2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre backstroke explained

Event:	Women's 100 metre backstroke
Competition:	2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue:	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Location:	Melbourne, Australia
Dates:	13 December (heats and semifinals) 14 December (final)
Competitors:	47
Nations:	38
Win Value:	55.49
Gold:	Kaylee McKeown
Goldnoc:	AUS
Silver:	Mollie O'Callaghan
Silvernoc:	AUS
Bronze:	Claire Curzan
Bronzenoc:	USA
Bronze2:	Ingrid Wilm
Bronzenoc2:	CAN
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The Women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 13 and 14 December 2022.^[1]

Records

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

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 13 December at 11:28.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	6	4			56.04	Q
2	6	5			56.15	Q
3	6	3			56.35	Q
4	5	7			56.57	Q
5	4	4			56.62	Q
6	4	3			56.76	Q
7	4	8			56.85	Q
8	4	2			56.88	Q
9	5	1			56.90	Q
10	4	5			57.01	Q
10	5	4			57.01	Q
12	5	5			57.11	Q
13	6	2			57.49	Q
14	3	6			57.51	Q
14	6	1			57.51	Q
16	6	6			57.54	Q
17	4	6			57.67
18	5	6			57.71
19	6	7			57.72
20	4	7			57.74
21	3	8			58.02	NR
22	5	8			58.28
23	5	2			58.49
24	5	3			58.50
25	3	5			58.56
26	2	6			58.80
27	3	3			58.85
28	6	8			59.05
29	4	1			59.71
30	3	2			59.84
31	3	4
32	2	8
33	3	1
34	2	5
35	2	3
36	3	7
37	2	4
38	2	2
39	2	7
40	1	2
41	1	5				NR
42	1	4
43	1	1
44	1	6
45	1	3
46	1	8
47	1	7
	2	1

Semifinals

The semifinals were started on 13 December at 20:27.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	5			55.80	Q
2	1	4			55.92	Q
3	2	2			56.08	Q
3	2	4			56.08	Q
5	2	7			56.13	Q
6	1	7			56.35	Q
7	2	6			56.45	Q
8	2	3			56.54	Q
9	1	5			56.59
10	1	2			56.78
11	1	3			56.80
12	1	1			57.40
13	1	6			57.43
14	2	1			57.59
15	2	8			57.65
16	1	8			58.02

Final

The final was held on 14 December at 20:25.^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	7			55.49
	4			55.62
	3			55.74
	5			55.74
5	6			55.89
6	2			56.18
7	8			56.41
8	1			57.20

Notes and References

1. Web site: Competition Schedule. Omega Timing. 5 December 2022. 8 December 2022.
2. Web site: Women's 100m Backstroke – Heats – Results Summary. Omega Timing. 13 December 2022. 13 December 2022.
3. Web site: Women's 100m Backstroke – Semifinals – Results Summary. Omega Timing. 13 December 2022. 13 December 2022.
4. Web site: Women's 100m Backstroke – Final – Results. Omega Timing. 14 December 2022. 17 December 2022.