Women’s 100m Backstroke – Short Course
World’s Fastest 100m Backstroke – Women’s Short Course
- Minna Atherton (26.52, 28.37) 54.89
- Katinka Hosszu (26.93, 28.10) 55.03
- Olivia Smoliga (26.50, 28.54) 55.04
- Kira Toussaint (26.60, 28.57) 55.17
- Louise Hansson (26.45, 28.75) 55.20
- Kylie Masse (26.69, 28.53) 55.22
- Shiho Sakai (26.73, 28.50) 55.23
- Emily Seebohm (26.81, 28.50) 55.31
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The chart below compares the World’s fastest 100m Backstroke swimmers. Swimmers and coaches can looks at the individual Splits, Stroke Counts and the first 50m split compared to swimmers 50m PB. All swim data has been collected from our team reviewing race footage where possible. Here is Minna Atherton’s 100m Backstroke World Record swim to view which was performed at the ISL 2019 in Budapest.
For comparison here is the Women’s 100m Backstroke Long Course and the Women’s 200m Backstroke Long Course.
| Women's 100m Backstroke - Short Course | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minna Atherton | Katinka Hosszu | Olivia Smoliga | Kira Toussaint | Louise Hansson | Kylie Masse | Shiho Sakai | Emily Seebohm | |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in 181cm | 5 ft 9 in 175cm | 6 ft 2 in 188cm | 5 ft 7 in 174cm | 6 ft 2 in 187cm | 5ft 8in 172cm | 5 ft 3 in 159cm | 6 ft 0 in 183cm |
| Weight: | 165Ib 75kg | 150 Ib 68kg | 163Ib 74kg | 159Ib 72kg | 157lb 71kg | 134lb 61kg | 117Ib 53kg | 141Ib 64kg |
| Country: | AUS | HUN | USA | NED | Sweden | Canada | JPN | AUS |
| DOB: | 2000-05-17 | 1989-05-03 | 1994-10-12 | 1994-05-22 | 1996-11-24 | 1996-01-18 | 1990-12-01 | 1992-06-05 |
| Meet: | ISL 2019 Season | 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2014 | ISL 2020 Season - Final | European Short - Course Swimming Championships 2019 | 2021 FINA World Championships Short Course | 2021 FINA World Championships Short Course | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2014 |
| 1st 25m Split | ||||||||
| Strokes | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Split Time: | ||||||||
| 2nd 25m Split | ||||||||
| Strokes | 10 | 11 | ||||||
| Split Time: | 26.52 | 26.93 | 26.50 | 26.60 | 26.45 | 26.69 | 26.73 | 26.81 |
| 50m PB: | 25.81 | 25.95 | 25.74 | 25.60 | 25.91 | 25.92 | 26.54 | 25.83 |
| Time off 50m PB: | 0.71 | 0.98 | 0.76 | 1.00 | 0.54 | 0.77 | 0.19 | 0.98 |
| Percentage of 50m PB: | 102.751% | 103.777% | 102.953% | 103.906% | 102.084% | 102.971% | 100.716% | 103.794% |
| 3rd 25m Split | ||||||||
| Strokes | 11 | 10 | ||||||
| Split Time: | ||||||||
| 4th 25m Split | ||||||||
| Strokes | 13 | 15 | ||||||
| Total Time: | 54.89 | 55.03 | 55.04 | 55.17 | 55.20 | 55.22 | 55.23 | 55.31 |