Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | |||||||||
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| Dates | 18–19 May | ||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 28 nations | ||||||||
| Winning time | 58.73 | ||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||
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| 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| 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 |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Combination | Combination | |
The Women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18 and 19 May 2016.[1][2]
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 on 18 May at 10:49.[3]
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 18 May at 19:41.[4]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Katinka Hosszú |  Hungary |
1:00.03 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Georgia Davies | Great Britain |
1:00.58 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Simona Baumrtová |
 Czech Republic |
1:00.83 | |
| 4 | 1 | Irina Prikhodko | Russia |
1:01.09 | |
| 5 | 6 | Alicja Tchórz |  Poland |
1:01.19 | |
| 6 | 5 | Katarína Listopadová |  Slovakia |
1:01.33 | |
| 7 | 7 | Elena Gemo |  Italy |
1:01.70 | |
| 8 | 2 | Theodora Drakou |  Greece |
1:02.06 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Mie Østergaard Nielsen |
 Denmark |
59.16 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 5 | Kathleen Dawson | Great Britain |
59.83 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine |
1:00.31 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir |  Iceland |
1:00.46 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Ekaterina Avramova |  Turkey |
1:00.52 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy |
1:00.81 | Q |
| 7 | 8 | Mimosa Jallow |  Finland |
1:01.16 | |
| 8 | 7 | Matea Samardžić |  Croatia |
1:01.80 |
Final
The final was held on 19 May at 19:00.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Mie Østergaard Nielsen |
Denmark |
58.73 | CR |
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3 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary |
58.94 | |
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5 | Kathleen Dawson | Great Britain |
59.68 | |
| 4 | 6 | Daryna Zevina | Ukraine |
59.97 | |
| 5 | 1 | Georgia Davies | Great Britain |
59.99 | |
| 6 | 2 | Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir | Iceland |
1:00.98 | |
| 6 | 8 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy |
1:00.98 | |
| 8 | 7 | Ekaterina Avramova | Turkey |
1:01.10 |