Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

Women's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates7 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
8 August 2016 (final)
Competitors34 from 28 nations
Winning time58.45
Medalists
 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary
 Kathleen Baker  United States
 Kylie Masse  Canada
 Fu Yuanhui  China
Swimming at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Freestyle
50 m   men   women
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m women
1500 m men
Backstroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Breaststroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Butterfly
100 m men women
200 m men women
Individual medley
200 m men women
400 m men women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m men women
4×200 m men women
Medley relay
4×100 m men women
Marathon
10 km men women

The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 7–8 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

After a world-record breaking victory in the 400 m individual medley two days earlier, Hungary's Katinka Hosszú touched out the U.S. swimmer Kathleen Baker at the home stretch to capture the sprint backstroke crown, and her second gold medal at these Games. Approaching the 50-metre lap, Baker had a tactical turn to pull herself ahead of the field with a marginal lead, but Hosszú passed the American at the final 25-metre stretch to touch the wall first with a Hungarian record of 58.45.[2][3] Falling three tenths of a second short of the Olympic title, Baker picked up the silver instead at 58.75. Meanwhile, Canada's Kylie Masse and China's Fu Yuanhui tied for the bronze in a matching 58.76, breaking their national records respectively.[4][5]

Trailing the top four by a 0.35-second margin, Denmark's Mie Nielsen finished off the podium with a fifth-place time in 58.80, while Baker's teammate Olivia Smoliga moved up to sixth with a 58.95. London 2012 silver medalist and reigning World champion Emily Seebohm faded to seventh in 59.19, with fellow Australian swimmer Madison Wilson (59.23) finishing behind her by 0.04 of a second to round out the championship field.[5][6]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Gemma Spofforth (GBR) 58.12 Rome, Italy 28 July 2009
Olympic record  Emily Seebohm (AUS) 58.23 London, United Kingdom 29 July 2012

Results

Heats

[7]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 3 Kathleen Baker  United States 58.84 Q
2 5 4 Emily Seebohm  Australia 58.99 Q
3 5 3 Kylie Masse  Canada 59.07 Q
4 4 4 Mie Nielsen  Denmark 59.13 Q
5 5 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary Q
6 3 5 Olivia Smoliga  United States 59.60 Q
7 4 6 Georgia Davies  Great Britain 59.86 Q
8 3 4 Madison Wilson  Australia 59.92 Q
9 4 5 Fu Yuanhui  China 1:00.02 Q
10 3 3 Anastasia Fesikova  Russia 1:00.04 Q
11 3 2 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 1:00.13 Q
12 5 2 Dominique Bouchard  Canada 1:00.18 Q
13 4 8 Matea Samardžić  Croatia 1:00.46 Q
14 4 2 Wang Xueer  China 1:00.59 Q
15 4 1 Duane da Rocha  Spain 1:00.87 Q
16 3 7 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 1:00.89 Q
17 3 8 Simona Baumrtová  Czech Republic 1:01.08
18 5 1 Kira Toussaint  Netherlands 1:01.17
19 2 5 Claudia Lau  Hong Kong 1:01.27
20 5 8 Yekaterina Rudenko  Kazakhstan 1:01.28
21 2 4 Alicja Tchórz  Poland 1:01.31
22 4 7 Katarína Listopadová  Slovakia 1:01.43
23 3 6 Daria Ustinova  Russia 1:01.45
24 3 1 Mimosa Jallow  Finland 1:01.58
25 5 6 Etiene Medeiros  Brazil 1:01.70
26 5 7 Natsumi Sakai  Japan 1:01.74
27 2 3 Alexus Laird  Seychelles 1:03.33
28 2 2 Kimiko Raheem  Sri Lanka 1:04.21
29 2 6 Lara Butler  Cayman Islands 1:04.98 NR
30 2 1 Caylee Watson  Virgin Islands 1:07.19 NR
31 1 4 Gaurika Singh  Nepal 1:08.45
32 1 5 Evelina Afoa  Samoa 1:08.74
33 2 7 Talisa Lanoe  Kenya 1:10.02
34 1 3 Rita Zeqiri  Kosovo 1:12.31 NR

Semifinals

[8]

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Madison Wilson  Australia 59.03 Q
2 5 Mie Nielsen  Denmark 59.18 Q
3 4 Emily Seebohm  Australia 59.32 Q
4 3 Olivia Smoliga  United States 59.35 Q
5 2 Anastasia Fesikova  Russia 59.68
6 7 Dominique Bouchard  Canada 1:00.54
7 8 Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir  Iceland 1:00.65
8 1 Wang Xueer  China 1:01.44

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Kathleen Baker  United States 58.84 Q
2 3 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 58.94 Q
3 2 Fu Yuanhui  China 58.95 Q
4 5 Kylie Masse  Canada 59.06 Q, NR
5 6 Georgia Davies  Great Britain 59.85
6 7 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 1:00.26
7 1 Matea Samardžić  Croatia 1:00.60
8 8 Duane da Rocha  Spain 1:00.85

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 5 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 58.45 NR
2nd, silver medalist(s) 4 Kathleen Baker  United States 58.75
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2 Kylie Masse  Canada 58.76 NR
3 Fu Yuanhui  China NR
5 7 Mie Nielsen  Denmark 58.80
6 8 Olivia Smoliga  United States 58.95
7 1 Emily Seebohm  Australia 59.19
8 6 Madison Wilson  Australia 59.23

References

  1. ↑ "Women's 100m Backstroke". Rio 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Hungary's 'Iron Lady' shines again as Olympic records tumble". Olympics. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Katinka Hosszu wins women's 100m backstroke to claim second gold". Daily Mail. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hosszu wins 100m backstroke to claim second gold". Reuters. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Katinka Hosszu Collects Second Gold Medal of Rio Olympics With 100 Back Victory". Swimming World Magazine. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rio 2016: Mitch Larkin, Emily Seebohm fall short in backstroke finals". ABC News Australia. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "SWW041900_ResultsSummary_2016_08_07.pdf:" (PDF). Rio 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "SWW041200_ResultsSummary_2016_08_07.pdf:" (PDF). Rio 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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