The Women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20–21 August.[1]
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 20–21 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 59.63 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Gemma Spofforth |  Great Britain | 58.12 | Rome | 28 July 2009 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Anastasia Zuyeva |  Russia | 59.41 | Eindhoven | 21 March 2008 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held at 10:17.[2]
Semifinals
The semifinals were held at 19:34.[3]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Mie Nielsen |  Denmark | 59.51 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine | 1:00.42 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Arianna Barbieri |  Italy | 1:01.03 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Elizabeth Simmonds | Great Britain | 1:01.35 | |
| 5 | 7 | Duane Da Rocha |  Spain | 1:01.53 | |
| 6 | 6 | Ida Lindborg |  Sweden | 1:01.66 | |
| 7 | 1 | Mimosa Jallow |  Finland | 1:02.03 | |
| 8 | 8 | Justine Ress |  France | 1:02.53 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Georgia Davies | Great Britain | 1:00.18 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú |  Hungary | 1:00.19 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Simona Baumrtová |  Czech Republic | 1:00.53 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy | 1:00.60 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Daria Ustinova | Russia | 1:00.95 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Lisa Graf |  Germany | 1:01.51 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jenny Mensing | Germany | 1:01.51 | |
| 8 | 8 | Sanja Jovanović |  Croatia | 1:02.42 |
Final
The final was held at 18:58.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 59.63 | |
| 4 | Mie Nielsen | Denmark | 59.63 | |
 | 5 | Georgia Davies | Great Britain | 59.74 | |
| 4 | 6 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine | 1:00.33 | |
| 5 | 2 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic | 1:00.38 | |
| 6 | 7 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy | 1:00.80 | |
| 7 | 8 | Arianna Barbieri | Italy | 1:00.86 | |
| 8 | 1 | Daria Ustinova | Russia | 1:00.90 |
References
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