Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly

Women's 100 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Medal winners
Venue London Aquatics Centre
Dates July 28, 2012 (heats & semifinals)
July 29, 2012 (final)
Competitors 42 from 37 nations
Winning time 55.98 WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Dana Vollmer  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Lu Ying  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Alicia Coutts  Australia

The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 28–29 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1]

U.S. swimmer Dana Vollmer demolished a new world record to clear a 56-second barrier and to claim the Olympic title in the event for the first time since Amy Van Dyken did so in 1996. She touched third at the initial length, but powered home with a back-half strategy on the final stretch to capture the gold in 55.98, the first sub-56 second time in the event's history, shaving 0.08 seconds off the previous record set by Sweden's Sarah Sjöström in a since-banned high-tech body suit from the 2009 World Championships.[2][3] China's Lu Ying came from behind with the same tactic to grab a silver in 56.87, while Australia's Alicia Coutts nearly pulled from worst-to-podium effort after turning last at the 50-metre lap to put up a late resistant surge for the bronze in 56.94.[4][5][6]

Sjostrom, the former world record holder, finished off the podium with a fourth-place time in 57.17, and was followed in fifth by Italy's Ilaria Bianchi at a lifetime best and national record of 57.27. Denmark's Jeanette Ottesen Gray paid for an aggressive strategy with an early lead on the first half, before fading to sixth in 57.35. Vollmer's teammate Claire Donahue (57.48) and Great Britain's Ellen Gandy (57.76) rounded out the field. For the first time in Olympic history, all eight finalists finished the race under a 58-second barrier.[6][7]

Earlier in the prelims, Vollmer posted both a textile and an American best of 56.25 to lead all swimmers for the top seed, wiping out Inge de Bruijn's 2000 Olympic record by 36-hundredths of a second.[8]

Notable swimmers missed the final roster including Singapore's Tao Li, who delivered a surprise fifth-place finish in Beijing four years earlier; Gandy's home teammate Francesca Halsall; Poland's four-time Olympian Otylia Jędrzejczak; Australia's defending bronze medalist Jessicah Schipper; and Netherlands' Inge Dekker, who later scratched the semifinals to focus on her 4×100 m freestyle relay duty.[8][9]

Records

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

World record Sarah Sjöström (SWE)56.06Rome, Italy27 July 2009
Olympic record Inge de Bruijn (NED)56.61Sydney, Australia17 September 2000

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
July 28Heat 6Dana Vollmer United States56.25OR
July 29FinalDana Vollmer United States55.98WR, OR

Results

Heats

[10]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
164Dana Vollmer United States56.25Q, OR, AM
265Lu Ying China57.17Q
344Alicia Coutts Australia57.36Q
454Sarah Sjöström Sweden57.45Q
567Jeanette Ottesen Denmark57.64Q
666Jiao Liuyang China57.71Q
763Claire Donahue United States58.06Q
845Francesca Halsall Great Britain58.23Q
955Ellen Gandy Great Britain58.25Q
1053Inge Dekker Netherlands58.30Q, WD
1148Tao Li Singapore58.34Q
1257Ilaria Bianchi Italy58.42Q
1342Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus58.50Q, NR
1452Martina Granström Sweden58.70Q
1543Yuka Kato Japan58.72Q
1647Kristel Vourna Greece58.74Q
1756Katerine Savard Canada58.76Q
1858Amit Ivry Israel58.78
1933Irina Bespalova Russia58.79
68Kimberly Buys Belgium
2141Alexandra Wenk Germany58.85
2262Ingvild Snildal Norway59.01
2351Natsumi Hoshi Japan59.06
2446Jessicah Schipper Australia59.17
2535Otylia Jędrzejczak Poland59.31
2623Danielle Villars Switzerland59.42NR
24Judit Ignacio Sorribes Spain
2837Denisa Smolenová Slovakia59.48
2936Emilia Pikkarainen Finland59.55
3031Hannah Wilson Hong Kong59.59
3127Sara Isaković Slovenia59.86
3222Sarah Blake Bateman Iceland59.87NR
3361Daynara de Paula Brazil1:00.14
3432Liliána Szilágyi Hungary1:00.34
3526Triin Aljand Estonia1:00.43
3638Sara Oliveira Portugal1:00.44
3734Birgit Koschischek Austria1:00.54
3825Justine Bruno France1:01.14
3921Dalia Torrez Zamora Nicaragua1:05.42
4014Noel Borshi Albania1:05.49
4113Dorian McMenemy Dominican Republic1:05.78NR
4215Marie Laura Meza Costa Rica1:07.01

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Sarah Sjöström Sweden57.27Q
24Lu Ying China57.51Q
33Jiao Liuyang China58.04
42Tao Li Singapore58.18
51Yuka Kato Japan58.26
67Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus58.41NR
76Francesca Halsall Great Britain58.52
88Katerine Savard Canada59.22

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Dana Vollmer United States56.36Q
25Alicia Coutts Australia56.85Q
33Jeanette Ottesen Denmark57.25Q, NR
46Claire Donahue United States57.42Q
52Ellen Gandy Great Britain57.66Q
67Ilaria Bianchi Italy57.79Q, NR
78Kristel Vourna Greece58.31NR
81Martina Granström Sweden58.95

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4Dana Vollmer United States55.98WR
2nd, silver medalist(s)7Lu Ying China56.87
3rd, bronze medalist(s)5Alicia Coutts Australia56.94
46Sarah Sjöström Sweden57.17
58Ilaria Bianchi Italy57.27NR
63Jeanette Ottesen Denmark57.35
72Claire Donahue United States57.48
81Ellen Gandy Great Britain57.76

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 28 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Dana Vollmer gets gold with world record 100 m butterfly". CBS News. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Vollmer, van der Burgh break world records at finals". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Jeffery, Nicole (30 July 2012). "Alicia Coutts wins bronze behind Vollmer in 100m butterfly, despite gulping water". The Australian. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Boswell, Tom (30 July 2012). "Alicia Coutts overcomes mouthful of water to capture London Olympic bronze medal". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. 1 2 "2012 London Olympics: Dana Vollmer Clears 56-Second Barrier, Sets World Record in 100 Fly". Swimming World Magazine. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Olympic swimming: Dana Vollmer wins gold in 100m butterfly". BBC Sport. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. 1 2 "2012 London Olympics: Dana Vollmer of the U.S. Clears Olympic, American, Textile Bests in Prelims of 100 Fly". Swimming World Magazine. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Olympics-Swimming-Vollmer fastest in women's 100m butterfly". Chicago Tribune. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Women's 100m Butterfly – Heats". London 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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