100 m Backstroke, Women

Competition 2009 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Roma ITA
Held 27 – 28 July 2009
Status Medal
Competitors 114
Countries 79
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Gemma Spofforth GBR 58.78
(1 h11)		 58.74
(2 h2)		 58.12
(1 F)
🥈 Anastasiya Zuyeva RUS 59.01
(2 h12)		 58.48
(1 h1)		 58.18
(2 F)
🥉 Emily Seebohm AUS 59.64
(4 h11)		 59.15
(3 h1)		 58.88
(3 F)
4 Shiho Sakai JPN 59.80
(5 h10)		 59.25
(5 h2)		 59.14
(4 F)
5 Zhao Jing CHN 1:00.79
(15 h12)		 59.39
(6 h2)		 59.28
(5 F)
6 Hayley McGregory USA 59.91
(7 h10)		 59.55
(=7 h2)		 59.42
(6 F)
7 Lizzie Simmonds GBR 1:00.04
(8 h10)		 59.55
(=7 h1)		 59.71
(7 F)
8 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 59.51
(3 h12)		 59.21
(4 h2)		 59.74
(8 F)
9 Daniela Samulski GER 1:00.34
(11 h12)		 59.77
(9 h2)		 —
10 Gao Chang CHN 59.84
(6 h11)		 1:00.21
(10 h1)		 —
11 Aya Terakawa JPN 1:00.18
(9 h11)		 1:00.31
(11 h2)		 —
12 Mariya Gromova RUS 1:00.32
(10 h11)		 1:00.49
(12 h1)		 —
13 Elizabeth Pelton USA 1:00.47
(12 h12)		 1:00.51
(13 h1)		 —
14 Fabíola Molina BRA 1:00.53
(13 h10)		 1:00.55
(14 h2)		 —
15 Alexianne Castel FRA 1:00.80
(16 h11)		 1:00.63
(15 h1)		 —
16 Pernille Larsen DEN 1:00.67
(14 h12)		 1:00.67
(16 h1)		 —
17 Belinda Hocking AUS 1:00.90
(17 h10)		 — —
18 Fernanda González MEX 1:00.94
(18 h9)		 — —
=19 Elena Gemo ITA 1:01.10
(=19 h11)		 — —
=19 Eszter Dara HUN 1:01.10
(=19 h11)		 — —
21 Valentina de Nardi ITA 1:01.46
(21 h10)		 — —
22 Esther Baron FRA 1:01.48
(22 h12)		 — —
23 Sanja Jovanović CRO 1:01.53
(23 h10)		 — —
24 Sinéad Russell CAN 1:01.63
(24 h12)		 — —
25 Alicja Tchórz POL 1:01.75
(25 h12)		 — —
26 Simona Baumrtová CZE 1:01.79
(26 h12)		 — —
27 Petra Klosová CZE 1:01.83
(27 h8)		 — —
28 Carolina Colorado COL 1:01.85
(28 h10)		 — —
29 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 1:02.00
(29 h11)		 — —
30 Gabrielle Soucisse CAN 1:02.14
(30 h10)		 — —
31 Kseniya Hryhorenko UKR 1:02.36
(31 h9)		 — —
32 Kimberly Buys BEL 1:02.46
(32 h9)		 — —
33 Aisling Cooney IRL 1:02.55
(33 h9)		 — —
34 Anastasiya Prilepa KAZ 1:02.72
(34 h7)		 — —
35 Klaudia Naziębło POL 1:02.74
(35 h11)		 — —
36 Melanie Nocher IRL 1:02.76
(36 h8)		 — —
37 Marica Stražmešter SRB 1:02.90
(37 h9)		 — —
38 Sarah Rolko LUX 1:02.97
(38 h8)		 — —
39 Kiera Aitken BER 1:02.99
(39 h9)		 — —
40 Dina Hegazy EGY 1:03.03
(40 h8)		 — —
41 Aliaksandra Kavaleva BLR 1:03.17
(41 h8)		 — —
42 Yekaterina Rudenko KAZ 1:03.29
(42 h8)		 — —
43 Martina van Berkel SUI 1:03.44
(43 h8)		 — —
44 Ekaterina Avramova BUL 1:03.47
(44 h9)		 — —
45 Jeserik Pinto VEN 1:03.48
(45 h7)		 — —
46 Claudia Lau HKG 1:03.51
(46 h7)		 — —
47 Katarína Milly SVK 1:03.57
(47 h6)		 — —
48 Maja Sovinek SLO 1:03.66
(48 h7)		 — —
49 Sherry Tsai HKG 1:03.69
(49 h10)		 — —
50 Shana Lim SGP 1:03.72
(50 h8)		 — —
51 Mònica Ramírez AND 1:03.79
(51 h5)		 — —
52 Elodie Vanhamme BEL 1:04.01
(52 h9)		 — —
53 Alana Dillette BAH 1:04.09
(53 h9)		 — —
54 Dana Gales LUX 1:04.12
(54 h8)		 — —
55 Anna-Liisa Põld EST 1:04.14
