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

Men's 100 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates 11 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
12 August 2016 (final)
Competitors 43 from 32 nations
Winning time 50.39 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Joseph Schooling  Singapore
2nd, silver medalist(s) Michael Phelps  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Chad le Clos  South Africa
2nd, silver medalist(s) László Cseh  Hungary

The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 11–12 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

Michael Phelps fell short of his attempt to fulfill an Olympic four-peat in the sprint butterfly event, due to an upset performance from Joseph Schooling, who became Singapore's first ever gold medalist. Leading from the start, Schooling defeated the field of experienced sprinters, including all-time medal leader and his personal hero Phelps, to establish a new Olympic record of 50.39 for a gold-medal triumph.[2][3][4] Schooling did not only erase Phelps' eight-year-old record on a high-tech bodysuit by 0.19 seconds, but also produced the fastest time of the event in textile.[5]

Three-quarters of a second later, Phelps touched the wall at the same moment as two of his rivals Chad le Clos of South Africa and four-time Olympian László Cseh of Hungary, leaving them with a matching 51.14 in a historic three-way tie for the silver.[6][7] Despite missing out an Olympic title defense, Phelps continued to extend his Olympic resumé with a twenty-seventh career medal.[8]

Separated by the leader of the field by almost a second, Chinese swimmer and 2014 Youth Olympic champion Li Zhuhao picked up the fifth spot with a junior world record of 51.26. Meanwhile, France's Mehdy Metella (51.58), Phelps' teammate Tom Shields (51.73), and Russia's Aleksandr Sadovnikov (51.84) closed out the championship field.[7]

Notable swimmers failed to reach the top eight roster, featuring Schooling's countryman Quah Zheng Wen; London 2012 finalists Steffen Deibler (Germany), Joeri Verlinden (Netherlands), and Konrad Czerniak (Poland); Canada's Santo Condorelli, who produced a surprising top 16 finish from an unseeded prelims heat; and Papua New Guinea's Ryan Pini, who missed another chance to reproduce a top eight feat from Beijing 2008 in his fourth Olympic appearance.[9][10]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:

World record Michael Phelps (USA)49.82Rome, Italy1 August 2009
Olympic record Michael Phelps (USA)50.58Beijing, China16 August 2008

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
12 AugustFinalJoseph Schooling Singapore50.39OR

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
165Joseph Schooling Singapore51.41Q
244László Cseh Hungary51.52Q
355Tom Shields United States51.58Q
464Michael Phelps United States51.60Q
553Mehdy Metella France51.71Q
643Piero Codia Italy51.72Q
754Chad le Clos South Africa51.75Q
835James Guy Great Britain51.78Q
63Li Zhuhao ChinaQ
1045Konrad Czerniak Poland51.81Q
57David Morgan AustraliaQ
1261Grant Irvine Australia51.84Q
1362Aleksandr Sadovnikov Russia51.91Q
1424Santo Condorelli Canada51.99Q
1546Evgeny Koptelov Russia52.01Q
1637Quah Zheng Wen Singapore52.08Q
1747Jérémy Stravius France52.10
1841Steffen Deibler Germany52.14
1938Luis Martínez Guatemala52.22
2067Takuro Fujii Japan52.36
2134Henrique Martins Brazil52.42
2251Joeri Verlinden Netherlands52.48
2332Liubomyr Lemeshko Ukraine52.51
2448Santiago Grassi Argentina52.56
2552Matteo Rivolta Italy52.67
2658Bence Pulai Hungary52.73
2731Zhang Qibin China52.84
2842Pavel Sankovich Belarus53.00
2968Albert Subirats Venezuela53.23
3025Ryan Pini Papua New Guinea53.24
66Yauhen Tsurkin Belarus
3236Long Yuan Gutiérrez Mexico53.34
3356Paweł Korzeniowski Poland53.71
3433Marcos Macedo Brazil53.87
3523Glenn Victor Sutanto Indonesia54.25
3626Abbas Qali Independent Olympic Athletes54.63
3728Anthonny Sitraka Ralefy Madagascar54.72
3821Ralph Goveia Zambia54.84
3922Allan Gutiérrez Castro Honduras55.20
4027Rami Anis Refugee Olympic Team56.23
4114Oumar Toure Mali57.56
4215Hannibal Gaskin Guyana58.57
4313Thint Myaat Myanmar1:02.54

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14László Cseh Hungary51.57Q
25Michael Phelps United States51.58Q
32Konrad Czerniak Poland51.80
43Piero Codia Italy51.82
51Santo Condorelli Canada51.83
67Grant Irvine Australia51.87
76James Guy Great Britain52.10
88Quah Zheng Wen Singapore52.26

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Joseph Schooling Singapore50.83Q, AS
26Chad le Clos South Africa51.43Q
32Li Zhuhao China51.51Q
45Tom Shields United States51.61Q
51Aleksandr Sadovnikov Russia51.71Q
63Mehdy Metella France51.73Q
77David Morgan Australia51.75
88Evgeny Koptelov Russia52.50

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4Joseph Schooling Singapore50.39OR, AS
2nd, silver medalist(s)2Michael Phelps United States51.14
5Chad le Clos South Africa
6László Cseh Hungary
53Li Zhuhao China51.26
68Mehdy Metella France51.58
77Tom Shields United States51.73
81Aleksandr Sadovnikov Russia51.84

References

  1. ↑ "Men's 100m Butterfly". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ↑ MacGuire, Eoghan (12 August 2016). "Joseph Schooling beats Michael Phelps, wins Singapore's first Olympic gold". CNN. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Stanton, Jenny (12 August 2016). "How Singapore's 21-year-old Joseph Schooling beat his IDOL Michael Phelps: Gold medalist trained in Florida and Texas and was inspired by 2008 meeting with the American champion when he was just 14". Daily Mail. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Pentony, Luke (12 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Joseph Schooling gives Singapore its first ever Olympic gold medal". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Goh, Brenda (12 August 2016). "Stunning Phelps, Schooling wins Singapore's first gold". Reuters. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Chen, Joyce (12 August 2016). "Michael Phelps Earns Silver in Three-Way Tie in 100M Butterfly at Rio Olympics". Us Weekly. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Joseph Schooling Wins Singapore's First Ever Olympic Swimming Medal With 100 Fly Victory". Swimming World Magazine. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Konstantinides, Anneta; Ashford, Ben (12 August 2016). "Michael Phelps LOSES his last individual race and has to settle for sharing silver with TWO other swimmers in dramatic tie". Daily Mail. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Joseph Schooling Tops 100 Butterfly Prelims in Rio". Swimming World Magazine. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Olympics: Schooling makes history in qualifying for 100m final". Channel News Asia. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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