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

The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 20–21 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Women's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney International Aquatic Centre
DateSeptember 20, 2000 (heats &
semifinals)
September 21, 2000 (final)
Competitors56 from 51 nations
Winning time53.83
Medalists
Inge de Bruijn  Netherlands
Therese Alshammar  Sweden
Jenny Thompson  United States
Dara Torres  United States

Dutch rising star Inge de Bruijn stormed home on the final lap to claim her second gold at these Games. She powered past her rivals in a star-studded field to touch the wall first in 53.83.[2] Earlier in the semifinals, she delivered a time of 53.77 to erase her own world record by 0.03 of a second.[3][4] Almost stealing the race from lane one, Therese Alshammar took home the silver in a Swedish record of 54.33. Meanwhile, top favorites Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson gave the Americans a further reason to celebrate, as they shared bronze medals in a matching time of 54.63. This was also Thompson's ninth career medal at these Games, making her the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history.[5][6]

Slovakia's Martina Moravcová, who captured two silver medals in swimming, finished outside the podium in fifth place at 54.72. South Africa's Helene Muller managed to pull off a sixth-place finish in an African standard of 55.19. Japan's Sumika Minamoto (55.53) and De Bruijn's teammate Wilma van Rijn (55.58) closed out the field.[6]

Notable swimmers failed to reach the top 8 final, featuring Australia's overwhelming favorites Sarah Ryan and Susie O'Neill, Germany's Sandra Völker, silver medalist in Atlanta four years earlier, and Egypt's Rania Elwani, who surprisingly reached the semifinals from an unseeded heat.[7]

Records

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

World record Inge de Bruijn (NED)53.80Sheffield, Great Britain28 May 2000[8]
Olympic record Le Jingyi (CHN)54.50Atlanta, United States20 July 1996[8]

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

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
20 SeptemberSemifinal 2Inge de Bruijn Netherlands53.77WR

Results

Heats

[8]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
174Inge de Bruijn Netherlands54.77Q
255Dara Torres United States55.12Q
364Jenny Thompson United States55.22Q
465Martina Moravcová Slovakia55.42Q
572Helene Muller South Africa55.45Q, AF
675Therese Alshammar Sweden55.49Q
753Sandra Völker Germany55.54Q
863Sue Rolph Great Britain55.77Q
952Sumika Minamoto Japan55.80Q
1076Wilma van Rijn Netherlands55.82Q
1162Louise Jöhncke Sweden55.91Q
1266Sarah Ryan Australia56.05Q
1356Karen Pickering Great Britain56.08Q
1477Laura Nicholls Canada56.30Q
1541Rania Elwani Egypt56.31Q, NR
1657Alena Popchanka Belarus56.33Q
1743Hanna-Maria Seppälä Finland56.68
1836Olga Mukomol Ukraine56.69
1978Han Xue China56.79
2067Yekaterina Kibalo Russia56.97
2144Cristina Chiuso Italy57.09
2261Joscelin Yeo Singapore57.15
2342Florencia Szigeti Argentina57.20
2426Leah Martindale Barbados57.21
2551Antonia Machaira Greece57.24
2668Ilona Hlaváčková Czech Republic57.37
2758Judith Draxler Austria57.40
2834Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe57.47
2924Elina Partõka Estonia57.71
35Gyöngyver Lakos Hungary
3173Susie O'Neill Australia57.78
3248Eileen Coparropa Panama57.82
3346Monique Robins New Zealand57.85
3422Siobhan Cropper Trinidad and Tobago57.91
3545Tine Bossuyt Belgium58.02
3621Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir Iceland58.44
3732Lara Heinz Luxembourg58.55
3827Caroline Pickering Fiji58.62
3938Pilin Tachakittiranan Thailand58.69
4047Chang Hee-jin South Korea58.77
4131Jūratė Ladavičiūtė Lithuania58.78
4233Chantal Gibney Ireland58.79
4328Yekaterina Tochenaya Kyrgyzstan58.80
4423Anna Stylianou Cyprus59.08
4525Agnese Ozoliņa Latvia59.28
4637Tsai Shu-min Chinese Taipei59.39
4718Nicole Hayes Palau1:00.89
4815Rola El Haress Lebanon1:03.26
4912Maria Awori Kenya1:06.23
5013Nathalie Lee Baw Mauritius1:06.67
5117Zeïna Sahelí Senegal1:07.37
5214Supra Singhal Uganda1:08.15
5316Sanjaajamtsyn Altantuyaa Mongolia1:10.22
5411Katerina Izmaylova Tajikistan1:19.12
54Antje Buschschulte GermanyDNS
71Marianne Limpert CanadaDNS

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Dara Torres United States55.02Q
25Martina Moravcová Slovakia55.06Q
32Wilma van Rijn Netherlands55.28Q
43Therese Alshammar Sweden55.31Q
56Sue Rolph Great Britain55.69
67Sarah Ryan Australia55.93
71Laura Nicholls Canada55.94
88Alena Popchanka Belarus56.40

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Inge de Bruijn Netherlands53.77Q, WR
25Jenny Thompson United States54.40Q
33Helene Muller South Africa55.24Q, AF
42Sumika Minamoto Japan55.62Q
51Karen Pickering Great Britain55.71
68Rania Elwani Egypt55.85NR
77Louise Jöhncke Sweden55.94
86Sandra Völker Germany55.97

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Inge de Bruijn Netherlands53.83
1Therese Alshammar Sweden54.33NR
5Jenny Thompson United States54.63
3Dara Torres United States
56Martina Moravcová Slovakia54.72
62Helene Muller South Africa55.19AF
78Sumika Minamoto Japan55.53
87Wilma van Rijn Netherlands55.58

References

  1. "Swimming schedule". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. Berlin, Peter (22 September 2000). "De Bruijn Takes Second Gold; Hungarian and Italian Also Triumph : European Swimmers Steal the Show". New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  3. "De Bruijn smashes record". BBC Sport. 20 September 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  4. Morrissey, Rick (21 September 2000). "Dutch Treat In The Pool". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. "Americans tie for bronze in 100 free". ESPN. 21 September 2000. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  6. Whitten, Phillip (21 September 2000). "Olympic Day 6 Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  7. Whitten, Phillip (20 September 2000). "Olympic Day 5 Prelims". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  8. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 178–180. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
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