(55 h6)		 — —
56 Lourdes Villaseñor MEX 1:04.22
(56 h6)		 — —
57 Erika Stewart COL 1:04.55
(57 h7)		 — —
58 Kätlin Sepp EST 1:04.79
(58 h7)		 — —
59 Riia-Rosa Koskelainen FIN 1:04.89
(59 h7)		 — —
60 Gang Yeong-Seo KOR 1:05.19
(60 h8)		 — —
61 Diana Chang ECU 1:05.33
(61 h6)		 — —
62 Yulduz Kuchkarova UZB 1:05.34
(62 h7)		 — —
=63 Lynette Ng SGP 1:05.65
(=63 h6)		 — —
=63 Chen Ting TPE 1:05.65
(=63 h7)		 — —
65 Nicole Mármol ECU 1:05.77
(65 h6)		 — —
66 María Báez PAR 1:05.81
(66 h7)		 — —
67 Elimar Barrios VEN 1:06.14
(67 h6)		 — —
68 Amina Meho LBN 1:06.80
(68 h6)		 — —
69 Nishani Cicilson SUR 1:07.34
(69 h4)		 — —
70 Siona Huxley LCA 1:07.55
(70 h4)		 — —
71 Gizem Çam TUR 1:07.62
(71 h1)		 — —
72 Karla Toscano GUA 1:07.76
(72 h5)		 — —
73 Karen Torrez BOL 1:07.90
(73 h5)		 — —
74 Kirsten Lapham ZIM 1:07.95
(74 h5)		 — —
75 Silvie Ketelaars AHO 1:08.09
(75 h5)		 — —
76 Rebecca Sharpe BER 1:08.31
(76 h6)		 — —
77 Kendese Nangle JAM 1:08.37
(77 h5)		 — —
78 Karen Vilorio HON 1:08.84
(78 h4)		 — —
79 Jonay Briedenhann NAM 1:08.88
(79 h5)		 — —
80 Nicole Cremona MLT 1:09.10
(80 h5)		 — —
81 Rachita Shah KEN 1:09.32
(81 h3)		 — —
82 Fong Man Wai MAC 1:09.53
(82 h4)		 — —
83 Fariha Zaman IND 1:10.12
(83 h5)		 — —
84 Che Lok In MAC 1:10.20
(84 h5)		 — —
85 Laura Paz HON 1:10.25
(85 h4)		 — —
86 Birita Debes FAR 1:10.30
(86 h3)		 — —
87 Angélique Trinquier MON 1:10.58
(87 h3)		 — —
88 Mariana Zaballa BOL 1:11.10
(88 h4)		 — —
89 Sophia Noel GRN 1:11.40
(89 h4)		 — —
90 Sylvia Brunlehner KEN 1:11.60
(90 h3)		 — —
91 Jade Howard ZAM 1:11.86
(91 h2)		 — —
92 Dalia Tórrez NCA 1:12.99
(92 h4)		 — —
93 Jessika Cossa MOZ 1:13.10
(93 h2)		 — —
94 Mareme Faye SEN 1:13.23
(94 h3)		 — —
95 Kiran Khan PAK 1:13.37
(95 h4)		 — —
96 Ruth Carvalho ANG 1:13.52
(96 h3)		 — —
97 Cheyenne Rova FIJ 1:13.53
(97 h3)		 — —
98 Rachael Glenister ASA 1:13.74
(98 h3)		 — —
99 Faina Salate MOZ 1:14.77
(99 h2)		 — —
100 Aina Fils Rabetsara MAD 1:14.81
(100 h3)		 — —
101 Khadidiatou Dieng SEN 1:14.91
(101 h3)		 — —
102 Amélie Trinquier MON 1:16.10
(102 h2)		 — —
103 Maria Grace Koh BRU 1:17.73
(103 h2)		 — —
104 Judith Meauri PNG 1:18.09
(104 h2)		 — —
105 Amnahliyani Mohamad Husain BRU 1:19.60
(105 h2)		 — —
106 Reni Jani ALB 1:19.95
(106 h1)		 — —
107 Aishath Sausan MDV 1:20.65
(107 h1)		 — —
108 Rida Mitha PAK 1:21.22
(108 h2)		 — —
109 Gouri Kotecha TAN 1:23.64
(109 h1)		 — —
110 Shaila Rana NEP 1:23.81
(110 h2)		 — —
111 Ifezegbe Gagbe NGR 1:24.96
(111 h2)		 — —
112 Daoheuang Inthavong LAO 1:30.02
(112 h1)		 — —
113 Thepaksone Chindavong LAO 1:42.58
(113 h1)		 — —
AC Anna Volchkov ISR 1:02.91
(DQ h6)		 — —
DNS Magdalena KurasDNS SWE —
(DNS h1)		 — —
DNS Anahit BarseghyanDNS ARM —
(DNS h4)		 — —
DNS Ingvild SnildalDNS NOR —
(DNS h9)		 — —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
71 Gizem Çam TUR 1:07.62
106 Reni Jani ALB 1:19.95
107 Aishath Sausan MDV 1:20.65
109 Gouri Kotecha TAN 1:23.64
112 Daoheuang Inthavong LAO 1:30.02
113 Thepaksone Chindavong LAO 1:42.58
DNS Magdalena KurasDNS SWE —

