Watch Emily Seebohm win 100 Back at World Championships – Race Video

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WOMEN’S 100M BACKSTROKE – FINALS

2013 World Champion: Missy Franklin, USA – 58.42
World Record: 58.12 – Gemma Spofforth, GBR – 2009
Championship Record: 58.12 – Gemma Spofforth, GBR – 2009

GOLD: Emily Seebohm, AUS – 58.26
SILVER: Madison Wilson, AUS – 58.75
BRONZE: Mie Nielsen, DEN – 58.86

Emily Seebohm and Madison Wilson had two big swims for Australia, finishing side-by-side as the Gold and Silver medalists. Seebohm won the Gold medal with a time of 58.26 and her teammate, Wilson, won the Silver with her time of 58.75.

The Bronze medal went to Mie Nielsen of Denmark with a 58.86. Seebohm missed the Australian record by 0.03 seconds and Nielsen only missed the Danish record by 0.02 seconds.

The rest of the final all finished under one minute and was lead by Fu Yuanhui of China with a 59.02.
Missy Franklin looked off during her swim and finished fifth as a results with a time of 59.40. She was eighth at the turn, and it looked as if she may have slipped off the start.

Anastasiia Fesikova (RUS) finished sixth, Lauren Quigley (GBR) was seventh, and Kathleen Baker (USA) finished eighth.