title: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke
text: # Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke
  
  The women's 100 metre backstroke swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 2 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Wednesday, 2 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
  | Wednesday, 2 October 2002 | 19:00 | 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 | 1 | Noriko Inada (JPN) | 1:02.01 |
  | 2 | 2 | Shim Min-ji (KOR) | 1:03.00 |
  | 3 | 2 | Aya Terakawa (JPN) | 1:03.05 |
  | 3 | 2 | Zhan Shu (CHN) | 1:03.05 |
  | 5 | 1 | Chen Xiujun (CHN) | 1:03.25 |
  | 6 | 2 | Sherry Tsai (HKG) | 1:03.76 |
  | 7 | 1 | Bang Eun-ji (KOR) | 1:04.69 |
  | 8 | 1 | Chonlathorn Vorathamrong (THA) | 1:05.42 |
  | 9 | 2 | Lizza Danila (PHI) | 1:06.44 |
  | 10 | 1 | Lucia Dacanay (PHI) | 1:08.47 |
  | 11 | 1 | Andrea Chum (MAC) | 1:15.49 |
  | 12 | 2 | Kiran Khan (PAK) | 1:18.70 |
  | 13 | 1 | Ayesha Tajwar (PAK) | 1:30.03 |
  | — | 2 | Jacqueline Lim (SIN) | DNS |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Zhan Shu (CHN) | 1:01.82 |
  | | Noriko Inada (JPN) | 1:02.16 |
  | | Aya Terakawa (JPN) | 1:02.35 |
  | 4 | Shim Min-ji (KOR) | 1:02.83 |
  | 5 | Chen Xiujun (CHN) | 1:02.90 |
  | 6 | Sherry Tsai (HKG) | 1:03.96 |
  | 7 | Chonlathorn Vorathamrong (THA) | 1:04.74 |
  | 8 | Bang Eun-ji (KOR) | 1:04.84 |
  