Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly

Women's 100 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates6 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
7 August 2016 (final)
Competitors45 from 35 nations
Winning time55.48 WR
Medalists
 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden
 Penny Oleksiak  Canada
 Dana Vollmer  United States
Swimming at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Freestyle
50 m   men   women
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m women
1500 m men
Backstroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Breaststroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Butterfly
100 m men women
200 m men women
Individual medley
200 m men women
400 m men women
Freestyle relay
4×100 m men women
4×200 m men women
Medley relay
4×100 m men women
Marathon
10 km men women

The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 6–7 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjöström overturned her own existing world record to become the country's first Olympic champion in the pool since Lars Frölander topped the podium on the male counterpart in 2000. She maintained an enormous lead from the start to capture her first Olympic gold medal with a 55.48, shaving 0.16 seconds off from her own world record.[2][3] Canada's 16-year-old Penny Oleksiak came from third at the initial length to smash a new junior World and Canadian record for the silver in 56.46, touching out U.S. swimmer and reigning Olympic titleholder Dana Vollmer, who claimed the bronze in 56.63, by just 0.17 of a second.[4][5]

Chinese teammates Chen Xinyi (56.72) and London 2012 runner-up Lu Ying (56.76) picked up the fourth and fifth spots respectively, separated by 0.04-second margin. Meanwhile, teenager Rikako Ikee cracked a 57-second barrier with a Japanese record and a sixth-place finish in 56.86. Australia's Emma McKeon (57.05) and Denmark's four-time Olympian Jeanette Ottesen (57.17) rounded out the championship field.[4]

Earlier in the semifinals, Sjöström established a new Olympic record time of 55.84 to take the top seed for a historic finale, slicing 0.14 seconds off from the standard held by Vollmer at the previous Games.[6]

Records

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

World record  Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 55.64 Kazan, Russia 3 August 2015
Olympic record  Dana Vollmer (USA) 55.98 London, United Kingdom 29 July 2012

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
6 August Semifinal Sarah Sjöström Sweden 55.84 OR
7 August Final Sarah Sjöström Sweden 55.48 WR

