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100 metres Backstroke, Women

Date	7 – 8 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Estádio Aquático Olímpico, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	34 from 29 countries

American Missy Franklin won this event at the London Olympics, but failed to make the US Olympic team in the event, still struggling to recover after back injuries in 2014. In her absence Australia’s Emily Seebohm, runner-up to Franklin in London, was considered the favorite, having won both backstroke events at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan. Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú was ranked third in the world in this event, but it was not certain she would start, eschewing the 100 back to compete in other events. Coming into Rio, Seebohm and Denmark’s Mie Nielsen were tied at the top of the yearly world list with 58.73.

Hosszú did compete and won the gold medal in the event, but the rest of the results were completely unexpected. Silver went to unheralded American Kathleen Baker, while there was a tie for the bronze medal between Canada’s Kylie Masse and China’s Fu Yuanhui. Nielsen was back in fifth while Seebohm struggled and finished only sixth in the final. This was one of three individual gold medals for Hosszú, who also won both individual medleys.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Katinka Hosszú	HUN	59.13 (3 h5)	58.94 (2 h2)	58.45 (1)	Gold
2	Kathleen Baker	USA	58.84 (1 h4)	58.84 (1 h2)	58.75 (2)	Silver
=3	Kylie Masse	CAN	59.07 (2 h5)	59.06 (4 h2)	58.76 (=3)	Bronze
=3	Fu Yuanhui	CHN	1:00.02 (4 h4)	58.95 (3 h2)	58.76 (=3)	Bronze
5	Mie Ø. Nielsen	DEN	59.13 (2 h4)	59.18 (2 h1)	58.80 (5)
6	Olivia Smoliga	USA	59.60 (1 h3)	59.35 (4 h1)	58.95 (6)
7	Emily Seebohm	AUS	58.99 (1 h5)	59.32 (3 h1)	59.19 (7)
8	Madi Wilson	AUS	59.92 (2 h3)	59.03 (1 h1)	59.23 (8)
9	Anastasiya Fesikova	RUS	1:00.04 (3 h3)	59.68 (5 h1)	–
10	Georgia Davies	GBR	59.86 (3 h4)	59.85 (5 h2)	–
11	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	1:00.13 (4 h3)	1:00.26 (6 h2)	–
12	Dominique Bouchard	CAN	1:00.18 (4 h5)	1:00.54 (6 h1)	–
13	Matea Samardžić	CRO	1:00.46 (5 h4)	1:00.60 (7 h2)	–
14	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	ISL	1:00.89 (5 h3)	1:00.65 (7 h1)	–
15	Duane Da Rocha	ESP	1:00.87 (7 h4)	1:00.85 (8 h2)	–
16	Wang Xue'er	CHN	1:00.59 (6 h4)	1:01.44 (8 h1)	–
17	Simona Baumrtová	CZE	1:01.08 (6 h3)	–	–
18	Kira Toussaint	NED	1:01.17 (5 h5)	–	–
19	Claudia Lau	HKG	1:01.27 (1 h2)	–	–
20	Yekaterina Rudenko	KAZ	1:01.28 (6 h5)	–	–
21	Alicja Tchórz	POL	1:01.31 (2 h2)	–	–
22	Katarína Listopadová	SVK	1:01.43 (8 h4)	–	–
23	Darya Ustinova	RUS	1:01.45 (7 h3)	–	–
24	Mimosa Jallow	FIN	1:01.58 (8 h3)	–	–
25	Etiene Medeiros	BRA	1:01.70 (7 h5)	–	–
26	Natsumi Sakai	JPN	1:01.74 (8 h5)	–	–
27	Alexus Laird	SEY	1:03.33 (3 h2)	–	–
28	Kimiko Raheem	SRI	1:04.21 (4 h2)	–	–
29	Lara Butler	CAY	1:04.98 (5 h2)	–	–
30	Caylee Watson	ISV	1:07.19 (6 h2)	–	–
31	Gaurika Singh	NEP	1:08.45 (1 h1)	–	–
32	Evelina Afoa	SAM	1:08.74 (2 h1)	–	–
33	Talisa Lanoe	KEN	1:10.02 (7 h2)	–	–
34	Rita Zeqiri	KOS	1:12.31 (3 h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	7 August 2016 — 13:02
Format	Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Kathleen Baker	USA	58.84	Q
2	–	Emily Seebohm	AUS	58.99	Q
3	–	Kylie Masse	CAN	59.07	Q
=4	–	Mie Ø. Nielsen	DEN	59.13	Q
=4	–	Katinka Hosszú	HUN	59.13	Q
6	–	Olivia Smoliga	USA	59.60	Q
7	–	Georgia Davies	GBR	59.86	Q
8	–	Madi Wilson	AUS	59.92	Q
9	–	Fu Yuanhui	CHN	1:00.02	Q
10	–	Anastasiya Fesikova	RUS	1:00.04	Q
11	–	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	1:00.13	Q
12	–	Dominique Bouchard	CAN	1:00.18	Q
13	–	Matea Samardžić	CRO	1:00.46	Q
14	–	Wang Xue'er	CHN	1:00.59	Q
15	–	Duane Da Rocha	ESP	1:00.87	Q
16	–	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	ISL	1:00.89	Q
17	–	Simona Baumrtová	CZE	1:01.08
18	–	Kira Toussaint	NED	1:01.17
19	–	Claudia Lau	HKG	1:01.27
20	–	Yekaterina Rudenko	KAZ	1:01.28
21	–	Alicja Tchórz	POL	1:01.31
22	–	Katarína Listopadová	SVK	1:01.43
23	–	Darya Ustinova	RUS	1:01.45
24	–	Mimosa Jallow	FIN	1:01.58
25	–	Etiene Medeiros	BRA	1:01.70
26	–	Natsumi Sakai	JPN	1:01.74
27	–	Alexus Laird	SEY	1:03.33
28	–	Kimiko Raheem	SRI	1:04.21
29	–	Lara Butler	CAY	1:04.98
30	–	Caylee Watson	ISV	1:07.19
31	–	Gaurika Singh	NEP	1:08.45
32	–	Evelina Afoa	SAM	1:08.74
33	–	Talisa Lanoe	KEN	1:10.02
34	–	Rita Zeqiri	KOS	1:12.31

