Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly
| Women's 100 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| 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 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
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 55.64 | Kazan, Russia | 3 August 2015 |
| Olympic record |  | 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 | | 55.84 | OR |
| 7 August | Final | Sarah Sjöström | | 55.48 | WR, OR |
Results
Heats
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Rikako Ikee |  | 57.05 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 4 | Dana Vollmer | | 57.06 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Jeanette Ottesen |  | 57.47 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Kelsi Worrell | | 57.54 | |
| 5 | 7 | Farida Osman |  | 58.26 | |
| 6 | 2 | Liliána Szilágyi |  | 58.31 | |
| 7 | 8 | Daiene Dias |  | 58.52 | |
| 8 | 1 | Daynara de Paula | | 58.65 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | | 55.84 | Q, OR |
| 2 | 2 | Emma McKeon |  | 56.81 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Penny Oleksiak |  | 57.10 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Lu Ying |  | 57.15 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Chen Xinyi | | 57.51 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | An Se-hyeon |  | 57.95 | |
| 7 | 8 | Natsumi Hoshi | | 58.03 | |
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Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | | 55.48 | WR |
 | 2 | Penny Oleksiak | | 56.46 | WJR, NR |
 | 6 | Dana Vollmer | | 56.63 | |
| 4 | 7 | Lu Ying | | 56.76 | |
| 5 | 3 | Rikako Ikee | | 56.86 | NR |
| 6 | 5 | Emma McKeon | | 57.05 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jeanette Ottesen | | 57.17 | |
| [a] | 8 | Chen Xinyi | | DSQ |
Chen - On 10 December 2016, FINA confirmed that Chen had tested positive for unlawful substances at the Games. Her results were voided, and she was given a two year ban from competing.[6]
References
- ↑ "Women's 100m Butterfly". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 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. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Chen Xinyi has been handed a two-year suspension after testing positive for Hydrochlorothiazide during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.", from Swimvortex.com
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "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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