title: Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke
text: # Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke
  
  The women's 100m backstroke swimming event at the 2006 Asian Games was held on December 6, 2006 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Qatar.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Wednesday, 6 December 2006 | 10:56 | Heats |
  | Wednesday, 6 December 2006 | 18:44 | Final |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
  
  | World Record | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 59.58 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | 13 August 2002 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Asian Record | He Cihong (CHN) | 1:00.16 | Rome, Italy | 10 September 1994 |
  | Games Record | He Cihong (CHN) | 1:00.71 | Hiroshima, Japan | 5 October 1994 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legend
  
  * DNS — Did not start
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | Reiko Nakamura (JPN) | 1:00.83 |
  | 2 | 1 | Xu Tianlongzi (CHN) | 1:02.23 |
  | 3 | 2 | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 1:02.34 |
  | 4 | 3 | Jung Yoo-jin (KOR) | 1:02.72 |
  | 5 | 2 | Lee Nam-eun (KOR) | 1:02.79 |
  | 6 | 3 | Takami Igarashi (JPN) | 1:03.03 |
  | 7 | 1 | Sherry Tsai (HKG) | 1:04.10 |
  | 8 | 2 | Cheung Ho Yi (HKG) | 1:05.60 |
  | 9 | 2 | Lin Man-hsu (TPE) | 1:05.71 |
  | 10 | 1 | Lynette Ng (SIN) | 1:06.81 |
  | 11 | 3 | He Hsu-jung (TPE) | 1:07.35 |
  | 12 | 3 | Wenika Kaewchaiwong (THA) | 1:07.53 |
  | 13 | 1 | Chui Lai Kwan (MAS) | 1:08.12 |
  | 14 | 2 | Kuan Weng I (MAC) | 1:09.44 |
  | 15 | 1 | Mireille Hakimeh (SYR) | 1:10.82 |
  | 16 | 1 | Fong Man Wai (MAC) | 1:11.09 |
  | 17 | 2 | Olga Gnedovskaya (UZB) | 1:11.32 |
  | 18 | 3 | Kiran Khan (PAK) | 1:16.27 |
  | — | 3 | Nora Al-Awam (QAT) | DNS |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Reiko Nakamura (JPN) | 1:00.82 |
  | | Xu Tianlongzi (CHN) | 1:01.22 |
  | | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 1:01.72 |
  | 4 | Lee Nam-eun (KOR) | 1:02.35 |
  | 5 | Jung Yoo-jin (KOR) | 1:02.70 |
  | 6 | Takami Igarashi (JPN) | 1:03.06 |
  | 7 | Sherry Tsai (HKG) | 1:03.85 |
  | 8 | Cheung Ho Yi (HKG) | 1:05.01 |
  