Olympic Swimming 2016: Women's 100M Backstroke Medal Winners, Times and Results

There were four medalists at Monday's women's 100-meter backstroke, but Hungary's Katinka Hosszu stole the show with a strong finishing kick and impressive touch at the wall.

Hosszu won her sceond gold medal of the 2016 Olympics with a time of 58.45 seconds and just outreached American Kathleen Baker for first place. Baker took home the silver with a time of 58.75 seconds, while Canada's Kylie Masse and China's Fu Yuanhui tied for the bronze at 58.76 seconds:

Place	Swimmer	Time (Seconds)
1	Katinka Hosszu (Hungary)	58.45
2	Kathleen Baker (United States)	58.75
3	Kylie Masse (Canada)	58.76
4	Fu Yuanhui (China)	58.76
5	Mie Nielsen (Denmark)	58.80
6	Olivia Smoliga (United States)	58.95
7	Emily Seebohm (Australia)	59.19
8	Madison Wilson (Australia)	59.23

Australia's Emily Seebohm was in first place through the initial 50 meters, but the 2015 world champion faded on the closing stretch. As a result, Hosszu and Baker took advantage of the opportunity and won medals Monday night.

NBC Olympics captured an image highlighting just how close the finish was on the final touch:

Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports said Hosszu—who is also known as the "Iron Lady"—"nailed the finish." Hosszu also won the gold medal at the 400-meter individual medley Saturday and added to her collection with that incredible ending.

Her husband and coach was thrilled, per NBC Olympics:

As for Baker, Forde said it was a personal record time and continued her impressive streak at Rio. She posted the best qualifying time before Monday's final (58.84 seconds) in what is her first career Olympics. In fact, she outlasted a difficult field in those qualifying rounds considering all eight competitors posted times of 59.35 seconds or better, per NBCOlympics.com. 

Scott Fowler of the Charlotte Observer said Baker finished in only second place during the Trials, so her ability to come through on the Olympic stage is notable. 

Baker made headlines in Rio outside of her personal-best times when she lost a pearl earring in a previous swim. Forde said she will be pleased with the trade:

Fortunately for Baker, she didn't even have to make the trade, as NBC Olympics highlighted:

Baker represented the United States on Monday in the same event American Missy Franklin won in the 2012 Games in London. However, Franklin failed to qualify for this year's 100-meter backstroke during the U.S. Trials, which opened the door for Baker.

Baker may be the headliner for American fans, but the "Iron Lady's" final touch was simply too much Monday.

Post-Race Reaction

Hosszu won the race, but Baker was ecstatic with a silver medal in the aftermath, via Fowler: “So incredible! I mean I went a best time and just got a medal! I couldn’t even put into words how happy I am and how grateful for the amount of support I have here from the teammates and coaches along the way. It just takes a village for everyone to get me here and I couldn’t be happier.”

Fowler noted Baker has battled Crohn’s disease, and the silver medalist discussed her journey after the race: “I think this is something I’ve been put here to do. I’ve never given up on my dreams, and I hope other people are the same.”

Behind that attitude, Baker earned her first-ever Olympic medal, finishing behind only Hosszu.