Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke explained

Event:	Women's 50 metre backstroke
Games:	2010 Asian Games
Venue:	Aoti Aquatics Centre
Date:	15 November 2010
Competitors:	21
Nations:	16
Win Value:	27.45
Gold:	Gao Chang
Goldnoc:	CHN
Silver:	Aya Terakawa
Silvernoc:	JPN
Bronze:	Xu Tianlongzi
Bronzenoc:	CHN
Prev:	2006
Next:	2014

See main article: Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games.

The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 15 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

There were 21 competitors from 16 countries who took part in this event. Three heats were held, the heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.

Gao Chang and Xu Tianlongzi from China won the gold and bronze medal respectively, Japanese swimmer Aya Terakawa won the silver medal.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time

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Monday, 15 November 2010	09:00	Heats
	18:00	Final

Results

Heats

width=40	Rank	width=40	Heat	width=250	Athlete	width=80	Time	width=50	Notes
1	1		28.17
2	3		28.33
3	2		28.47
4	2		28.62
5	3		28.91
6	3		29.14
7	1		29.53
8	2		29.55
9	3		30.03
10	2		30.15
11	1		30.26
12	2		30.78
13	3		30.90
14	1		31.66
15	3		32.05
16	2		32.06
17	1		32.88
18	3		35.92
19	1		39.84
20	2		42.82
21	1		44.49

Final

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		27.45
		27.86
		28.14
4		28.17
5		28.80
6		29.12
7		29.19
8		29.33

References

• 16th Asian Games Results

External links

• Women's 50m Backstroke Heats Official Website
• Women's 50m Backstroke Ev.No.13 Final Official Website