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Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics |  | ||||
| Medalists - London 2012: | |||||
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Missy Franklin |  |
USA | ||
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Emily Seebohm |  |
AUS | ||
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Aya Terakawa |  |
JPN | ||
| Women's 100 m backstroke in London 2012 | |||||
 | Video: Final - Women's 100 m backstroke 
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Venue: Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park | ||||
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Participants: 45 athletes participated in the event. | ||||
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Schedule: The final took place on Monday, July 30, 2012 and competitions began on Sunday, July 29, 2012. | ||||
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Format: Swimmers competed in preliminary heats, semifinals and final. In the preliminary heats the swimmers with the best official starting times were placed in the last three heats. The 16 swimmers with the best time in the preliminary heats advanced to the semifinals. From the semifinals the eight swimmers with the best time in the semifinals advanced to the final.
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| These facts about Women's 100 m backstroke - Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London is based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database | |||||
