title: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke
text: # Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke
  
  The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 9 and 10 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
  
  | World record | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 27.06 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Commonwealth record | Emily Seebohm (AUS) | 27.37 | Budapest, Hungary | 27 July 2017 |
  | Games record | Georgia Davies (WAL) | 27.56 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 29 July 2014 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  The heats were held on 9 April at 10:49.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | 4 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.63 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | 4 | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.91 | Q |
  | 3 | 4 | 5 | Kylie Masse | Canada | 27.99 | Q |
  | 4 | 4 | 3 | Kathleen Dawson | Scotland | 28.17 | Q |
  | 5 | 4 | 6 | Cassie Wild | Scotland | 28.31 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | 4 | Holly Barratt | Australia | 28.49 | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | 5 | Minna Atherton | Australia | 28.50 | Q |
  | 8 | 3 | 6 | Alexia Zevnik | Canada | 28.75 | Q |
  | 9 | 3 | 3 | Lucy Hope | Scotland | 28.77 | Q |
  | 10 | 3 | 2 | Bobbi Gichard | New Zealand | 28.81 | Q |
  | 11 | 3 | 5 | Jade Hannah | Canada | 28.82 | Q |
  | 12 | 2 | 7 | Naomi Ruele | Botswana | 29.18 | Q |
  | 13 | 2 | 6 | Danielle Hill | Northern Ireland | 29.27 | Q |
  | 14 | 2 | 3 | Anna Maine | England | 29.29 | Q |
  | 15 | 3 | 7 | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 29.38 | Q, WD |
  | 16 | 2 | 2 | Harriet West | Wales | 29.46 | Q |
  | 17 | 4 | 7 | Mariella Venter | South Africa | 29.88 | Q |
  | 18 | 4 | 2 | Caroline Zi Xin Chan | Malaysia | 30.10 | |
  | 19 | 3 | 1 | Lushavel Stickland | Samoa | 30.14 | |
  | 20 | 3 | 8 | Tatiana Tostevin | Guernsey | 30.19 | |
  | 21 | 2 | 1 | Kalia Antoniou | Cyprus | 30.62 | |
  | 22 | 4 | 8 | Sylvia Brunlehner | Kenya | 30.72 | |
  | 23 | 1 | 5 | Gemma Atherley | Jersey | 30.91 | |
  | 24 | 2 | 8 | Vinoli Kaluarachchi | Sri Lanka | 31.02 | |
  | 25 | 1 | 3 | Aaliyah Palestrini | Seychelles | 31.19 | |
  | 26 | 4 | 1 | Lauren Hew | Cayman Islands | 31.35 | |
  | 27 | 1 | 4 | Bisma Khan | Pakistan | 31.43 | |
  | 28 | 1 | 6 | Therese Soukup | Seychelles | 32.88 | |
  | 29 | 1 | 7 | Charissa Panuve | Tonga | 36.37 | |
  | 30 | 1 | 2 | Rebecca Asare | Ghana | 36.64 | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  The semifinals were held on 9 April at 20:57.
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.86 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | Holly Barratt | Australia | 28.12 | Q |
  | 3 | 5 | Kathleen Dawson | Scotland | 28.26 | Q |
  | 4 | 6 | Alexia Zevnik | Canada | 28.56 | |
  | 4 | 2 | Bobbi Gichard | New Zealand | 28.56 | |
  | 6 | 7 | Naomi Ruele | Botswana | 29.17 | |
  | 7 | 1 | Anna Maine | England | 29.33 | |
  | 8 | 8 | Mariella Venter | South Africa | 29.58 | |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.89 | Q |
  | 2 | 5 | Kylie Masse | Canada | 28.00 | Q |
  | 3 | 3 | Cassie Wild | Scotland | 28.29 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Lucy Hope | Scotland | 28.31 | Q |
  | 5 | 7 | Jade Hannah | Canada | 28.37 | Q |
  | 6 | 6 | Minna Atherton | Australia | 28.47 | |
  | 7 | 1 | Danielle Hill | Northern Ireland | 28.86 | |
  | 8 | 8 | Harriet West | Wales | 29.35 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  The final was held on 10 April at 19:50.
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 5 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 27.78 |
  | | 3 | Kylie Masse | Canada | 27.82 |
  | | 4 | Georgia Davies | Wales | 27.90 |
  | 4 | 6 | Holly Barratt | Australia | 27.96 |
  | 5 | 7 | Cassie Wild | Scotland | 28.18 |
  | 6 | 2 | Kathleen Dawson | Scotland | 28.37 |
  | 7 | 8 | Jade Hannah | Canada | 28.38 |
  | 8 | 1 | Lucy Hope | Scotland | 28.54 |
  