Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 50 metre butterfly
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The women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2010 Asian Games
took place on 18 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.
There were 18 competitors from 12 countries who took part in this event. Three heats were held, the heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.
Defending champion Tao Li
from Singapore
won the gold medal again, Japanese swimmer Yuka Kato
won the silver medal, Chinese swimmer Lu Ying
won the bronze medal.
2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990...
took place on 18 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.
There were 18 competitors from 12 countries who took part in this event. Three heats were held, the heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.
Defending champion Tao Li
Tao Li
Tao Li is a China-born Singaporean competitive swimmer specializing in the backstroke and butterfly stroke.A Singapore Sports School student, Tao has represented Singapore at the Southeast Asian Games and Asian Games and holds several national records...
from Singapore
Singapore at the 2010 Asian Games
Singapore participated in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.-Medal Table:- Medalists :...
won the gold medal again, Japanese swimmer Yuka Kato
Yuka Kato
is a Japanese butterfly swimmer.- Major achievements :2007 World Championships* 50m butterfly 10th 2008 Beijing Olympics* 100m butterfly 23rd * 4×100m medley relay 6th - Personal Bests :In long course...
won the silver medal, Chinese swimmer Lu Ying
Lu Ying
-External links:*Swim Rankings *...
won the bronze medal.
Records
| World record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.07 |  Therese AlshammarTherese Alshammar Malin Therese Alshammar is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. Standing at 1.80 m, she is a specialist of short races in freestyle and butterfly... |
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31 July 2009 |
| Asian record | |||
| 25.57 |  Zhou YafeiZhou Yafei Zhou Yafei is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2002 Asian Games - 1st 100m fly/4x100m medley relay;... |
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1 August 2009 |
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Lu Ying Lu Ying -External links:*Swim Rankings *... |
26.52 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Tao Li Tao Li Tao Li is a China-born Singaporean competitive swimmer specializing in the backstroke and butterfly stroke.A Singapore Sports School student, Tao has represented Singapore at the Southeast Asian Games and Asian Games and holds several national records... |
26.52 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Yuka Kato Yuka Kato is a Japanese butterfly swimmer.- Major achievements :2007 World Championships* 50m butterfly 10th 2008 Beijing Olympics* 100m butterfly 23rd * 4×100m medley relay 6th - Personal Bests :In long course... |
26.59 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second in the 200 m butterfly at 2:04.72, behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in 2:04.18... |
26.66 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Sze Hang Yu | 27.19 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Hannah Wilson Hannah Wilson Hannah Wilson is a Hong Kong amateur swimmer. She is a two-time Olympic swimmer for Hong Kong, having swam at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens and the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in the Water Cube in Beijing. She has won two career Universiade gold medals... |
27.25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Elmira Aigaliyeva | 27.61 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Natsumi Hoshi | 27.84 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Natsaya Susuk | 28.42 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Kim Ga-Eul | 28.84 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Ong Chui Bin Mylene | 28.88 | ||
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Jasmine Alkhaldi | 28.93 | ||
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Natnapa Prommuenwai | 29.00 | ||
| 14 | 3 | 6 | Ma Cheok Mei | 29.50 | ||
| 15 | 2 | 3 | Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen | 29.66 | ||
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Tan Chi Yan | 30.47 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Sabine Hazboun | 31.51 | ||
| 18 | 3 | 7 | Oyungerel Gantumur | 34.26 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tao Li Tao Li Tao Li is a China-born Singaporean competitive swimmer specializing in the backstroke and butterfly stroke.A Singapore Sports School student, Tao has represented Singapore at the Southeast Asian Games and Asian Games and holds several national records... |
26.10 | |||
| 3 | Yuka Kato Yuka Kato is a Japanese butterfly swimmer.- Major achievements :2007 World Championships* 50m butterfly 10th 2008 Beijing Olympics* 100m butterfly 23rd * 4×100m medley relay 6th - Personal Bests :In long course... |
26.27 | NR | ||
| 4 | Lu Ying Lu Ying -External links:*Swim Rankings *... |
26.29 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second in the 200 m butterfly at 2:04.72, behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in 2:04.18... |
26.55 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Sze Hang Yu | 26.91 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Hannah Wilson Hannah Wilson Hannah Wilson is a Hong Kong amateur swimmer. She is a two-time Olympic swimmer for Hong Kong, having swam at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens and the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in the Water Cube in Beijing. She has won two career Universiade gold medals... |
26.97 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Elmira Aigaliyeva | 27.72 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Natsumi Hoshi | 27.93 |
External links
- Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Official Website
- Women's 50m Butterfly Ev.No.36 Final Official Website