Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke
# Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke

The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 22 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium.

## Schedule

All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Wednesday, 22 August 2018 | 10:07 | Heats |
| Wednesday, 22 August 2018 | 19:15 | Final |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

| World Record | Kathleen Baker (USA) | 58.00 | Irvine, United States | 28 July 2018 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian Record | Aya Terakawa (JPN) | 58.70 | Barcelona, Spain | 4 August 2013 |
| Games Record | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 58.94 | Guangzhou, China | 13 November 2010 |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Anna Konishi (JPN) | 1:00.44 |
| 2 | 3 | Natsumi Sakai (JPN) | 1:00.53 |
| 3 | 1 | Chen Jie (CHN) | 1:00.84 |
| 4 | 2 | Stephanie Au (HKG) | 1:01.31 |
| 5 | 2 | Toto Wong (HKG) | 1:01.92 |
| 6 | 3 | Fu Yuanhui (CHN) | 1:02.41 |
| 7 | 1 | Shin Young-yeon (KOR) | 1:02.57 |
| 8 | 3 | Im Da-sol (KOR) | 1:02.58 |
| 9 | 1 | Yulduz Kuchkarova (UZB) | 1:03.77 |
| 10 | 3 | Nurul Fajar Fitriyati (INA) | 1:04.22 |
| 11 | 1 | Hoong En Qi (SGP) | 1:04.94 |
| 12 | 3 | Roxanne Yu (PHI) | 1:05.10 |
| 13 | 1 | Erica Vong (MAC) | 1:05.36 |
| 14 | 2 | Yessy Yosaputra (INA) | 1:05.53 |
| 15 | 2 | Araya Wongvat (THA) | 1:05.68 |
| 15 | 3 | Chantal Liew (SGP) | 1:05.68 |
| 17 | 2 | Bisma Khan (PAK) | 1:09.93 |
| 18 | 3 | Bayaryn Yesüi (MGL) | 1:12.46 |
| 19 | 1 | Enkh-Amgalangiin Ariuntamir (MGL) | 1:14.31 |
| 20 | 2 | Aishath Sausan (MDV) | 1:18.96 |
| 21 | 1 | Aishath Hulva Khulail (MDV) | 1:33.70 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Natsumi Sakai (JPN) | 59.27 |
| | Anna Konishi (JPN) | 59.67 |
| | Chen Jie (CHN) | 1:00.28 |
| 4 | Fu Yuanhui (CHN) | 1:00.35 |
| 5 | Im Da-sol (KOR) | 1:01.08 |
| 6 | Toto Wong (HKG) | 1:02.12 |
| 7 | Shin Young-yeon (KOR) | 1:02.84 |
| 8 | Yulduz Kuchkarova (UZB) | 1:03.21 |
