Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly
| Women's 100 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | |||||||||
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| Dates | 6 August 2016 (heats & semifinals) 7 August 2016 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 55.48 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| 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
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 55.48 | WR |
 | 2 | Penny Oleksiak | Canada | 56.46 | WJR, NR |
 | 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
- ↑ "Women's 100m Butterfly". Rio 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ Lutz, Rachel (7 August 2016). "Sarah Sjostrom wins 100m butterfly, Sweden's first Olympic gold medal". Rio 2016. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "Swimming: Sjostrom avoids 'disasters' to win 100m butterfly". Reuters. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Sarah Sjostrom Downs 100 Fly World Record; World Junior Record For Oleksiak". Swimming World Magazine. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "Canada's Penny Oleksiak wins 2nd medal of Rio Olympics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "Sarah Sjostrom Heads to 100 Fly Semifinals in Top Spot with New Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "SWW021900_StartList_2016_08_04.pdf:" (PDF). Rio 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "SWW021900_StartList_2016_08_04.pdf:" (PDF). Rio 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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