Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke

{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event

|event = Women's 50 metre backstroke

|games = 2014

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Tollcross International Swimming Centre

|dates = {{Start date|2014|07|28|df=yes}} (heats & semis)
{{End date|2014|07|29|df=yes}} (final)

|competitors = 35

|nations = 23

|win_value = 27.56 GR

|gold = Georgia Davies

|goldCGA = WAL

|silver = Lauren Quigley

|silverCGA = ENG

|bronze = Brooklynn Snodgrass

|bronzeCGA = CAN

|prev = 2010

|next = 2018}}

The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 28 and 29 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Helen Jaques, Aquatics Competition Manager, Glasgow 2014 and the quaichs were presented by Miriam Moyo, Commonwealth Games Federation Regional Vice-President, Africa and President of the National Olympic Committee of Zambia.

Records

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

{{World Commonwealth Games Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Zhao Jing|CHN}}

| world_mark = 27.06

| world_place = Rome, Italy

| world_date = 30 July 2009

| world_ref = {{cite news|title=FINA World Championships, Swimming: Zhao Jing Reclaims 50 Back World Record For The Win|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/21911.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=30 July 2009|accessdate=21 July 2013}}{{cite news|title=China strikes 2 golds in swimming worlds|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/31/content_11801196.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002001327/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/31/content_11801196.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2009|publisher=Xinhua News Agency|date=31 July 2009|accessdate=21 July 2013}}

| commonwealth_athlete = {{flagathlete|Sophie Edington|AUS}}

| commonwealth_mark = 27.51

| commonwealth_place = Rome, Italy

| commonwealth_date = 29 July 2009

| commonwealth_ref =

| games_athlete = {{flagathlete|Sophie Edington|AUS}}

| games_mark = 28.00

| games_place = Delhi, India

| games_date = 8 October 2010

| games_ref =

}}

The following records were established during the competition:

class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Date !! Event !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Record
28 July	Heat	align=left\|Georgia Davies	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	27.90	GR
28 July	Semifinal	align=left\|Emily Seebohm	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	27.89	GR
28 July	Semifinal	align=left\|Georgia Davies	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	27.61	GR
29 July	Final	align=left\|Georgia Davies	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	27.56	GR

Results

=Heats=

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	5	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Georgia\|Davies}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	27.90	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	3	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Emily\|Seebohm}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	28.03	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	4	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Quigley}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	28.39	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	3	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kathleen\|Dawson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SCO\|2014}}	28.56	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	5	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Madison\|Wilson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	28.60	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	4	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Brooklynn\|Snodgrass}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	28.80	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 7	3	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Elizabeth\|Simmonds}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	29.00	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 8	4	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Belinda\|Hocking}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	29.01	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 9	5	6	align=left\|Tao Li	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SIN\|2014}}	29.11	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 10	4	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Hilary\|Caldwell}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	29.31	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 11	5	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Jessica\|Fullalove}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	29.43	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 12	5	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Hew}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAY\|2014}}	30.55	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 13	5	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Caroline\|Puamau}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2014}}	30.73	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 14	3	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Danielle\|Hill\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NIR\|2014}}	30.77	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 15	3	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Niamh\|Robinson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|IOM\|2014}}	31.03	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 16	4	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kimiko\|Raheem}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SRI\|2014}}	31.14	Q
17	2	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Courtney\|Butcher}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|GUE\|2014}}	31.37
18	3	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Joyce\|Tafatatha}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|MAW\|2014}}	31.90
19	2	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Talisa\|Lanoe}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|KEN\|2014}}	31.92
20	5	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Cheyenne\|Rova}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2014}}	32.26
21	3	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Evelina\|Afoa}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SAM\|2014}}	32.28
22	4	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Nadeera\|Jayasekera}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SRI\|2014}}	32.31
23	5	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Danielle\|Awori}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|KEN\|2014}}	32.41
24	2	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Emily\|Chan Chee}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|MRI\|2014}}	32.63
25	2	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Felicity\|Passon}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SEY\|2014}}	32.74
26	4	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Bethany\|Firth}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NIR\|2014}}	32.80
27	1	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Anita\|Field}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|KEN\|2014}}	32.86
28	2	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Savannah\|Tkatchenko}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|PNG\|2014}}	33.01
29	4	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Jade\|Howard}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ZAM\|2014}}	33.10
30	2	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kiran\|Khan\|Kiran Khan (swimmer)}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|PAK\|2014}}	33.11
31	1	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Izzy\|Joachim}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SVG\|2014}}	33.52
32	1	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Bisma\|Khan}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|PAK\|2014}}	33.65
33	2	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Tegan\|McCarthy}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|PNG\|2014}}	33.74
34	2	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Onika\|George}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|GUY\|2014}}	34.64
35	3	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Irene\|Prescott}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|TON\|2014}}	34.66