Heat #1

Time	13:02

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Gaurika Singh	NEP	1:08.45	0.65	32.42 (2)	36.03 (1)
2	–	Evelina Afoa	SAM	1:08.74	0.72	32.24 (1)	36.50 (2)
3	–	Rita Zeqiri	KOS	1:12.31	0.72	34.33 (3)	37.98 (3)

Heat #2

Time	13:05

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Claudia Lau	HKG	1:01.27	0.60	29.81 (3)	31.46 (1)
2	–	Alicja Tchórz	POL	1:01.31	0.63	29.55 (1)	31.76 (2)
3	–	Alexus Laird	SEY	1:03.33	0.59	29.58 (2)	33.75 (5)
4	–	Kimiko Raheem	SRI	1:04.21	0.64	30.49 (4)	33.72 (4)
5	–	Lara Butler	CAY	1:04.98	0.67	31.34 (5)	33.64 (3)
6	–	Caylee Watson	ISV	1:07.19	0.54	31.71 (6)	35.48 (6)
7	–	Talisa Lanoe	KEN	1:10.02	0.69	33.65 (7)	36.37 (7)

Heat #3

Time	13:08

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Olivia Smoliga	USA	59.60	0.75	28.94 (1)	30.66 (2)	Q
2	–	Madi Wilson	AUS	59.92	0.64	29.33 (3)	30.59 (1)	Q
3	–	Anastasiya Fesikova	RUS	1:00.04	0.78	29.10 (2)	30.94 (4)	Q
4	–	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	1:00.13	0.68	29.39 (4)	30.74 (3)	Q
5	–	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	ISL	1:00.89	0.65	29.93 (7)	30.96 (5)	Q
6	–	Simona Baumrtová	CZE	1:01.08	0.68	29.94 (8)	31.14 (6)
7	–	Darya Ustinova	RUS	1:01.45	0.66	29.83 (6)	31.62 (7)
8	–	Mimosa Jallow	FIN	1:01.58	0.68	29.60 (5)	31.98 (8)

Heat #4

Time	13:11

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Kathleen Baker	USA	58.84	0.61	28.29 (1)	30.55 (3)	Q
2	–	Mie Ø. Nielsen	DEN	59.13	0.66	29.08 (4)	30.05 (1)	Q
3	–	Georgia Davies	GBR	59.86	0.62	29.44 (6)	30.42 (2)	Q
4	–	Fu Yuanhui	CHN	1:00.02	0.71	28.89 (2)	31.13 (5)	Q
5	–	Matea Samardžić	CRO	1:00.46	0.79	29.71 (7)	30.75 (4)	Q
6	–	Wang Xue'er	CHN	1:00.59	0.66	29.07 (3)	31.52 (8)	Q
7	–	Duane Da Rocha	ESP	1:00.87	0.75	29.37 (5)	31.50 (7)	Q
8	–	Katarína Listopadová	SVK	1:01.43	0.65	30.28 (8)	31.15 (6)

