Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metre breaststroke

The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 2 and 3 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre in Manchester, England.

Women's 100 metre breaststroke
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates2–3 August 2002
Competitors19 from 12 nations
Winning time1:08.74
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    South Africa
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Records

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

World record   Penelope Heyns (RSA) 1:06.52 Sydney, Australia 23 August 1999 [1]
Commonwealth record   Penelope Heyns (RSA) 1:06.52 Sydney, Australia 23 August 1999 [1]
Games record   Samantha Riley (AUS) 1:08.02 Victoria, Canada 22 August 1994 [1]

Results

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Heats

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Heats were held on 2 August.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 5 Rhiannon Leier   Canada 1:09.46 Q
2 1 4 Tarnee White   Australia 1:09.82 Q
3 3 5 Brooke Hanson   Australia 1:09.93 Q
4 3 4 Leisel Jones   Australia 1:09.94 Q
5 2 4 Sarah Poewe   South Africa 1:10.60 Q
6 1 3 Jaime King   England 1:10.78 Q
7 1 5 Kirsty Balfour   Scotland 1:10.87 Q
8 3 3 Heidi Earp   England 1:11.28 Q
9 2 3 Kate Haywood   England 1:11.44 Q
10 3 6 Christin Petelski   Canada 1:11.95 Q
11 1 6 Emma Robinson   Northern Ireland 1:12.58 Q
12 2 6 Annamay Pierse   Canada 1:13.72 Q
13 2 2 Siow Yi Ting   Malaysia 1:14.08 Q
14 1 2 Lowri Tynan   Wales 1:14.35 Q
15 3 2 Georgia Holderness   Wales 1:14.36 Q
16 3 7 Natalie Bree   Jersey 1:15.96 Q
17 1 7 Rachel Ah Koy   Fiji 1:17.33
18 2 1 Gail Strobridge   Guernsey 1:18.89
19 1 1 Keren Visser   Malawi 1:26.51

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held on 2 August.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 5 Leisel Jones   Australia 1:08.31 Q
2 2 5 Brooke Hanson   Australia 1:09.00 Q
3 1 4 Tarnee White   Australia 1:09.19 Q
4 2 4 Rhiannon Leier   Canada 1:09.75 Q
5 2 3 Sarah Poewe   South Africa 1:09.95 Q
6 2 2 Kate Haywood   England 1:10.44 Q
7 2 6 Kirsty Balfour   Scotland 1:10.68 Q
8 1 3 Jaime King   England 1:10.92 Q
9 1 2 Christin Petelski   Canada 1:11.06
10 1 6 Heidi Earp   England 1:11.27
11 1 7 Annamay Pierse   Canada 1:11.99
12 2 7 Emma Robinson   Northern Ireland 1:12.23
13 2 1 Siow Yi Ting   Malaysia 1:13.65
14 2 8 Georgia Holderness   Wales 1:13.80
15 1 1 Lowri Tynan   Wales 1:13.90
16 1 8 Natalie Bree   Jersey 1:15.23

Final

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The final was held on 3 August.[1]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Leisel Jones   Australia 1:08.74
  5 Brooke Hanson   Australia 1:09.10
  2 Sarah Poewe   South Africa 1:09.29
4 3 Tarnee White   Australia 1:09.63
5 6 Rhiannon Leier   Canada 1:09.92
6 7 Kate Haywood   England 1:10.20
7 1 Kirsty Balfour   Scotland 1:10.61
8 8 Jaime King   England 1:11.45

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Women's 100m breaststroke final". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's 100m breaststroke heats". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Women's 100m breaststroke semifinals". 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 17 October 2020.