIJ 32.57
(94 h5)		 — —
95 Rebecca Sharpe BER 32.69
(95 h8)		 — —
96 Jade Howard ZAM 32.92
(96 h4)		 — —
97 Sophia Noel GRN 32.95
(97 h5)		 — —
98 Che Lok In MAC 33.03
(98 h5)		 — —
99 Angélique Trinquier MON 33.04
(99 h4)		 — —
100 Mareme Faye SEN 33.07
(100 h5)		 — —
101 Sara Abdullahu ALB 33.10
(101 h2)		 — —
102 Kiran Khan PAK 33.39
(102 h6)		 — —
103 Adele Rova FIJ 33.41
(103 h5)		 — —
104 Jessika Cossa MOZ 33.73
(104 h4)		 — —
105 Ana Marcela Euceda HON 33.75
(105 h5)		 — —
106 Faina Salate MOZ 33.80
(106 h3)		 — —
107 Ruth Carvalho ANG 33.96
(107 h6)		 — —
108 Shannon Austin SEY 34.01
(108 h4)		 — —
109 Kathryn Millin SWZ 34.22
(109 h3)		 — —
110 Stephanie Rasoamanana MAD 34.23
(110 h4)		 — —
111 Danielle Findlay ZAM 34.67
(111 h4)		 — —
112 Amnahliyani Mohamad Husain BRU 34.83
(112 h3)		 — —
113 Rachael Glenister ASA 34.89
(113 h3)		 — —
114 Aina Fils Rabetsara MAD 35.00
(114 h5)		 — —
115 Judith Meauri PNG 35.02
(115 h3)		 — —
116 Debra Daniel FSM 35.20
(116 h4)		 — —
117 Maria Grace Koh BRU 35.25
(117 h4)		 — —
118 Sabine Hazboun PLE 35.79
(118 h4)		 — —
119 Aishath Sausan MDV 35.87
(119 h2)		 — —
120 Reni Jani ALB 35.99
(120 h2)		 — —
121 Osisang Chilton PLW 36.32
(121 h1)		 — —
122 Rida Mitha PAK 36.34
(122 h3)		 — —
123 Ifezegbe Gagbe NGR 36.57
(123 h3)		 — —
124 Amélie Trinquier MON 36.60
(124 h3)		 — —
=125 Seng Samphors CAM 36.61
(=125 h2)		 — —
=125 Olivia Infield UGA 36.61
(=125 h2)		 — —
127 Melissa Peacock MHL 36.83
(127 h3)		 — —
128 Gouri Kotecha TAN 37.07
(128 h1)		 — —
129 Shaila Rana NEP 37.29
(129 h2)		 — —
130 Clarissa Brady MHL 37.64
(130 h2)		 — —
131 Mariam Foum TAN 38.25
(131 h1)		 — —
132 Yanet Gebremedhin ETH 40.80
(132 h2)		 — —
AC Khurelbaatar Sainzaya MGL 38.27
(DQ h1)		 — —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
121 Osisang Chilton PLW 36.32
128 Gouri Kotecha TAN 37.07
131 Mariam Foum TAN 38.25
DQ Khurelbaatar Sainzaya MGL 38.27

Heat 10

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
31 Fernanda González MEX 29.13
=34 Hanna-Maria Seppälä FIN 29.20
=36 Magdalena Kuras SWE 29.26
43 Kiera Aitken BER 29.55
44 Carolina Colorado COL 29.57
46 Aisling Cooney IRL 29.69
48 Aliaksandra Kavaleva BLR 29.73
55 Ekaterina Avramova BUL 29.91
57 Klaudia Naziębło POL 29.93
60 Claudia Lau HKG 30.26

Heat 11

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
22 Elizabeth Pelton USA 28.86
26 Pernille Larsen DEN 29.08
=27 Marica Stražmešter SRB 29.09
=29 Martina Moravcová SVK 29.12
32 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 29.14
=34 Shana Lim SGP 29.20
=36 Katharina Stiberg NOR 29.26
39 Sinéad Russell CAN 29.45
=41 Ivana Gabrilo SUI 29.51
47 Riia-Rosa Koskelainen FIN 29.70

Heat 12

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
5 Zhao Jing CHN 27.85
6 Hayley McGregory USA 27.88
10 Gemma Spofforth GBR 28.19
11 Hinkelien Schreuder NED 28.23
13 Elena Gemo ITA 28.27
14 Sanja Jovanović CRO 28.28
17 Ingvild Snildal NOR 28.55
25 Alicja Tchórz POL 29.07
=29 Laura Letrari ITA 29.12
53 Gabrielle Soucisse CAN 29.84

Heat 13

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Aliaksandra Herasimenia BLR 27.65
=2 Daniela Samulski GER 27.70
8 Aya Terakawa JPN 27.95
12 Emily Seebohm AUS 28.25
15 Shiho Sakai JPN 28.31
19 Lizzie Simmonds GBR 28.78
20 Mariya Gromova RUS 28.80
=27 Ranomi Kromowidjojo NED 29.09
=41 Daryna Zevina UKR 29.51
49 Sherry Tsai HKG 29.74

