| Women 50m Backstroke X Swimming World Championship 2003 Barcelona, Spain - Thursday, 24th July - Gold Medal: Nina Zhivanevskaya, Spain | 
| Final 18:02 |   | time | gap | L | ag | Rct | pts |  | 1. Nina Zhivanevskaya |   Spain | 28.48s | CR | 4 | 26 | 0.66 | 996 |  | 2. Ilona Hlavackova |   Czechia | 28.50s | +0.02s | 5 | 26 | 0.63 | 995 |  | 3. Noriko Inada |   Japan | 28.62s | +0.14s | 7 | 24 | 0.62 | 989 |  | 4. Jennifer Carroll |   Canada | 28.65s | +0.17s | 8 | 22 | 0.64 | 987 |  | 5. Sandra Volker |   Germany | 28.69s | +0.21s | 3 | 29 | 0.65 | 985 |  | 6. Louise Ornstedt |   Denmark | 28.93s | +0.45s | 2 | 18 | 0.67 | 973 |  | 7. Laure Manaudou |   France | 28.98s | +0.50s | 1 | 16 | 0.69 | 971 |  | 8. Haley Cope |   United States | 28.99s | +0.51s | 6 | 24 | 0.65 | 970 |   
| World Record: Sandra Volker, Germany 28.25s Berlin, Germany 17th June 2000 |   
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 Semi-Finals - Wednesday, 23rd July 18:12 |  | Best 8 times advanced to Final.  |   
| Semi 1 18:12 |   | time | gap | L | ag | Rct | pts | Rk |  | 1. Nina Zhivanevskaya |   Spain | 28.52s |   | 4 | 26 | 0.66 | 994 | 1. |  | 4. Haley Cope |   United States | 28.80s | +0.28s | 6 | 24 | 0.65 | 980 | 4. |  | 7. Laure Manaudou |   France | 28.86s | +0.34s | 3 | 16 | 0.68 | 977 | 7. |  | 8. Jennifer Carroll |   Canada | 28.91s | +0.39s | 5 | 22 | 0.62 | 974 | 8. |  | 9. Jiaru Cheng |   China | 28.94s | +0.42s | 8 | 18 | 0.74 | 973 | 9. |  | 10.Giaan Rooney |   Australia | 28.96s | +0.44s | 2 | 20 | 0.72 | 972 | 10. |  | 12.Min-Ji Shim |   South Korea | 29.05s | +0.53s | 7 | 20 | 0.63 | 967 | 12. |  | 15.Hannah McLean |   New Zealand | 29.36s | +0.84s | 1 | 22 | 0.64 | 952 | 15. |   
| Semi 2 |   | time | gap | L | ag | Rct | pts | Rk |  | 2. Ilona Hlavackova |   Czechia | 28.62s | +0.10s | 4 | 26 | 0.57 | 989 | 2. |  | 3. Sandra Volker |   Germany | 28.79s | +0.27s | 3 | 29 | 0.62 | 980 | 3. |  | 4. Louise Ornstedt |   Denmark | 28.80s | +0.28s | 7 | 18 | 0.62 | 980 | 4. |  | 6. Noriko Inada |   Japan | 28.82s | +0.30s | 5 | 24 | 0.63 | 979 | 6. |  | 11.Mai Nakamura |   Japan | 29.03s | +0.51s | 6 | 24 | 0.63 | 968 | 11. |  | 13.Sanja Jovanovic |   Croatia | 29.20s | +0.68s | 2 | 16 | 0.71 | 960 | 13. |  | 14.Erin Gammel |   Canada | 29.25s | +0.73s | 8 | 23 | 0.68 | 957 | 14. |  | 16.Hanna-Maria Seppala |   Finland | 29.64s | +1.12s | 1 | 18 | 0.64 | 938 | 16. |   
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| Heat 9 |   | time | gap | L | ag | Rct | pts | Rk |  | 1. Ilona Hlavackova |   Czechia | 28.67s |   | 5 | 26 | 0.64 | 986 | 1. |  | 2. Nina Zhivanevskaya |   Spain | 28.85s | +0.18s | 4 | 26 | 0.69 | 977 | 2. |  | 3. Noriko Inada |   Japan | 28.88s | +0.21s | 3 | 24 | 0.62 | 976 | 3. |  | 8. Haley Cope |   United States | 29.17s | +0.50s | 1 | 24 | 0.67 | 961 | 8. |  | 10.Giaan Rooney |   Australia | 29.25s | +0.58s | 6 | 20 | 0.73 | 957 | 10. |  | 14.Hannah McLean |   New Zealand | 29.45s | +0.78s | 7 | 22 | 0.60 | 947 | 14. |  | 15.Jiaru Cheng |   China | 29.46s | +0.79s | 8 | 18 | 0.76 | 947 | 15. |  | 18.Sophie Edington |   Australia | 29.49s | +0.82s | 2 | 18 | 0.76 | 945 | 18. |   
