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

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

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sarah Sjöström  Schweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Penny Oleksiak  Kanada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dana Vollmer  Vereinigte Staaten
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Summary

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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 of this event 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] In December 2016, Chen Xinyi was disqualified after failing a drugs test.[6]

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.[7]

The medals for the competition were presented by Gunilla Lindberg, Sweden, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Mr. Pipat Paniangvait, Honorary Treasurer of the FINA.

Records

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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 [8]
Olympic record   Dana Vollmer (USA) 55.98 London, United Kingdom 29 July 2012 [9]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Zeit Record
6 August Semifinal 2 Sarah Sjöström   Schweden 55.84 OR
7 August Final Sarah Sjöström   Schweden 55.48 WR

Competition format

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The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Zeit Notes
1 6 4 Sarah Sjöström   Schweden 56.26 Q
2 4 5 Dana Vollmer   Vereinigte Staaten 56.56 Q
3 6 3 Penny Oleksiak   Kanada 56.73 Q, WJ, NR
4 5 4 Kelsi Dahlia   Vereinigte Staaten 56.97 Q
5 6 6 Lu Ying   China 57.08 Q
6 6 5 Jeanette Ottesen   Dänemark 57.15 Q
7 4 4 Chen Xinyi   China 57.17 Q
8 6 2 Rikako Ikee   Japan 57.27 Q, NR
9 5 5 Emma McKeon   Australien 57.33 Q
10 4 6 Liliána Szilágyi   Ungarn 57.70 Q
11 5 2 An Se-hyeon   Südkorea 57.80 Q
12 4 7 Farida Osman   Ägypten 57.83 Q, AF
13 4 8 Kimberly Buys   Belgien 57.91 Q
14 3 5 Daynara de Paula   Brasilien 57.92 Q
15 3 3 Natsumi Hoshi   Japan 58.15 Q
5 7 Daiene Dias   Brasilien Q
17 4 3 Madeline Groves   Australien 58.17
18 4 1 Anna Ntountounaki   Griechenland 58.27
5 3 Noemie Thomas   Kanada
20 6 7 Svetlana Chimrova   Russland 58.41
21 5 6 Ilaria Bianchi   Italien 58.48
22 4 2 Alexandra Wenk   Deutschland 58.49
23 6 8 Kristel Vourna   Griechenland 58.89
24 5 8 Marie Wattel   Frankreich 58.90
25 3 6 Béryl Gastaldello   Frankreich 58.93
26 6 1 Nataliya Lovtsova   Russland 59.19
27 2 4 Amit Ivry   Israel 59.42
28 3 7 Lucie Svěcená   Tschechische Republik 59.45
3 8 Danielle Villars   Schweiz
30 3 4 Katarína Listopadová   Slowakei 59.57
31 3 1 Judit Ignacio   Spanien 59.61
32 5 1 Louise Hansson   Schweden 59.73
33 3 2 Helena Gasson   Neuseeland 59.82
34 2 3 Darya Stepanyuk   Ukraine 1:00.81
35 2 5 Quah Ting Wen   Singapur 1:00.88
36 2 2 Amina Kajtaz   Bosnien und Herzegowina 1:01.67
37 2 6 Marie Laura Meza   Costa Rica 1:02.01
38 2 7 Sotiria Neofytou   Zypern 1:02.91
39 2 1 Jannah Sonnenschein   Mosambik 1:04.21
40 2 8 Dalia Tórrez Zamora   Nicaragua 1:05.81
41 1 4 Yusra Mardini   Refugee Olympic Team 1:09.21
42 1 5 Oreoluwa Cherebin   Grenada 1:10.40
43 1 6 Nooran Ba Matraf   Jemen 1:11.16
44 1 3 Johanna Umurungi   Ruanda 1:11.92
45 1 2 Nada Arkaji   Katar 1:18.86

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Zeit Notes
1 6 Rikako Ikee   Japan 57.05 Q, NR
2 4 Dana Vollmer   Vereinigte Staaten 57.06 Q
3 3 Jeanette Ottesen   Dänemark 57.47 Q
4 5 Kelsi Dahlia   Vereinigte Staaten 57.54
5 7 Farida Osman   Ägypten 58.26
6 2 Liliána Szilágyi   Ungarn 58.31
7 8 Daiene Dias   Brasilien 58.52
8 1 Daynara de Paula   Brasilien 58.65

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Zeit Notes
1 4 Sarah Sjöström   Schweden 55.84 Q, OR
2 2 Emma McKeon   Australien 56.81 Q
3 5 Penny Oleksiak   Kanada 57.10 Q
4 3 Lu Ying   China 57.15 Q
5 6 Chen Xinyi   China 57.51 Q
6 7 An Se-hyeon   Südkorea 57.95
7 8 Natsumi Hoshi   Japan 58.03
8 1 Kimberly Buys   Belgien 58.63

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Zeit Notes
  4 Sarah Sjöström   Schweden 55.48 WR
  2 Penny Oleksiak   Kanada 56.46 WJ, NR
  6 Dana Vollmer   Vereinigte Staaten 56.63
4 7 Lu Ying   China 56.76
5 3 Rikako Ikee   Japan 56.86 NR
6 5 Emma McKeon   Australien 57.05
7 1 Jeanette Ottesen   Dänemark 57.17
[a] 8 Chen Xinyi   China DSQ

Chen - On 10 December 2016, FINA confirmed that Chen, who had originally placed 4th, tested positive for unlawful substances at the Games. Her results were voided, and she was given a two year ban from competing.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's 100m Butterfly". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 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. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Chen Xinyi has been handed a two-year suspension after testing positive for Hydrochlorothiazide during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games." Archived 2017-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, from Swimvortex.com
  7. ^ "Sarah Sjostrom Heads to 100 Fly Semifinals in Top Spot with New Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Sarah Sjostrom Slices 100 Fly World Record For Gold at the 2015 FINA World Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Dana Vollmer gets gold with world record 100 m butterfly". CBS News. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  10. ^ "SWW021900_StartList_2016_08_04.pdf" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  11. ^ "SWW021900_StartList_2016_08_04.pdf" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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