The Women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 and 21 May 2021.[1][2]
Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
Dates | 20 May 2021 (heats and semifinals) 21 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 28 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 58.49 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editBefore the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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World record | Regan Smith | United States | 57.57 | Gwangju | 28 July 2019 |
European record | Gemma Spofforth | Great Britain | 58.12 | Rome | 28 July 2009 |
Championship record | Mie Nielsen | Denmark | 58.73 | London | 19 May 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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20 May | Semifinals | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 58.73 | CR |
Kathleen Dawson | Great Britain | 58.44 | CR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 20 May at 10:55.[3]
Swim-off
editThe swim-off was held on 20 May at 12:20.[4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Mimosa Jallow | Finland | 1:00.31 | Q |
2 | 4 | África Zamorano | Spain | 1:01.16 |
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 20 May at 18:12.[5]
Semifinal 1
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 58.73 | Q, =CR |
2 | 5 | Margherita Panziera | Italy | 59.53 | Q |
3 | 3 | Cassie Wild | Great Britain | 59.75 | q |
4 | 6 | Maaike de Waard | Netherlands | 59.76 | q |
5 | 2 | Katalin Burián | Hungary | 1:00.18 | |
6 | 7 | Simona Kubová | Czech Republic | 1:00.43 | |
7 | 1 | Paulina Peda | Poland | 1:00.59 | |
8 | 8 | Mimosa Jallow | Finland | 1:00.82 |
Semifinal 2
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Kathleen Dawson | Great Britain | 58.44 | Q, CR |
2 | 5 | Maria Kameneva | Russia | 59.30 | Q |
3 | 3 | Anastasia Gorbenko | Israel | 59.78 | q, WD, NR |
4 | 2 | Anastasia Fesikova | Russia | 1:00.00 | q |
5 | 6 | Louise Hansson | Sweden | 1:00.04 | q |
6 | 1 | Ingeborg Løyning | Norway | 1:00.23 | NR |
7 | 8 | Nina Kost | Switzerland | 1:00.35 | |
8 | 7 | Anastasiya Shkurdai | Belarus | 1:00.52 |
Final
editFirst race
editThe final was held on 21 May at 18:24.[6] The race was then declared void after the Swedish protested that the speaker in lane 1 malfunctioned and Hansson was not able to hear the starting gun. A re-race was scheduled for 20:45.
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Kathleen Dawson | Great Britain | 58.18 | CR | |
5 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 59.02 | ||
3 | Maria Kameneva | Russia | 59.13 | ||
6 | Margherita Panziera | Italy | 59.65 | ||
2 | Cassie Wild | Great Britain | 59.82 | ||
7 | Maaike de Waard | Netherlands | 1:00.33 | ||
8 | Anastasia Fesikova | Russia | 1:00.33 | ||
1 | Louise Hansson | Sweden | 1:02.29 |
Re race
editThe final re race was held on 21 May at 20:45.[7]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Kathleen Dawson | Great Britain | 58.49 | ||
6 | Margherita Panziera | Italy | 59.01 | ||
3 | Maria Kameneva | Russia | 59.22 | ||
4 | 5 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 59.32 | |
5 | 2 | Cassie Wild | Great Britain | 59.68 | |
6 | 1 | Louise Hansson | Sweden | 1:00.04 | |
7 | 8 | Anastasia Fesikova | Russia | 1:00.33 | |
8 | 7 | Maaike de Waard | Netherlands | 1:00.64 |