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| Heat 8 |   | time | gap | L | ag | Rct | pts | Rk |  | 5. Sandra Volker |   Germany | 29.02s | +0.35s | 5 | 29 | 0.65 | 969 | 5. |  | 6. Laure Manaudou |   France | 29.05s | +0.38s | 3 | 16 | 0.66 | 967 | 6. |  | 11.Louise Ornstedt |   Denmark | 29.26s | +0.59s | 4 | 18 | 0.63 | 957 | 11. |  | 13.Hanna-Maria Seppala |   Finland | 29.43s | +0.76s | 8 | 18 | 0.65 | 948 | 13. |  | 15.Erin Gammel |   Canada | 29.46s | +0.79s | 2 | 23 | 0.70 | 947 | 15. |  | 17.Shu Zhan |   China | 29.47s | +0.80s | 1 | 18 | 0.72 | 946 | 17. |  | 19.Alessandra Cappa |   Italy | 29.54s | +0.87s | 7 | 22 | 0.69 | 943 | 19. |  | 24.Katy Sexton |   Great Britain | 29.85s | +1.18s | 6 | 22 | 0.77 | 927 | 24. |   
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| Heat 7 |   | time | gap | L | ag | Rct | pts | Rk |  | 4. Jennifer Carroll |   Canada | 29.00s | +0.33s | 5 | 22 | 0.65 | 970 | 4. |  | 7. Mai Nakamura |   Japan | 29.11s | +0.44s | 4 | 24 | 0.66 | 964 | 7. |  | 9. Sanja Jovanovic |   Croatia | 29.18s | +0.51s | 2 | 16 | 0.68 | 961 | 9. |  | 20.Iryna Amshennikova |   Ukraine | 29.60s | +0.93s | 1 | 17 | 0.67 | 940 | 20. |  | 21.Hinkelien Schreuder |   Netherlands | 29.61s | +0.94s | 7 | 19 | 0.73 | 939 | 21. |  | 22.Sarah Price |   Great Britain | 29.66s | +0.99s | 3 | 24 | 0.73 | 937 | 22. |  | 26.Tine Bossuyt |   Belgium | 30.06s | +1.39s | 6 | 23 | 0.78 | 917 | 26. |  | 30.Serrana Fernandez |   Uruguay | 30.20s | +1.53s | 8 | 29 | 0.67 | 910 | 30. |   
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| Heat 6 |   | time | gap | L | ag | Rct | pts | Rk |  | 23.Margaret Hoelzer |   United States | 29.73s | +1.06s | 6 | 20 | 0.64 | 933 | 23. |  | 27.Dominique Diezi |   Switzerland | 30.10s | +1.43s | 4 | 26 | 0.62 | 915 | 27. |  | 28.Susannah Moonan |   Sweden | 30.18s | +1.51s | 2 | 16 | 0.68 | 911 | 28. |  | 29.Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai |   Hong Kong | 30.19s | +1.52s | 7 | 19 | 0.65 | 910 | 29. |  | 31.Anna Gostomelsky |   Israel | 30.54s | +1.87s | 5 | 22 | 0.71 | 892 | 31. |  | 35.Talita Ribeiro |   Brazil | 30.90s | +2.23s | 8 | 18 | 0.75 | 885 | 35. |  | 40.Sadan Derya Erke |   Turkey | 31.42s | +2.75s | 1 | 19 | 0.68 | 849 | 40. |  | 44.Marianella Marin |   Costa Rica | 31.92s | +3.25s | 3 |   | 0.67 | 824 | 44. |   
