Swimming at the 2013 Mediterranean Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke
The women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2013 Mediterranean Games took place on June 21 at the Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool.[1] Italy's Elena Gemo was the defending champion.
| Women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2013 Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | June 21, 2013 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 28.48 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2013 Mediterranean Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 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 |
| Paralympic events | ||
| 100 m free S10 | men | women |
The race consisted of one length of the pool in backstroke.
Schedule
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 21 June 2013 | 09:30 | Heats |
| 18:00 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Mediterranean Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Zhao Jing (CHN) |
27.06 | Rome, Italy | July 30, 2009 |
| Mediterranean Games record |  Elena Gemo (ITA) |
28.60 | Pescara, Italy | June 27, 2009 |
Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 |  Theodora Drakou (GRE) | 28.87 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Arianna Barbieri (ITA) | 29.04 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 |  Sanja Jovanović (CRO) | 29.14 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 |  Mathilde Cini (FRA) | 29.45 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 |  Hazal Sarikaya (TUR) | 29.65 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Beryl Gastaldello (FRA) | 29.70 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Elena Gemo (ITA) | 29.75 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 |  Lidón Muñoz (ESP) | 29.81 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 7 |  Lucija Kous (SLO) | 29.95 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Gizem Çam (TUR) | 30.13 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Aspasia Petradaki (GRE) | 30.18 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 |  Amel Melih (ALG) | 30.97 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 |  Anxhela Kashari (ALB) | 34.11 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Sanja Jovanović (CRO) | 28.48 | GR |
 | 4 | Theodora Drakou (GRE) | 28.66 | |
 | 5 | Arianna Barbieri (ITA) | 28.74 | |
| 4 | 7 | Beryl Gastaldello (FRA) | 28.92 | |
| 5 | 6 | Mathilde Cini (FRA) | 29.09 | |
| 6 | 1 | Elena Gemo (ITA) | 29.16 | |
| 7 | 8 | Lidón Muñoz (ESP) | 29.66 | |
| 8 | 2 | Hazal Sarikaya (TUR) | 29.68 |
References
- "Sessions". Mersin 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- Swimming - Women's 50m Backstroke Heat 1 (Startlist)
- Swimming - Women's 50m Backstroke Heat 2 (Startlist) Archived 2013-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Swimming - Women's 50m Backstroke Final (Official) Archived 2013-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
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