Heat 14

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=2 Anastasiya Zuyeva-Fesikova RUS 27.70
4 Sophie Edington AUS 27.82
7 Fabíola Molina BRA 27.94
9 Gao Chang CHN 28.02
16 Merche Peris ESP 28.51
18 Fabienne Nadarajah AUT 28.72
21 Etiene Medeiros BRA 28.82
23 Yekaterina Rudenko KAZ 29.01
24 Klára Václavíková CZE 29.05
33 Simona Baumrtová-Kubová CZE 29.19

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
66 Anna-Liisa Põld EST 30.49
101 Sara Abdullahu ALB 33.10
119 Aishath Sausan MDV 35.87
120 Reni Jani ALB 35.99
=125 Seng Samphors CAM 36.61
=125 Olivia Infield UGA 36.61
129 Shaila Rana NEP 37.29
130 Clarissa Brady MHL 37.64
132 Yanet Gebremedhin ETH 40.80

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
80 Chinyere Pigot SUR 31.84
106 Faina Salate MOZ 33.80
109 Kathryn Millin SWZ 34.22
112 Amnahliyani Mohamad Husain BRU 34.83
113 Rachael Glenister ASA 34.89
115 Judith Meauri PNG 35.02
122 Rida Mitha PAK 36.34
123 Ifezegbe Gagbe NGR 36.57
124 Amélie Trinquier MON 36.60
127 Melissa Peacock MHL 36.83

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
85 Rachita Shah KEN 32.15
96 Jade Howard ZAM 32.92
99 Angélique Trinquier MON 33.04
104 Jessika Cossa MOZ 33.73
108 Shannon Austin SEY 34.01
110 Stephanie Rasoamanana MAD 34.23
111 Danielle Findlay ZAM 34.67
116 Debra Daniel FSM 35.20
117 Maria Grace Koh BRU 35.25
118 Sabine Hazboun PLE 35.79

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
73 Nicole Horn ZIM 30.98
=83 Sylvia Brunlehner KEN 32.06
88 Khadidiatou Dieng SEN 32.20
94 Cheyenne Rova FIJ 32.57
97 Sophia Noel GRN 32.95
98 Che Lok In MAC 33.03
100 Mareme Faye SEN 33.07
103 Adele Rova FIJ 33.41
105 Ana Marcela Euceda HON 33.75
114 Aina Fils Rabetsara MAD 35.00

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
77 Nishani Cicilson SUR 31.30
81 Dalia Tórrez NCA 32.04
86 Karla Toscano GUA 32.16
87 Kirsten Lapham ZIM 32.19
89 Birita Debes FAR 32.27
90 Long Chi Wun MAC 32.33
91 Karen Vilorio HON 32.34
92 Jonay Briedenhann NAM 32.36
102 Kiran Khan PAK 33.39
107 Ruth Carvalho ANG 33.96

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
45 Rugilė Mileišytė LTU 29.58
63 Siona Huxley LCA 30.39
68 Anna Volchkov ISR 30.59
70 María Báez PAR 30.88
71 Mònica Ramírez AND 30.92
74 Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane PNG 31.08
79 Amina Meho LBN 31.56
82 Nicole Cremona MLT 32.05
=83 Fariha Zaman IND 32.06
93 Anahit Barseghyan ARM 32.47

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
38 Tao Li SGP 29.28
59 Dana Gales LUX 30.22
61 Dina Hegazy EGY 30.29
64 Kätlin Sepp EST 30.42
67 Yulduz Kuchkarova UZB 30.52
72 Diana Chang ECU 30.95
75 Elimar Barrios VEN 31.11
76 Silvie Ketelaars AHO 31.18
78 Kendese Nangle JAM 31.53
95 Rebecca Sharpe BER 32.69

Heat 9

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
40 Anastasiya Prilepa KAZ 29.49
50 Jeserik Pinto VEN 29.77
=51 Alana Dillette BAH 29.83
=51 Katarína Milly SVK 29.83
54 Maja Sovinek SLO 29.90
56 Juanita Barreto COL 29.92
58 Sarah Rolko LUX 30.02
62 Amit Ivry ISR 30.32
65 Gizem Çam TUR 30.48
69 Chen Ting TPE 30.63

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Daniela Samulski GER 27.39
3 Sophie Edington AUS 27.51
=7 Emily Seebohm AUS 27.70
9 Aya Terakawa JPN 27.73
11 Hayley McGregory USA 27.83
13 Gemma Spofforth GBR 27.92
14 Sanja Jovanović CRO 28.19
15 Merche Peris ESP 28.28

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Anastasiya Zuyeva-Fesikova RUS 27.38
4 Aliaksandra Herasimenia BLR 27.57
5 Zhao Jing CHN 27.59
6 Gao Chang CHN 27.66
=7 Fabíola Molina BRA 27.70
10 Hinkelien Schreuder NED 27.77
12 Shiho Sakai JPN 27.88
16 Elena Gemo ITA 28.32

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Zhao Jing CHN 27.06
2 Daniela Samulski GER 27.23
3 Gao Chang CHN 27.28
4 Anastasiya Zuyeva-Fesikova RUS 27.31
5 Aliaksandra Herasimenia BLR 27.62
6 Sophie Edington AUS 27.73
7 Emily Seebohm AUS 27.83
8 Fabíola Molina BRA 27.88