The women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events

Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

The Swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.-Qualifying criteria:...

 at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

2011 World Aquatics Championships

The 14th FINA World Championships were held at July 16–31, 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronised swimming...

 took place on July 27 with the heats and the semifinals and July 28 with the final.

Records

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

	Name	Nation	Time	Location	Date
World record Championship record	Zhao Jing Zhao Jing (swimmer) Zhao Jing is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Records:*2006 Asian Championships - 28.50, 50 m back...		27.06	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	July 30, 2009

No new world or competition records were set during this competition.

Heats

57 swimmers particiapted in 8 heats.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	6	4	Anastasia Zuyeva		28.20	Q
2	6	7	Zhou Yanxin		28.24	Q
3	8	4	Gao Chang Gao Chang Gao Chang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and who was a part of China's 2008 Olympic Team...		28.27	Q
4	8	5	Aya Terakawa Aya Terakawa is a Japanese backstroke swimmer.-Major achievements:* 2001 World Aquatics Championships - 200m backstroke 8th * 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - 200m backstroke 2nd...		28.34	Q
5	7	8	Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Anne Pelton is an American swimmer.-2009:At the 2009 USA Nationals and World Championship Trials, Pelton placed second in the 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 200 m individual medley, earning berths on the US roster for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome...		28.35	Q
6	8	2	Missy Franklin Missy Franklin Melissa "Missy" Jeanette Franklin is an American swimmer. She is a five-time medalist at the World Aquatics Championships and a two-time silver medalist at the World Short Course Championships...		28.37	Q
7	7	4	Aleksandra Gerasimenya Aleksandra Gerasimenya Aleksandra Gerasimenya is a swimmer from Belarus.-References:...		28.38	Q
8	7	5	Emily Seebohm Emily Seebohm Emily Jane Seebohm OAM is an Australian backstroke, freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer.-Career:...		28.39	Q
8	8	6	Georgia Davies		28.39	Q
10	6	2	Theodora Drakou		28.46	Q
10	6	5	Mercedes Peris Mercedes Peris Mercedes Peris Minguet is an Olympic and national record holding backstroke swimmer from Spain. She competed for Spain at the 2008 Olympics.- References :* at www.sports-reference.com...		28.46	Q
12	7	3	Julia Wilkinson Julia Wilkinson Julia Rose Wilkinson is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.-2008 Olympics:...		28.62	Q
13	6	8	Ekaterina Avramova		28.66	Q, NR
14	8	8	Kseniya Moskvina		28.71	Q
15	8	3	Gemma Spofforth Gemma Spofforth Gemma Mary Spofforth is an English swimmer who is a world champion and record-holder in the backstroke.Spofforth was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, England. She overcame pancreatitis in 2005, taking a year in and out of the water undecided on future plans to continue swimming. This was a turning point...		28.79	Q
16	6	6	Jenny Mensing		28.84	Q
17	7	1	Sinead Russell		28.87
18	3	4	Mie Nielsen		28.89
19	6	3	Shiho Sakai Shiho Sakai is a Japanese backstroke swimmer.-Major achievements:2009 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships* 100m backstroke 1st * 200m backstroke 2nd -Personal bests:In long course* 50m backstroke: 27.88...		28.89
20	7	6	Belinda Hocking Belinda Hocking Belinda Jane Hocking is an Australian backstroke swimmer.-2007:Hocking was fifth in the 200m back and sixth in the 50 and 100m back at the Telstra Australian Championships in Brisbane ….won gold in 4x200m free and was fourth in 200m back at Jnr Pan Pacs in Maui….claimed gold in 100 and 200m back...		28.92
21	5	3	Daryna Zevina Daryna Zevina Daryna Zevina is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won several international juniors medals in her career, a gold medal at the 100 meter Backstroke and a bronze medal at the 200 meter Backstroke during the 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships...		28.99
22	5	6	Sanja Jovanović Sanja Jovanovic Sanja Jovanović is a female backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who made her Olympic debut for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she competed in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, where she finished in 17th and 13th position...		29.03
22	5	7	Karin Prinsloo		29.03
24	7	7	Elena Gemo		29.12
25	7	2	Etiene Medeiros		29.16
26	8	7	Alina Vats		29.24
27	4	6	Isabella Arcila		29.27
28	5	2	Fabienne Nadarajah		29.29
28	6	1	Sviatlana Khakhlova		29.29
30	5	4	Simona Baumrtova		29.37
31	4	8	Anni Alitalo		29.39
32	5	5	Li Tao		29.40
33	8	1	Maria Gonzalez Ramirez		29.45
34	4	4	Alicja Tchorz		29.50
35	5	1	Ingibjoerg Kristi Jonsdottir		29.66
36	5	8	Hazal Sarikaya		29.71
37	3	3	Cecilia Bertoncello		29.73	NR
38	4	5	Yekaterina Rudenko		29.76
39	4	1	Kiera Aitken Kiera Aitken Kiera Aitken is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Bermuda. She is one of Bermuda's most successful swimmers, and has twice been named Bermuda's Female Athlete of the Year...		29.78
40	4	3	Lau Yin Yan		29.79
41	4	7	Sophia Batchelor		29.90
42	4	2	Alana Dillette Alana Dillette Alana Kathryn Dillette is an Olympic-swimmer from The Bahamas. She swam for the Bahamas at the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as at the 2007 Pan American Games...		29.97
43	3	5	Kah Chan		30.22
44	3	2	Anna Volchkov		30.59
45	3	6	Monica Ramirez Abella		30.66
46	3	7	Sylvia Bruhnlehner		32.09
47	2	4	Jessika Cossa		32.29
48	3	8	Anahit Barseghyan		32.49
49	3	1	Nicola Muscat		32.62
50	2	5	Jade Ashleigh Howard		32.91
51	2	3	Kiran Khan Kiran Khan Kiran Khan . Kiran Khan is an Olympian Swimmer and national record-holder from Pakistan, and is one of the first international female swimmers for the country. She started her career in 2001. Kiran Khan first came to national attention at the 28th Pakistan National Games in 2001...		33.18
52	2	6	Angelique Trinquier		33.19
53	2	2	Mareme Faye		33.43
54	2	7	Vitiny Hemthon		36.57
55	1	3	Faleumata Samassekou		37.79
56	1	4	Gebremedhin Yanet Seyoum		38.06
57	1	5	Guedia Mouafo		39.02

