Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke
Appearance
Women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Palau Sant Jordi | |||||||||
Dates | August 3, 2013 (heats & semifinals) August 4, 2013 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 74 from 66 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 29.52 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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2013 FINA World Championships | ||
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Diving | ||
Individual | ||
1 m | men | women |
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Synchronised | ||
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
High diving | ||
20 m | women | |
27 m | men | |
Open water swimming | ||
Single | ||
5 km | men | women |
10 km | men | women |
25 km | men | women |
Team | ||
5 km | mixed | |
Swimming | ||
Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
Synchronised swimming | ||
Solo | ||
Technical | women | |
Free | women | |
Duet | ||
Technical | women | |
Free | women | |
Team | ||
Technical | women | |
Free | women | |
Combination | women | |
Water polo | ||
Tournament | men | women |
The women's 50 metre breaststroke event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 3–4 August at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:
World record | Jessica Hardy (USA) | 29.80 | Federal Way, United States | 7 August 2009 | [3][4] |
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Competition record | Yuliya Yefimova (RUS) | 30.09 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 | [5] |
The following new records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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29 July | Heats – Women's 100 metre breaststroke | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 29.97† | CR |
3 August | Heats | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | 29.78 | WR, CR |
3 August | Semifinal 2 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 29.48 | WR, CR |
† – en route to final mark
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]The heats were held at 10:32.[6]
Semifinals
[edit]The semifinals were held at 18:26.[7]
Semifinal 1
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 29.90 | Q |
2 | 5 | Breeja Larson | United States | 30.20 | Q |
3 | 7 | Rikke Møller Pedersen | Denmark | 30.57 | Q |
4 | 6 | Moniek Nijhuis | Netherlands | 30.61 | Q |
5 | 3 | Mariya Liver | Ukraine | 30.94 | |
6 | 2 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 31.27 | |
7 | 8 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir | Iceland | 31.37 | NR |
8 | 1 | He Yuzhe | China | 31.67 |
Semifinal 2
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 29.48 | Q, WR |
2 | 4 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | 29.88 | Q |
3 | 6 | Petra Chocová | Czech Republic | 30.31 | Q, NR |
4 | 3 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden | 30.66 | Q |
5 | 7 | Marina García | Spain | 31.24 | |
6 | 8 | Samantha Marshall | Australia | 31.26 | |
7 | 2 | Fiona Doyle | Ireland | 31.52 | |
8 | 1 | Rebecca Ejdervik | Sweden | 31.73 |
Final
[edit]The final was held at 18:08.[8]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | 29.52 | NR | |
4 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 29.59 | ||
3 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 29.80 | =AM | |
4 | 6 | Breeja Larson | United States | 29.95 | |
5 | 8 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden | 30.23 | |
6 | 7 | Rikke Møller Pedersen | Denmark | 30.72 | |
7 | 1 | Moniek Nijhuis | Netherlands | 31.31 | |
2 | Petra Chocová | Czech Republic | DSQ |
References
[edit]- ^ "BCN 2013 – Swimming: Schedule". FINA. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Start list
- ^ Ford, Bonnie (7 August 2009). "Hardy's return brings new outlook". ESPN. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Open: Jessica Hardy Lowers 50 Breast World Record on Way to 100 Breast World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 7 August 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Liam Tancock sets world record and claims gold at World Championships in Rome". The Daily Telegraph. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Heats Results
- ^ Semifinals Results
- ^ Final Results