2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke
# 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke

The women's 100 metre backstroke competition at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 21 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Emily Seebohm of Australia.

This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

| World record | Gemma Spofforth (GBR) | 58.12 | Rome, Italy | July 28, 2009 |
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| Pan Pacific Championships record | Emily Seebohm (AUS) | 59.45 | Irvine, United States | August 18, 2010 |

## Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
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### Heats

The first round was held on August 21, at 10:55.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 59.72 | QA |
| 2 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 1:00.46 | QA |
| 3 | Missy Franklin | United States | 1:00.60 | QA |
| 4 | Elizabeth Pelton | United States | 1:01.05 | QA |
| 5 | Kathleen Baker | United States | 1:01.09 | QA |
| 6 | Dominique Bouchard | Canada | 1:01.10 | QA |
| 7 | Rachel Bootsma | United States | 1:01.27 | QA |
| 8 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 1:01.34 | QA |
| 9 | Brooklynn Snodgrass | Canada | 1:01.54 | QB |
| 9 | Miyuki Takemura | Japan | 1:01.54 | QB |
| 11 | Sayaka Akase | Japan | 1:01.72 | QB |
| 12 | Etiene Medeiros | Brazil | 1:01.81 | QB |
| 13 | Shiho Sakai | Japan | 1:01.86 | QB |
| 14 | Genevieve Cantin | Canada | 1:02.03 | QB |
| 15 | Kendyl Stewart | United States | 1:02.08 | QB |
| 16 | Zhao Ying | China | 1:02.99 | QB |
| 17 | Lisa Bratton | United States | 1:03.19 | |
| 18 | Claudia Lau | Hong Kong | 1:04.12 | |
| 19 | Marie Kamimura | Japan | 1:04.27 | |
| 20 | Marce Loubser | South Africa | 1:05.37 | |
| 21 | Beatrix Malan | South Africa | 1:06.22 | |

### B Final

The B final was held on August 21, at 20:06.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Kathleen Baker | United States | 1:00.35 |
| 10 | Brooklynn Snodgrass | Canada | 1:00.57 |
| 11 | Etiene Medeiros | Brazil | 1:00.82 |
| 12 | Shiho Sakai | Japan | 1:01.86 |
| 13 | Zhao Ying | China | 1:02.88 |
| 14 | Claudia Lau | Hong Kong | 1:03.43 |
| 15 | Marce Loubser | South Africa | 1:04.95 |
| 16 | Beatrix Malan | South Africa | 1:05.66 |

### A Final

The A final was held on August 21, at 20:06.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 58.84 | CR |
| | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 59.78 | |
| | Missy Franklin | United States | 1:00.30 | |
| 4 | Sayaka Akase | Japan | 1:00.65 | |
| 5 | Dominique Bouchard | Canada | 1:00.82 | |
| 6 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 1:00.99 | |
| 7 | Elizabeth Pelton | United States | 1:01.37 | |
| 8 | Miyuki Takemura | Japan | 1:01.88 | |
