100m backstroke, the event is the time it takes to compete in the backstroke to swim the 100m.
Video, men's 100m backstroke final appearance of the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008.
Regulations commentary seen in 5 minutes
The competition area
- 501 m pool swim round trip.
- 1Is performed in eight human race.
Start
- Enters the pool in the whistle, and grasp the starting grip.
- Gun after the starting signal will be; "(provided by Take Your Marks) Take Your Marks".
- Until the gun had to be stationary from "Take Your Marks", will be disqualified if moved.
Stroke
- Players, except turn behavior, you must swim in the supine posture.
- To go to somewhere other than their own lane, to touch the rope course, you can walk or kicking the bottom of the pool is not allowed.
- And after the turn after the start, since the 15m from the wall, you must be out on the water surface is part of the body.
Finish
- 100will finish when you touch the wall in the supine posture of the pool swimming in the m.
The road to gold medal
- Proceed through the semi-finals and finals → → qualifying.
- In qualifying, the top 16 will advance to the semifinals name.
- In the semifinals, the name of the top eight will advance to the finals.
World Record / Japanese record
100m Backstroke ぎ
| Record | Name | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
World | 51"94 | Aaron Piersol ( | 2009/07/08 |
World | 58"12 | Gemma Spofforth ( | 2009/07/28 |
| Japan | 52"24 | JiangLingJie | 2009/09/05 |
| Japan | 59"10 | Terakawa Ling | 2012/04/05 |