=Semifinals=

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	2	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Georgia\|Davies}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	27.61	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	2	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Quigley}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	27.72	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	1	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Emily\|Seebohm}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	27.89	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	1	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Brooklynn\|Snodgrass}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	28.25	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	2	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Madison\|Wilson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	28.40	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	1	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kathleen\|Dawson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SCO\|2014}}	28.55	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 7	2	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Elizabeth\|Simmonds}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	28.63	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 8	1	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Belinda\|Hocking}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	28.87	Q
9	2	2	align=left\|Tao Li	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SIN\|2014}}	29.13
10	1	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Hilary\|Caldwell}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	29.37
11	2	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Jessica\|Fullalove}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	29.42
12	2	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Caroline\|Puamau}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2014}}	30.46
13	1	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Danielle\|Hill\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NIR\|2014}}	30.87
14	1	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Hew}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAY\|2014}}	31.08
15	1	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kimiko\|Raheem}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SRI\|2014}}	31.11
16	2	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Niamh\|Robinson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|IOM\|2014}}	31.30

=Final=

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
{{gold01}}	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Georgia\|Davies}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL \|2014}}	27.56	GR
{{silver02}}	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Quigley}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG \|2014}}	27.69
{{bronze03}}	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Brooklynn\|Snodgrass}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN \|2014}}	27.97
4	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Emily\|Seebohm}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS \|2014}}	27.98
5	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kathleen\|Dawson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SCO \|2014}}	28.47
6	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Elizabeth\|Simmonds}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG \|2014}}	28.54
7	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Belinda\|Hocking}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS \|2014}}	28.58
8	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Madison\|Wilson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS \|2014}}	28.86

References

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Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	5	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Georgia\|Davies}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	27.90	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	3	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Emily\|Seebohm}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	28.03	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	4	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Quigley}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	28.39	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	3	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kathleen\|Dawson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SCO\|2014}}	28.56	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	5	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Madison\|Wilson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	28.60	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	4	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Brooklynn\|Snodgrass}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	28.80	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 7	3	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Elizabeth\|Simmonds}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	29.00	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 8	4	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Belinda\|Hocking}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	29.01	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 9	5	6	align=left\|Tao Li	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SIN\|2014}}	29.11	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 10	4	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Hilary\|Caldwell}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	29.31	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 11	5	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Jessica\|Fullalove}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	29.43	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 12	5	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Hew}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAY\|2014}}	30.55	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 13	5	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Caroline\|Puamau}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2014}}	30.73	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 14	3	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Danielle\|Hill\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NIR\|2014}}	30.77	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 15	3	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Niamh\|Robinson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|IOM\|2014}}	31.03	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 16	4	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kimiko\|Raheem}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SRI\|2014}}	31.14	Q
17	2	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Courtney\|Butcher}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|GUE\|2014}}	31.37
18	3	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Joyce\|Tafatatha}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|MAW\|2014}}	31.90
19	2	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Talisa\|Lanoe}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|KEN\|2014}}	31.92
20	5	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Cheyenne\|Rova}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2014}}	32.26
21	3	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Evelina\|Afoa}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SAM\|2014}}	32.28
22	4	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Nadeera\|Jayasekera}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SRI\|2014}}	32.31
23	5	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Danielle\|Awori}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|KEN\|2014}}	32.41
24	2	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Emily\|Chan Chee}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|MRI\|2014}}	32.63
25	2	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Felicity\|Passon}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SEY\|2014}}	32.74
26	4	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Bethany\|Firth}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NIR\|2014}}	32.80
27	1	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Anita\|Field}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|KEN\|2014}}	32.86
28	2	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Savannah\|Tkatchenko}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|PNG\|2014}}	33.01
29	4	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Jade\|Howard}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ZAM\|2014}}	33.10
30	2	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kiran\|Khan\|Kiran Khan (swimmer)}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|PAK\|2014}}	33.11
31	1	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Izzy\|Joachim}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SVG\|2014}}	33.52
32	1	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Bisma\|Khan}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|PAK\|2014}}	33.65
33	2	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Tegan\|McCarthy}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|PNG\|2014}}	33.74
34	2	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Onika\|George}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|GUY\|2014}}	34.64
35	3	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Irene\|Prescott}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|TON\|2014}}	34.66

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	2	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Georgia\|Davies}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|WAL\|2014}}	27.61	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	2	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Quigley}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	27.72	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	1	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Emily\|Seebohm}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	27.89	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	1	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Brooklynn\|Snodgrass}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	28.25	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	2	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Madison\|Wilson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	28.40	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	1	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kathleen\|Dawson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SCO\|2014}}	28.55	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 7	2	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Elizabeth\|Simmonds}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	28.63	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 8	1	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Belinda\|Hocking}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2014}}	28.87	Q
9	2	2	align=left\|Tao Li	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SIN\|2014}}	29.13
10	1	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Hilary\|Caldwell}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAN\|2014}}	29.37
11	2	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Jessica\|Fullalove}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2014}}	29.42
12	2	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Caroline\|Puamau}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2014}}	30.46
13	1	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Danielle\|Hill\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|NIR\|2014}}	30.87
14	1	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Hew}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|CAY\|2014}}	31.08
15	1	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kimiko\|Raheem}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SRI\|2014}}	31.11
16	2	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Niamh\|Robinson}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|IOM\|2014}}	31.30