Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke

Women's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
VenueSandwell Aquatics Centre
Dates2 August (heats, semifinals)
3 August (final)
Competitors38 from 27 nations
Winning time27.31
Medalists
gold medal    Canada
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Australia
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The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held on 2 and 3 August at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

World record  Liu Xiang (CHN) 26.98 Jakarta, Indonesia 21 August 2018
Commonwealth record  Kaylee McKeown (AUS) 27.16 Sydney, Australia 16 May 2021
Games record  Georgia Davies (WAL) 27.56 Glasgow, United Kingdom 29 July 2014

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
2 August Semifinal 2 Kylie Masse  Canada 27.47 GR
3 August Final Kylie Masse  Canada 27.31 GR

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:[1]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Tuesday 2 August 2022 11:08 Qualifying
20:34 Semifinals
Wednesday 3 August 2022 19:51 Final

Results

Heats

[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 4 Kylie Masse  Canada 27.57 Q
2 4 5 Bronte Job  Australia 27.65 Q
3 5 5 Medi Harris  Wales 28.03 Q
4 5 4 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 28.09 Q
5 3 4 Mollie O'Callaghan  Australia 28.13 Q
6 3 5 Lauren Cox  England 28.30 Q
7 4 3 Danielle Hil  Northern Ireland 28.32 Q
8 5 6 Olivia Nel  South Africa 28.79 Q
9 3 3 Hazel Ouwehand  New Zealand 29.05 Q
10 5 3 Cassie Wild  Scotland 29.19 WD
11 4 2 Maddy Moore  Bermuda 29.29 Q
12 5 2 Emma Harvey  Bermuda 29.38 Q
13 4 6 Rebecca Meder  South Africa 29.55 Q
14 5 1 Gemma Atherley  Jersey 29.93 Q
15 3 6 Isabella Hindley  England 29.99 Q
16 4 7 Tatiana Tostevin  Guernsey 30.06 Q
17 3 2 Danielle Titus  Barbados 30.13 R, W
18 4 8 Emma Hodgson  Isle of Man 30.25 R
19 3 7 Lushavel Stickland  Samoa 30.46
20 5 7 Grace Davison  Northern Ireland 30.49
21 3 1 Nubia Adjei  Ghana 30.97
22 2 4 Mollie McAlorum  Northern Ireland 31.77
23 3 8 Aaliyah Palestrini  Seychelles 32.02
24 4 1 Katelyn Cabral  Bahamas 32.27
25 2 2 Cheyenne Rova  Fiji 32.34
26 2 6 Danielle Treasure  Barbados 32.76
27 2 5 Therese Soukup  Seychelles 32.95
28 1 2 Tilly Collymore  Grenada 33.25
29 2 7 Avice Meya  Uganda 33.71
30 1 6 Kiera Prentice  Isle of Man 33.86
31 2 1 Jamie Joachim  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.90
32 2 8 Patrice Mahaica  Guyana 34.06
33 1 5 Brooke Yon  Saint Helena 34.19
34 2 3 Arleigha Hall  Turks and Caicos Islands 34.20
35 1 3 Hamna Ahmed  Maldives 34.51
36 1 4 Aishath Sausan  Maldives 34.76
37 1 7 Kayla Temba  Tanzania 39.76
38 1 1 Kanu Isha  Sierra Leone 44.57
5 8 Maggie Mac Neil  Canada DNS

Semifinals

[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Kylie Masse  Canada 27.47 Q, GR
2 2 5 Medi Harris  Wales 27.64 Q
3 1 5 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 27.75 Q
4 2 3 Mollie O'Callaghan  Australia 27.76 Q
5 1 4 Bronte Job  Australia 27.79 Q
6 1 3 Lauren Cox  England 27.91 Q
7 2 6 Danielle Hil  Northern Ireland 28.28 Q
8 1 7 Rebecca Meder  South Africa 28.69 Q
9 1 6 Olivia Nel  South Africa 28.73 R
10 2 2 Hazel Ouwehand  New Zealand 28.85 R
11 1 2 Maddy Moore  Bermuda 29.18 NR
12 2 7 Emma Harvey  Bermuda 29.27
13 1 1 Isabella Hindley  England 29.75
14 2 8 Tatiana Tostevin  Guernsey 29.90
15 1 8 Danielle Titus  Barbados 30.00
16 2 1 Gemma Atherley  Jersey 30.06

Final

[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Kylie Masse  Canada 27.31 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Mollie O'Callaghan  Australia 27.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 27.58
4 7 Lauren Cox  England 27.61
5 5 Medi Harris  Wales 27.62
6 2 Bronte Job  Australia 27.85
7 1 Danielle Hil  Northern Ireland 28.29
8 8 Rebecca Meder  South Africa 28.66

References

  1. ^ "Swimming - Daily Schedule". Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ Heats Results
  3. ^ Semifinals results
  4. ^ Final results