Heat 10

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
5 Shiho Sakai JPN 59.80
7 Hayley McGregory USA 59.91
8 Lizzie Simmonds GBR 1:00.04
13 Fabíola Molina BRA 1:00.53
17 Belinda Hocking AUS 1:00.90
21 Valentina de Nardi ITA 1:01.46
23 Sanja Jovanović CRO 1:01.53
28 Carolina Colorado COL 1:01.85
30 Gabrielle Soucisse CAN 1:02.14
49 Sherry Tsai HKG 1:03.69

Heat 11

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Gemma Spofforth GBR 58.78
4 Emily Seebohm AUS 59.64
6 Gao Chang CHN 59.84
9 Aya Terakawa JPN 1:00.18
10 Mariya Gromova RUS 1:00.32
16 Alexianne Castel FRA 1:00.80
=19 Elena Gemo ITA 1:01.10
=19 Eszter Dara HUN 1:01.10
29 Iryna Amshennikova UKR 1:02.00
35 Klaudia Naziębło POL 1:02.74

Heat 12

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Anastasiya Zuyeva-Fesikova RUS 59.01
3 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 59.51
11 Daniela Samulski GER 1:00.34
12 Elizabeth Pelton USA 1:00.47
14 Pernille Larsen DEN 1:00.67
15 Zhao Jing CHN 1:00.79
22 Esther Baron FRA 1:01.48
24 Sinéad Russell CAN 1:01.63
25 Alicja Tchórz POL 1:01.75
26 Simona Baumrtová-Kubová CZE 1:01.79

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
91 Jade Howard ZAM 1:11.86
93 Jessika Cossa MOZ 1:13.10
99 Faina Salate MOZ 1:14.77
102 Amélie Trinquier MON 1:16.10
103 Maria Grace Koh BRU 1:17.73
104 Judith Meauri PNG 1:18.09
105 Amnahliyani Mohamad Husain BRU 1:19.60
108 Rida Mitha PAK 1:21.22
110 Shaila Rana NEP 1:23.81
111 Ifezegbe Gagbe NGR 1:24.96

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
81 Rachita Shah KEN 1:09.32
86 Birita Debes FAR 1:10.30
87 Angélique Trinquier MON 1:10.58
90 Sylvia Brunlehner KEN 1:11.60
94 Mareme Faye SEN 1:13.23
96 Ruth Carvalho ANG 1:13.52
97 Cheyenne Rova FIJ 1:13.53
98 Rachael Glenister ASA 1:13.74
100 Aina Fils Rabetsara MAD 1:14.81
101 Khadidiatou Dieng SEN 1:14.91