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| Heat 5 |   | time | gap | L | ag | Rct | pts | Rk |  | 32.Eirini Karastergiou |   Greece | 30.61s | +1.94s | 3 | 20 | 0.72 | 889 | 32. |  | 33.Kiera Aitken |   Bermuda | 30.80s | +2.13s | 4 | 19 | 0.64 | 880 | 33. |  | 34.Anja Rikey Jakobsdottir |   Iceland | 30.89s | +2.22s | 8 | 17 | 0.71 | 875 | 34. |  | 36.Edith Van Der Schilden |   Luxembourg | 31.11s | +2.44s | 6 | 23 | 0.88 | 864 | 36. |  | 38.Danijela Djikanovic |   Yugoslavia | 31.29s | +2.62s | 5 | 19 | 0.70 | 855 | 38. |  | 39.Larissa Komt |   Peru | 31.41s | +2.74s | 1 |   | 0.68 | 849 | 39. |  | 42.Saida Iskandarova |   Uzbekistan | 31.61s | +2.94s | 2 | 23 | 0.70 | 839 | 42. |  | 43.Ayeisha Collymore |   Trinidad Tobago | 31.68s | +3.01s | 7 |   | 0.69 | 836 | 43. |   
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| Heat 4 |   | time | gap | L | ag | Rct | pts | Rk |  | 45.Valeria Silva |   Peru | 32.33s | +3.66s | 5 | 17 | 0.75 | 804 | 45. |  | 46.Khadija Ciss |   Senegal | 32.48s | +3.81s | 4 | 20 | 0.74 | 797 | 46. |  | 47.Krystle Babao |   Papua New Guinea | 33.82s | +5.15s | 7 |   | 0.80 | 733 | 47. |  | 47.Olga Gnedovskaya |   Uzbekistan | 33.82s | +5.15s | 6 | 13 | 0.70 | 733 | 47. |  | 50.Susan Anchia |   Costa Rica | 34.62s | +5.95s | 3 |   | 0.69 | 696 | 50. |  | 53.Rubab Raza |   Pakistan | 35.75s | +7.08s | 1 | 12 | 0.72 | 647 | 53. |  | 55.Menaka De Silva |   Sri Lanka | 36.15s | +7.48s | 2 | 18 | 0.61 | 630 | 55. |  | 62.Joana Gjini |   Albania | 38.55s | +9.88s | 8 | 17 | 0.69 | 538 | 62. |   
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| Heat 3 |   | time | gap | L | ag | Rct | pts | Rk |  | 51.Monika Bakale |   Congo | 35.09s | +6.42s | 3 | 24 | 0.86 | 675 | 51. |  | 52.Sameera Albitar |   Bahrain | 35.31s | +6.64s | 8 | 13 | 0.73 | 666 | 52. |  | 54.Jakie Wellman |   Zambia | 36.14s | +7.47s | 6 | 15 | 0.79 | 631 | 54. |  | 56.Yelena Rojkova |   Turkmenistan | 36.32s | +7.65s | 5 | 14 | 0.75 | 623 | 56. |  | 57.Binta Zahra Diop |   Senegal | 36.36s | +7.69s | 2 | 13 | 0.71 | 622 | 57. |  | 58.NRavojanahary |   Madagascar | 37.75s | +9.08s | 1 |   | 0.71 | 567 | 58. |  | 60.Ghazal El Jobeili |   Lebanon | 37.87s | +9.20s | 4 | 17 | 0.75 | 563 | 60. |  | 61.Liana Ramerison Rabenja |   Madagascar | 38.09s | +9.42s | 7 |   | 0.90 | 555 | 61. |   
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| Heat 2 |   | time | gap | L | ag | Rct | pts | Rk |  | 37.Marie-Lizza Danila |   Philippines | 31.23s | +2.56s | 2 | 20 | 0.70 | 858 | 37. |  | 41.Berit Aljand |   Estonia | 31.52s | +2.85s | 6 | 18 | 0.71 | 844 | 41. |  | 49.Nicole Hayes |   Palau | 34.37s | +5.70s | 7 | 19 | 0.78 | 708 | 49. |  | 63.Jumana Taraif |   Bahrain | 40.02s | +11.35s | 5 |   | 0.76 | 489 | 63. |  | 64.Mariyam Nafha Ali |   Maldives | 41.82s | +13.15s | 3 | 16 | 0.80 | 435 | 64. |   
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| Heat 1 |   | time | gap | L | ag | Rct | pts | Rk |  | 12.Min-Ji Shim |   South Korea | 29.41s | +0.74s | 5 | 20 | 0.63 | 949 | 12. |  | 25.Sviatlana Khakhlova |   Belarus | 29.97s | +1.30s | 4 | 18 | 0.63 | 921 | 25. |  | 59.Amber Yobech |   Palau | 37.84s | +9.17s | 3 | 12 | 0.68 | 564 | 59. |   
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