Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 17–18 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Women's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DateSeptember 17, 2000 (heats &
semifinals)
September 18, 2000 (final)
Competitors47 from 40 nations
Winning time1:00.21 OR
Medalists
Diana Mocanu  Romania
Mai Nakamura  Japan
Nina Zhivanevskaya  Spain

At only 16 years of age, Diana Mocanu made an Olympic milestone to become Romania's first ever gold medalist in swimming. She fought off a head-to-head sprint challenge from Japan's Mai Nakamura on the final stretch to hit the wall first in a new Olympic standard of 1:00.21, the second-fastest of all time, cutting off Krisztina Egerszegi's 1992 record by nearly half a second (0.50).[2][3] Meanwhile, Nakamura seized off an early lead under a world-record pace (29.17), but ended up only with a silver medal in a Japanese record of 1:00.55.[4] Competing previously for the Unified Team and Russia in two Olympics (1992 and 1996), Nina Zhivanevskaya made a surprise packet with a bronze for Spain in a sterling time of 1:00.89.[5][6]

France's Roxana Maracineanu finished off the podium in fourth place at 1:01.10, and was followed in fifth by Nakamura's teammate Noriko Inada in 1:01.14.[4] Coming from second at the final turn, U.S. swimmer Barbara Bedford faded down the stretch to pick up the sixth spot with a time of 1:01.47. Aussie favorite Dyana Calub (1:01.61) and Denmark's Louise Ørnstedt (1:02.02) closed out the field.[6]

Notable swimmers missed out the top 8 final, featuring Germany's Antje Buschschulte, a pre-Olympic medal contender; South Africa's Charlene Wittstock, who eventually married to Albert II, Prince of Monaco in 2010; and Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry, who later emerged as one of the world's top backstroke swimmers in her decade.[7]

Records

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

World record He Cihong (CHN)1:00.16Rome, Italy10 September 1994[8]
Olympic record Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)1:00.68Barcelona, Spain28 July 1992[8]

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
18 SeptemberFinalDiana Mocanu Romania1:00.21OR

Results

Heats

[8]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
164Mai Nakamura Japan1:00.88Q
263Diana Mocanu Romania1:01.18Q, NR
342Roxana Maracineanu France1:01.66Q, NR
443Barbara Bedford United States1:01.70Q
544Nina Zhivanevskaya Spain1:01.97Q
666Louise Ørnstedt Denmark1:01.98Q
756Zhan Shu China1:02.19Q
65Noriko Inada JapanQ
954Antje Buschschulte Germany1:02.23Q
1045Dyana Calub Australia1:02.46Q
1153Katy Sexton Great Britain1:02.67Q
1252Kelly Stefanyshyn Canada1:02.78Q
1355Sandra Völker Germany1:02.88Q
1461Michelle Lischinsky Canada1:02.89Q
1541Lu Donghua China1:02.91Q
1636Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe1:03.05Q, NR
1747Charlene Wittstock South Africa1:03.18
1862Courtney Shealy United States1:03.19
1957Giaan Rooney Australia1:03.20
33Shim Min-ji South KoreaNR
2146Sarah Price Great Britain1:03.22
2267Ilona Hlaváčková Czech Republic1:03.28
2351Anu Koivisto Finland1:03.44
2468Fabíola Molina Brazil1:03.68
2558Aleksandra Miciul Poland1:04.51
2635Monique Robins New Zealand1:04.52
2737Sofie Wolfs Belgium1:04.66
31Nadiya Beshevli Ukraine
2932Irina Raevskaya Russia1:04.76
3034Ana María González Cuba1:04.95
3124Camilla Johansson Sweden1:04.99
3238Aikaterini Bliamou Greece1:05.09
3322Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai Hong Kong1:05.28
3448Brenda Starink Netherlands1:05.93
3523Chonlathorn Vorathamrong Thailand1:05.98
3626Annamária Kiss Hungary1:06.12
3716Marie-Lizza Danila Philippines1:06.48
3828Elsa Manora Nasution Indonesia1:06.57
21Serrana Fernández Uruguay
4027Kuan Chia-hsien Chinese Taipei1:07.18
4114Marica Stražmešter Yugoslavia1:07.21
4213Şadan Derya Erke Turkey1:07.26
4315Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir Iceland1:07.28
4412Anjelika Solovieva Kyrgyzstan1:07.63
4517Andrea Prono Paraguay1:08.11
4611Monika Bakale Republic of the Congo1:16.36
25Tessa Solomon Netherlands AntillesDNS

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Diana Mocanu Romania1:00.70Q, NR
25Barbara Bedford United States1:01.61Q
33Louise Ørnstedt Denmark1:01.69Q, NR
42Dyana Calub Australia1:01.86Q
57Kelly Stefanyshyn Canada1:02.35
68Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe1:02.54NR
71Michelle Lischinsky Canada1:02.55
86Zhan Shu China1:02.92

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Mai Nakamura Japan1:01.07Q
26Noriko Inada Japan1:01.25Q
33Nina Zhivanevskaya Spain1:01.41Q
45Roxana Maracineanu France1:01.61Q, NR
52Antje Buschschulte Germany1:01.91
67Katy Sexton Great Britain1:02.35
71Sandra Völker Germany1:03.01
88Lu Donghua China1:03.31

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Diana Mocanu Romania1:00.21OR*
5Mai Nakamura Japan1:00.55NR
6Nina Zhivanevskaya Spain1:00.89NR
47Roxana Maracineanu France1:01.10NR
53Noriko Inada Japan1:01.14
62Barbara Bedford United States1:01.47
78Dyana Calub Australia1:01.61
81Louise Ørnstedt Denmark1:02.02

* Also a European and a Romanian record.

References

  1. "Swimming schedule". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. "Stunning Mocanu takes gold". BBC Sport. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. "U.S. Swimmers Krayzelburg, Quann Win Gold". ABC News. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. Betti, Leeroy (18 September 2000). "No gold for Mai-chan". The Japan Times. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. "U.S. teenager wins 100 breaststroke". ESPN. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  6. Whitten, Phillip (18 September 2000). "Olympic Day 3 Finals (100 Breast, 100 Back M, 100 Back W, 200 Free)". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  7. Whitten, Phillip (17 September 2000). "Olympic Prelims: Day Two". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  8. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 294–295. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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