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
69 Nishani Cicilson SUR 1:07.34
70 Siona Huxley LCA 1:07.55
78 Karen Vilorio HON 1:08.84
82 Fong Man Wai MAC 1:09.53
85 Laura Paz HON 1:10.25
88 Mariana Zaballa BOL 1:11.10
89 Sophia Noel GRN 1:11.40
92 Dalia Tórrez NCA 1:12.99
95 Kiran Khan PAK 1:13.37
DNS Anahit BarseghyanDNS ARM —

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
51 Mònica Ramírez AND 1:03.79
72 Karla Toscano GUA 1:07.76
73 Karen Torrez BOL 1:07.90
74 Kirsten Lapham ZIM 1:07.95
75 Silvie Ketelaars AHO 1:08.09
77 Kendese Nangle JAM 1:08.37
79 Jonay Briedenhann NAM 1:08.88
80 Nicole Cremona MLT 1:09.10
83 Fariha Zaman IND 1:10.12
84 Che Lok In MAC 1:10.20

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
47 Katarína Milly SVK 1:03.57
55 Anna-Liisa Põld EST 1:04.14
56 Lourdes Villaseñor MEX 1:04.22
61 Diana Chang ECU 1:05.33
=63 Lynette Ng SGP 1:05.65
65 Nicole Mármol ECU 1:05.77
67 Elimar Barrios VEN 1:06.14
68 Amina Meho LBN 1:06.80
76 Rebecca Sharpe BER 1:08.31
DQ Anna Volchkov ISR 1:02.91

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
34 Anastasiya Prilepa KAZ 1:02.72
45 Jeserik Pinto VEN 1:03.48
46 Claudia Lau HKG 1:03.51
48 Maja Sovinek SLO 1:03.66
57 Erika Stewart COL 1:04.55
58 Kätlin Sepp EST 1:04.79
59 Riia-Rosa Koskelainen FIN 1:04.89
62 Yulduz Kuchkarova UZB 1:05.34
=63 Chen Ting TPE 1:05.65
66 María Báez PAR 1:05.81

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
27 Petra Klosová CZE 1:01.83
36 Melanie Nocher IRL 1:02.76
38 Sarah Rolko LUX 1:02.97
40 Dina Hegazy EGY 1:03.03
41 Aliaksandra Kavaleva BLR 1:03.17
42 Yekaterina Rudenko KAZ 1:03.29
43 Martina van Berkel SUI 1:03.44
50 Shana Lim SGP 1:03.72
54 Dana Gales LUX 1:04.12
60 Gang Yeong-Seo KOR 1:05.19

Heat 9

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
18 Fernanda González MEX 1:00.94
31 Kseniya Hryhorenko UKR 1:02.36
32 Kimberly Buys BEL 1:02.46
33 Aisling Cooney IRL 1:02.55
37 Marica Stražmešter SRB 1:02.90
39 Kiera Aitken BER 1:02.99
44 Ekaterina Avramova BUL 1:03.47
52 Elodie Vanhamme BEL 1:04.01
53 Alana Dillette BAH 1:04.09
DNS Ingvild SnildalDNS NOR —

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Anastasiya Zuyeva-Fesikova RUS 58.48
3 Emily Seebohm AUS 59.15
=7 Lizzie Simmonds GBR 59.55
10 Gao Chang CHN 1:00.21
12 Mariya Gromova RUS 1:00.49
13 Elizabeth Pelton USA 1:00.51
15 Alexianne Castel FRA 1:00.63
16 Pernille Larsen DEN 1:00.67

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Gemma Spofforth GBR 58.74
4 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 59.21
5 Shiho Sakai JPN 59.25
6 Zhao Jing CHN 59.39
=7 Hayley McGregory USA 59.55
9 Daniela Samulski GER 59.77
11 Aya Terakawa JPN 1:00.31
14 Fabíola Molina BRA 1:00.55

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Gemma Spofforth GBR 58.12
2 Anastasiya Zuyeva-Fesikova RUS 58.18
3 Emily Seebohm AUS 58.88
4 Shiho Sakai JPN 59.14
5 Zhao Jing CHN 59.28
6 Hayley McGregory USA 59.42
7 Lizzie Simmonds GBR 59.71
8 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 59.74