Results

Heats

[7][8]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 4 Sjöström, SarahSarah Sjöström Sweden 56.26 Q
2 4 5 Vollmer, DanaDana Vollmer United States 56.56 Q
3 6 3 Oleksiak, PennyPenny Oleksiak Canada 56.73 Q, WJR, NR
4 5 4 Worrell, KelsiKelsi Worrell United States 56.97 Q
5 6 6 Lu Ying China 57.08 Q
6 6 5 Ottesen, JeanetteJeanette Ottesen Denmark 57.15 Q
7 4 4 Chen Xinyi China 57.17 Q
8 6 2 Ikee, RikakoRikako Ikee Japan 57.27 Q, NR
9 5 5 McKeon, EmmaEmma McKeon Australia 57.33 Q
10 4 6 Szilágyi, LiliánaLiliána Szilágyi Hungary 57.70 Q
11 5 2 An Se-hyeon South Korea 57.80 Q
12 4 7 Osman, FaridaFarida Osman Egypt 57.83 Q, AF
13 4 8 Buys, KimberlyKimberly Buys Belgium 57.91 Q
14 3 5 de Paula, DaynaraDaynara de Paula Brazil 57.92 Q
15 3 3 Hoshi, NatsumiNatsumi Hoshi Japan 58.15 Q
5 7 Dias, DaieneDaiene Dias Brazil Q
17 4 3 Groves, MadelineMadeline Groves Australia 58.17
18 4 1 Ntountounaki, AnnaAnna Ntountounaki Greece 58.27
5 3 Thomas, NoemieNoemie Thomas Canada
20 6 7 Chimrova, SvetlanaSvetlana Chimrova Russia 58.41
21 5 6 Bianchi, IlariaIlaria Bianchi Italy 58.48
22 4 2 Wenk, AlexandraAlexandra Wenk Germany 58.49
23 6 8 Vourna, KristelKristel Vourna Greece 58.89
24 5 8 Wattel, MarieMarie Wattel France 58.90
25 3 6 Gastaldello, BérylBéryl Gastaldello France 58.93
26 6 1 Lovtsova, NataliyaNataliya Lovtsova Russia 59.19
27 2 4 Ivry, AmitAmit Ivry Israel 59.42
28 3 7 Svěcená, LucieLucie Svěcená Czech Republic 59.45
3 8 Villars, DanielleDanielle Villars Switzerland
30 3 4 Listopadová, KatarínaKatarína Listopadová Slovakia 59.57
31 3 1 Ignacio, JuditJudit Ignacio Spain 59.61
32 5 1 Hansson, LouiseLouise Hansson Sweden 59.73
33 3 2 Gasson, HelenaHelena Gasson New Zealand 59.82
34 2 3 Stepanyuk, DaryaDarya Stepanyuk Ukraine 1:00.81
35 2 5 Quah Ting Wen Singapore 1:00.88
36 2 2 Kajtaz, AminaAmina Kajtaz Bosnia and Herzegovina 1:01.67
37 2 6 Meza, Marie LauraMarie Laura Meza Costa Rica 1:02.01
38 2 7 Neofytou, SotiriaSotiria Neofytou Cyprus 1:02.91
39 2 1 Sonnenschein, JannahJannah Sonnenschein Mozambique 1:04.21
40 2 8 Tórrez Zamora, DaliaDalia Tórrez Zamora Nicaragua 1:05.81
41 1 4 Mardini, YusraYusra Mardini Refugee Olympic Team 1:09.21
42 1 5 Cherebin, OreoluwaOreoluwa Cherebin Grenada 1:10.40
43 1 6 Ba Matraf, NooranNooran Ba Matraf Yemen 1:11.16
44 1 3 Umurungi, JohannaJohanna Umurungi Rwanda 1:11.92
45 1 2 Arkaji, NadaNada Arkaji Qatar 1:18.86

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Rikako Ikee Japan 57.05 Q, NR
2 4 Dana Vollmer United States 57.06 Q
3 3 Jeanette Ottesen Denmark 57.47 Q
4 5 Kelsi Worrell United States 57.54
5 7 Farida Osman Egypt 58.26
6 2 Liliána Szilágyi Hungary 58.31
7 8 Daiene Dias Brazil 58.52
8 1 Daynara de Paula Brazil 58.65

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Sarah Sjöström Sweden 55.84 Q, OR
2 2 Emma McKeon Australia 56.81 Q
3 5 Penny Oleksiak Canada 57.10 Q
4 3 Lu Ying China 57.15 Q
5 6 Chen Xinyi China 57.51 Q
6 7 An Se-hyeon South Korea 57.95
7 8 Natsumi Hoshi Japan 58.03
8 1 Kimberly Buys Belgium 58.63

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 4 Sarah Sjöström Sweden 55.48 WR
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2 Penny Oleksiak Canada 56.46 WJR, NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 6 Dana Vollmer United States 56.63
4 7 Lu Ying China 56.76
5 3 Rikako Ikee Japan 56.86 NR
6 5 Emma McKeon Australia 57.05
7 1 Jeanette Ottesen Denmark 57.17
8 Chen Xinyi China DSQ

References

  1. ↑ "Women's 100m Butterfly". Rio 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Lutz, Rachel (7 August 2016). "Sarah Sjostrom wins 100m butterfly, Sweden's first Olympic gold medal". Rio 2016. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Swimming: Sjostrom avoids 'disasters' to win 100m butterfly". Reuters. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Sarah Sjostrom Downs 100 Fly World Record; World Junior Record For Oleksiak". Swimming World Magazine. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Canada's Penny Oleksiak wins 2nd medal of Rio Olympics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sarah Sjostrom Heads to 100 Fly Semifinals in Top Spot with New Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "SWW021900_StartList_2016_08_04.pdf:" (PDF). Rio 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "SWW021900_StartList_2016_08_04.pdf:" (PDF). Rio 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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