Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record

August 10	Heat 5	Anastasia Zuyeva	Russia	59.61	OR

August 10	Heat 6	Reiko Nakamura	Japan	59.36	OR

August 10	Heat 7	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	59.00	OR

August 11	Semifinal 2	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	58.77	WR, OR

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In the semifinals, Coventry set a new world record of 58.77.

final_sentence: In the semifinals, Coventry set a new world record of 58.77.