Semifinal 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Mercedes Peris Mercedes Peris Mercedes Peris Minguet is an Olympic and national record holding backstroke swimmer from Spain. She competed for Spain at the 2008 Olympics.- References :* at www.sports-reference.com...		27.93	Q
2	7	Julia Wilkinson Julia Wilkinson Julia Rose Wilkinson is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.-2008 Olympics:...		28.10	Q
3	3	Missy Franklin Missy Franklin Melissa "Missy" Jeanette Franklin is an American swimmer. She is a five-time medalist at the World Aquatics Championships and a two-time silver medalist at the World Short Course Championships...		28.14	Q
4	5	Aya Terakawa Aya Terakawa is a Japanese backstroke swimmer.-Major achievements:* 2001 World Aquatics Championships - 200m backstroke 8th * 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - 200m backstroke 2nd...		28.16	Q
5	6	Emily Seebohm Emily Seebohm Emily Jane Seebohm OAM is an Australian backstroke, freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer.-Career:...		28.19	Q
6	4	Zhou Yanxin		28.44
7	1	Kseniya Moskvina		28.75
8	8	Jenny Mensing		28.83

Semifinal 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4	Anastasia Zuyeva		27.88	Q
2	6	Aleksandra Gerasimenya Aleksandra Gerasimenya Aleksandra Gerasimenya is a swimmer from Belarus.-References:...		27.93	Q
3	5	Gao Chang Gao Chang Gao Chang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and who was a part of China's 2008 Olympic Team...		28.05	Q
4	7	Theodora Drakou		28.25
5	2	Georgia Davies		28.26
6	1	Ekaterina Avramova		28.64	NR
7	8	Gemma Spofforth Gemma Spofforth Gemma Mary Spofforth is an English swimmer who is a world champion and record-holder in the backstroke.Spofforth was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, England. She overcame pancreatitis in 2005, taking a year in and out of the water undecided on future plans to continue swimming. This was a turning point...		28.75
8	3	Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Pelton Elizabeth Anne Pelton is an American swimmer.-2009:At the 2009 USA Nationals and World Championship Trials, Pelton placed second in the 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 200 m individual medley, earning berths on the US roster for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome...		28.85

Final

The final was held at 19:17.

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Anastasia Zueva Anastasia Zueva Anastasia Zuyeva, more commonly spelled "Zueva", is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Russia. She swam for Russia at the 2008 Olympics....		27.79
	1	Aya Terakawa Aya Terakawa is a Japanese backstroke swimmer.-Major achievements:* 2001 World Aquatics Championships - 200m backstroke 8th * 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - 200m backstroke 2nd...		27.93
	7	Missy Franklin Missy Franklin Melissa "Missy" Jeanette Franklin is an American swimmer. She is a five-time medalist at the World Aquatics Championships and a two-time silver medalist at the World Short Course Championships...		28.01
4	6	Gao Chang Gao Chang Gao Chang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and who was a part of China's 2008 Olympic Team...		28.06
5	8	Emily Seebohm Emily Seebohm Emily Jane Seebohm OAM is an Australian backstroke, freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer.-Career:...		28.07
6	2	Julia Wilkinson Julia Wilkinson Julia Rose Wilkinson is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.-2008 Olympics:...		28.09
6	3	Aliaksandra Herasimenia		28.09
8	5	Mercedes Peris Minguet		28.42

External links

• 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre backstroke start list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.