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2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 100 metre backstroke
The women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 3 December with the heats and the semifinals and 4 December with the final.
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 December (heats and semifinals)4 December (final) | |||||||||
| 73 from 55 nations | |||||||||
| 55.03 | |||||||||
| Katinka Hosszú | |||||||||
| Hungary Emily Seebohm | |||||||||
| Australia Daryna Zevina | |||||||||
| Ukraine | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | Emily Seebohm | Australia | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | |||
| Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | ||||||||
| Emily Seebohm | Australia | ||||||||
| Daryna Zevina | Ukraine |
The women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 3 December with the heats and the semifinals and 4 December with the final.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Shiho Sakai | Japan | 55.23 | Berlin | 15 November 2009 |
| Championship record | Natalie Coughlin | United States | 56.08 | Dubai | 16 December 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 December | Heats | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 55.70 | CR |
| 4 December | Final | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 55.03 | WR, CR |
The heats were held at 11:28.
The semifinals were held at 18:44.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 56.23 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 56.32 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Georgia Davies | Great Britain | 56.82 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Etiene Medeiros | Brazil | 57.13 | Q, SA |
| 5 | 6 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic | 57.37 | |
| 6 | 2 | Michelle Coleman | Sweden | 57.51 | |
| 7 | 1 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 57.88 | |
| 8 | 8 | Arianna Barbieri | Italy | 58.50 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 56.65 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Mie Nielsen | Denmark | 56.87 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 56.91 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Kathleen Baker | United States | 57.25 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Sayaka Akase | Japan | 57.52 | |
| 6 | 7 | Amy Bilquist | United States | 57.65 | |
| 7 | 1 | Duane Da Rocha | Spain | 57.80 | |
| 8 | 8 | Daria Ustinova | Russia | 58.07 |
The final was held at 19:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 55.03 | WR | |
| 5 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 55.31 | OC | |
| 4 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 55.54 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 56.37 | |
| 5 | 2 | Mie Nielsen | Denmark | 56.62 | |
| 6 | 8 | Kathleen Baker | United States | 57.07 | |
| 7 | 1 | Etiene Medeiros | Brazil | 57.72 | |
| 8 | 6 | Georgia Davies | Great Britain | 57.77 |
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