Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke explained

Event:Women's 50 metre backstroke
Championship:2016 European Aquatics Championships
Dates:20–21 May
Competitors:42
Nations:26
Win Value:27.57
Gold:Francesca Halsall
Goldnoc:GBR
Silver:Mie Østergaard Nielsen
Silvernoc:DEN
Bronze:Georgia Davies
Bronzenoc:GBR
Prev:2014
Next:2018

The Women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 and 21 May 2016.[1] [2]

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World recordZhao Jing27.06Rome30 July 2009
European recordDaniela Samulski27.23Rome30 July 2009
Championship recordAleksandra Gerasimenya27.64Budapest14 August 2010

Results

Heats

The heats were held on 20 May at 10:57.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 27.87 Q
2 5 4 28.02 Q
3 3 5 28.12 Q
4 4 4 28.17 Q
5 5 3 28.31 Q
6 5 1 28.55
6 5 7 28.55 Q
8 3 2 28.57 Q
8 5 5 28.57 Q
10 4 5 28.67 Q
11 3 3 28.68 Q
12 5 9 28.70 Q
13 5 6 28.81 Q
14 4 2 28.82 Q
15 4 6 28.86 Q
16 5 8 29.01 Q
17 4 1 29.08 Q
18 3 9 29.17
19 3 0 29.21
20 4 8 29.26
21 4 3 29.35
22 3 7 29.40
23 4 7 29.45
24 3 8 29.60
24 2 4 29.60
26 2 7 29.63
27 4 0 29.71
28 2 2 29.79
28 4 9 29.79
30 2 8 29.84
31 1 3 29.88
32 2 5 29.98
33 2 3 29.99
34 2 0 30.00
35 2 9 30.10
36 2 6 30.24
37 1 4 30.36
38 1 2 30.64
39 2 1 30.66
40 1 5 30.76
41 1 6 31.00
42 1 7 33.57
3 1
3 8
5 0
5 2

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 20 May at 18:53.[4]

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 27.73 Q
2 5 28.11 Q
3 1 28.32 Q
4 6 28.51
5 3 28.63
6 2 28.75
7 7 28.85
8 8 28.92

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 27.80 Q
2 4 27.91 Q
3 6 28.08 Q
4 3 28.34 Q
5 7 28.49 Q
6 1 28.93
7 8 28.94
2

Final

The final was on 21 May at 17:05.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 27.57 CR
4 27.77
3 27.87
4 6 28.00
5 2 28.14
6 1 28.15
7 8 28.60
8 7 28.61

Notes and References

  1. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/SW_EntryList.pdf Entry list
  2. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/ODP-ASF-50DO-PRE-ALL.pdf Start list
  3. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-50DO-PRE-RIEP.pdf Heats results
  4. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-50DO-SEM-ALL.pdf Semifinals results
  5. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-50DO-FIN-ALL.pdf Final results