Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke explained

Event:Women's 100 metre backstroke
Championship:2023 World Aquatics Championships
Dates:24 July (heats and semifinals)
25 July (final)
Venue:Marine Messe Fukuoka
Location:Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors:61
Nations:54
Win Value:57.53
Gold:Kaylee McKeown
Gold Nation:AUS
Silver:Regan Smith
Silver Nation:USA
Bronze:Katharine Berkoff
Bronze Nation:USA
Prev:2022
Next:2024

The women's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 24 and 25 July 2023.[1] [2] [3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]

The following new records were set during this competition.

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 24 July at 10:32.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 4 Q
2 7 4 Q
3 5 4 Q
4 7 5 Q
5 6 3 Q
6 7 2 Q
7 6 6 Q
8 5 5 Q
9 6 5 Q
10 5 7 1:00.04 Q
11 6 1 1:00.10 Q
12 7 6 1:00.11 Q
13 5 3 1:00.40 Q
14 5 1 1:00.45 Q
15 7 0 1:00.46 Q
15 7 3 1:00.46 Q
17 5 2 1:00.51
18 6 8 1:00.56
19 4 4 1:00.83
19 7 1 1:00.83
21 7 7 1:00.87
22 5 6 1:00.95
23 7 9 1:01.08
24 6 0 1:01.27
25 5 8 1:01.32
26 6 2 1:01.40
27 7 8 1:01.51
28 4 3 1:01.66
28 4 6 1:01.66
30 6 7 1:01.67
31 6 9 1:02.03
32 4 1 1:02.34
32 4 5 1:02.34
34 5 0 1:02.62
35 4 8 1:02.77
36 4 7 1:02.87
37 5 9 1:02.91
38 3 4 1:03.12
39 4 9 1:03.14
40 4 2 1:03.18
41 3 5 1:03.45
42 3 1 1:04.27
43 3 6 1:04.40
44 3 3 1:04.53
45 4 0 1:04.66
46 3 2 1:04.85
46 3 8 1:04.85
48 3 0 1:04.86
49 3 7 1:05.32
50 1 3 1:05.35
51 1 4 1:06.80
52 3 9 1:07.17
53 2 5 1:08.59 NR
54 2 1 1:08.60
55 2 4 1:08.97
56 2 8 1:10.29
57 2 3 1:10.51
58 2 6 1:12.19
59 1 5 1:14.69
60 2 2 1:18.17 NR
61 2 7 1:22.06

Semifinals

The semifinals were started on 24 July at 20:53.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 58.33 Q
2 1 4 58.48 Q
3 2 5 58.60 Q
4 1 5 59.06 Q
5 1 3 59.30 Q, NR
6 2 2 59.35 Q
7 2 3 59.49 Q
8 1 7 59.62 Q
9 1 2 59.63
10 2 7 59.79
11 2 6 59.84
12 1 8 59.89
13 1 6 59.96
14 1 1
15 2 8
16 2 1

Final

The final was held on 25 July at 20:51.[7]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 57.53 CR
4 57.78
3 58.25
4 6 59.09
5 7 59.31
6 2 59.72
7 8 59.84
8 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118125431/https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2023/01/16/8d440e7e-1f63-4fe8-af1c-a96ba1af40bf/20th-FINA-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIPS-Fukuoka-2023-Schedule-12.01.23.pdf . 18 January 2024 . 17 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Sutherland . James . 13 January 2023 . World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118152954/https://swimswam.com/world-aquatics-announces-competition-schedule-for-2023-world-championships-in-fukuoka/ . 18 January 2024 . 13 January 2023 . SwimSwam.
  3. Web site: 21 July 2023 . Start list . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230723152533/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010202EC0101FFFFFFFFFF00.pdf . 23 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
  4. Web site: 21 July 2023 . Records book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118153205/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001160001FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF1F.pdf . 18 January 2024 . omegatiming.com.
  5. Web site: 24 July 2023 . Heats results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231009120932/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010202EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 9 October 2023 . omegatiming.com.
  6. Web site: 24 July 2023 . Semifinals results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230724120522/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010202EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 24 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
  7. Web site: 25 July 2023 . Final results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230725115725/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010202EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 25 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.