Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
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| Date | October 2, 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 1998 | 2006 → | |||||||||
| Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games  | ||||
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
Main article: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games
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 |
| 19:00 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Asian 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 | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 |  Noriko Inada (JPN) |
1:02.01 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 |  Shim Min-ji (KOR) |
1:03.00 | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Aya Terakawa (JPN) |
1:03.05 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Zhan Shu (CHN) |
1:03.05 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Chen Xiujun (CHN) |
1:03.25 | |
| 6 | 2 | 6 |  Sherry Tsai (HKG) |
1:03.76 | |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Bang Eun-ji (KOR) |
1:04.69 | |
| 8 | 1 | 6 |  Chonlathorn Vorathamrong (THA) |
1:05.42 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 |  Lizza Danila (PHI) |
1:06.44 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Lucia Dacanay (PHI) |
1:08.47 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 |  Andrea Chum (MAC) |
1:15.49 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 |  Kiran Khan (PAK) |
1:18.70 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Ayesha Tajwar (PAK) |
1:30.03 | |
| — | 2 | 7 |  Jacqueline Lim (SIN) |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6 | Zhan Shu (CHN) |
1:01.82 | |
 | 4 | Noriko Inada (JPN) |
1:02.16 | |
 | 3 | Aya Terakawa (JPN) |
1:02.35 | |
| 4 | 5 | Shim Min-ji (KOR) |
1:02.83 | |
| 5 | 2 | Chen Xiujun (CHN) |
1:02.90 | |
| 6 | 7 | Sherry Tsai (HKG) |
1:03.96 | |
| 7 | 8 | Chonlathorn Vorathamrong (THA) |
1:04.74 | |
| 8 | 1 | Bang Eun-ji (KOR) |
1:04.84 |