Heat #5

Time	13:14

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Emily Seebohm	AUS	58.99	0.69	28.77 (2)	30.22 (2)	Q
2	–	Kylie Masse	CAN	59.07	0.63	28.46 (1)	30.61 (3)	Q
3	–	Katinka Hosszú	HUN	59.13	0.58	29.01 (3)	30.12 (1)	Q
4	–	Dominique Bouchard	CAN	1:00.18	0.63	29.53 (6)	30.65 (4)	Q
5	–	Kira Toussaint	NED	1:01.17	0.58	29.19 (4)	31.98 (7)
6	–	Yekaterina Rudenko	KAZ	1:01.28	0.77	29.71 (7)	31.57 (5)
7	–	Etiene Medeiros	BRA	1:01.70	0.62	29.44 (5)	32.26 (8)
8	–	Natsumi Sakai	JPN	1:01.74	0.59	29.99 (8)	31.75 (6)

Semi-Finals

Date	7 August 2016 — 23:36
Format	Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Kathleen Baker	USA	58.84	Q
2	–	Katinka Hosszú	HUN	58.94	Q
3	–	Fu Yuanhui	CHN	58.95	Q
4	–	Madi Wilson	AUS	59.03	Q
5	–	Kylie Masse	CAN	59.06	Q
6	–	Mie Ø. Nielsen	DEN	59.18	Q
7	–	Emily Seebohm	AUS	59.32	Q
8	–	Olivia Smoliga	USA	59.35	Q
9	–	Anastasiya Fesikova	RUS	59.68
10	–	Georgia Davies	GBR	59.85
11	–	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	1:00.26
12	–	Dominique Bouchard	CAN	1:00.54
13	–	Matea Samardžić	CRO	1:00.60
14	–	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	ISL	1:00.65
15	–	Duane Da Rocha	ESP	1:00.85
16	–	Wang Xue'er	CHN	1:01.44

Heat #1

Time	23:36

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Madi Wilson	AUS	59.03	0.58	28.82 (3)	30.21 (2)	Q
2	–	Mie Ø. Nielsen	DEN	59.18	0.67	29.07 (5)	30.11 (1)	Q
3	–	Emily Seebohm	AUS	59.32	0.71	28.75 (1)	30.57 (4)	Q
4	–	Olivia Smoliga	USA	59.35	0.69	28.81 (2)	30.54 (3)	Q
5	–	Anastasiya Fesikova	RUS	59.68	0.70	28.86 (4)	30.82 (6)
6	–	Dominique Bouchard	CAN	1:00.54	0.66	29.89 (8)	30.65 (5)
7	–	Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	ISL	1:00.65	0.77	29.56 (7)	31.09 (7)
8	–	Wang Xue'er	CHN	1:01.44	0.67	29.32 (6)	32.12 (8)

Heat #2

Time	23:44

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Kathleen Baker	USA	58.84	0.63	28.48 (1)	30.36 (3)	Q
2	–	Katinka Hosszú	HUN	58.94	0.59	28.64 (2)	30.30 (2)	Q
3	–	Fu Yuanhui	CHN	58.95	0.58	28.77 (4)	30.18 (1)	Q
4	–	Kylie Masse	CAN	59.06	0.64	28.66 (3)	30.40 (4)	Q
5	–	Georgia Davies	GBR	59.85	0.61	29.11 (5)	30.74 (5)
6	–	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	1:00.26	0.64	29.51 (7)	30.75 (6)
7	–	Matea Samardžić	CRO	1:00.60	0.76	29.24 (6)	31.36 (8)
8	–	Duane Da Rocha	ESP	1:00.85	0.65	29.72 (8)	31.13 (7)

Final Round

Date	8 August 2016 — 22:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Katinka Hosszú	HUN	58.45	0.70	28.84 (6)	29.61 (1)
2	–	Kathleen Baker	USA	58.75	0.62	28.28 (2)	30.47 (7)
=3	–	Kylie Masse	CAN	58.76	0.56	28.56 (4)	30.20 (4)
=3	–	Fu Yuanhui	CHN	58.76	0.69	28.34 (3)	30.42 (6)
5	–	Mie Ø. Nielsen	DEN	58.80	0.64	28.83 (5)	29.97 (3)
6	–	Olivia Smoliga	USA	58.95	0.83	29.19 (8)	29.76 (2)
7	–	Emily Seebohm	AUS	59.19	0.74	28.23 (1)	30.96 (8)
8	–	Madi Wilson	AUS	59.23	0.58	28.89 (7)	30.34 (5)