Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
| Women's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 21 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 46 from 38 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:07.73 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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 |
The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 21 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 1:07.46 | Durban, South Africa | 4 March 1996 |
| Olympic record | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:07.95 | Seoul, South Korea | 23 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July | Heat 6 | Penny Heyns | | 1:07.02 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
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Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2 | Han Xue |  | 1:09.90 | |
| 10 | 6 | Lisa Flood |  | 1:10.21 | |
| 11 | 7 | Helen Denman |  | 1:10.26 | |
| 12 | 5 | Elin Austevoll |  | 1:10.27 | |
| 13 | 4 | Masami Tanaka | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:10.43 | |
| 14 | 8 | Alicja Pęczak |  | 1:10.44 | |
| 15 | 3 | Manuela Dalla Valle |  | 1:11.19 | |
| 16 | 1 | Hanna Jaltner |  | 1:11.41 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Penny Heyns | | 1:07.73 | |
 | 5 | Amanda Beard |  | 1:08.09 | AM |
 | 6 | Samantha Riley | | 1:09.18 | |
| 4 | 1 | Svitlana Bondarenko |  | 1:09.21 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | Vera Lischka |  | 1:09.24 | NR |
| 6 | 7 | Guylaine Cloutier | | 1:09.40 | |
| 7 | 3 | Ágnes Kovács |  | 1:09.55 | |
| 8 | 8 | Brigitte Becue | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:09.79 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ↑ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 44. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ↑ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 100m Breaststroke Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 44. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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