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

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | 59.00 |
| 6 | 6 | Reiko Nakamura | Japan | 59.36 |
| 5 | 4 | Anastasia Zuyeva | Russia | 59.61 |
| 7 | 4 | Natalie Coughlin | United States | 59.69 |
| 6 | 5 | Laure Manaudou | France | 1:00.09 |
| 7 | 6 | Gemma Spofforth | Great Britain | 1:00.11 |
| 6 | 4 | Margaret Hoelzer | United States | 1:00.13 |
| 6 | 3 | Hanae Ito | Japan | 1:00.16 |
| 5 | 5 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 1:00.27 |
| 4 | 3 | Julia Wilkinson | Canada | 1:00.38 |
| 5 | 8 | Antje Buschschulte | Germany | 1:00.48 |
| 5 | 2 | Elizabeth Simmonds | Great Britain | 1:00.53 |
| 5 | 6 | Nina Zhivanevskaya | Spain | 1:00.54 |
| 5 | 3 | Sophie Edington | Australia | 1:00.65 |
| 7 | 1 | Elizabeth Coster | New Zealand | 1:00.66 |