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

The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 29–30 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1]

Women's 100 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
DateJuly 29, 2012 (heats &
semifinals)
July 30, 2012 (final)
Competitors46 from 36 nations
Winning time1:05.47
Medalists
Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania
Rebecca Soni  United States
Satomi Suzuki  Japan
Swimming at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

At only 15 years of age, Rūta Meilutytė defeated a vastly more sophisticated field to become Lithuania's first ever gold medalist in swimming under its own banner. Dominating the race from the start, she pulled away from the field to an unexpected triumph in a sterling time of 1:05.47.[2][3] U.S. top favorite and reigning world champion Rebecca Soni held on a sprint challenge from the Lithuanian teen at the halfway turn, but ended up defending her silver instead from Beijing four years earlier in 1:05.55.[4] Meanwhile, Satomi Suzuki powered home with the bronze in 1:06.46, handing Japan its first ever medal in the event's history.[5][6]

Jamaica's Alia Atkinson raced on the outside lane after her swim-off triumph over Canada's Tera van Beilen in the semifinals, but narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place time in 1:06.93.[7] Competing in her fourth Olympics as Australia's first ever swimmer, defending Olympic champion Leisel Jones finished fifth in a credible time of 1:06.96 to end her illustrious career with a full set of medals.[8]

U.S. swimmer Breeja Larson escaped from a "no false-start" rule to pull off a sixth-place finish in 1:06.96, as the issue of her pre-race jump came with a faulty starting system.[9][10] Russia's Yuliya Yefimova (1:06.98) and Denmark's Rikke Pedersen (1:07.55) rounded out the field.[6]

Records

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

World record Jessica Hardy (USA)1:04.45Federal Way, United States7 August 2009[11][12]
Olympic record Leisel Jones (AUS)1:05.17Beijing, China10 August 2008[13]

Results

Heats

[14]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
146Rūta Meilutytė Lithuania1:05.56Q, NR
264Rebecca Soni United States1:05.75Q
365Yuliya Yefimova Russia1:06.51Q
454Breeja Larson United States1:06.58Q
544Leisel Jones Australia1:06.98Q
655Satomi Suzuki Japan1:07.08Q
762Sarah Poewe Germany1:07.12Q
863Jennie Johansson Sweden1:07.14Q
953Rikke Pedersen Denmark1:07.23Q
1036Alia Atkinson Jamaica1:07.39Q, NR
1145Leiston Pickett Australia1:07.41Q
1232Suzaan van Biljon South Africa1:07.54Q
1341Zhao Jin China1:07.68Q
1442Mina Matsushima Japan1:07.69Q
1543Jillian Tyler Canada1:07.81Q
1652Tera van Beilen Canada1:07.85Q
1757Liu Xiaoyu China1:07.99
1833Sara El Bekri Morocco1:08.21NR
1951Joline Höstman Sweden1:08.28
2067Moniek Nijhuis Netherlands1:08.31
2168Siobhan-Marie O'Connor Great Britain1:08.32
2256Caroline Ruhnau Germany1:08.43
2366Daria Deeva Russia1:08.44
2435Petra Chocová Czech Republic1:08.59
2547Marina Garcia Urzainqui Spain1:08.64
2648Sycerika McMahon Ireland1:08.80
2734Michela Guzzetti Italy1:08.83
2858Kate Haywood Great Britain1:09.22
2931Dilara Buse Günaydin Turkey1:09.43
3024Tjaša Vozel Slovenia1:09.63
3125Anna Sztankovics Hungary1:09.65
3226Fanny Babou France1:09.76
3337Kim Hye-jin South Korea1:09.79
3423Jenna Laukkanen Finland1:09.92
3522Ana Rodrigues Portugal1:10.62
3621Danielle Beaubrun Saint Lucia1:11.12
3738Mariya Liver Ukraine1:11.23
3827Chen I-chuan Chinese Taipei1:11.28
3961Concepcion Badillo Diaz Spain1:12.58
4028Tatiana Chisca Moldova1:13.30
4114Ivana Ninković Bosnia and Herzegovina1:14.04
4213Pilar Shimizu Guam1:15.76NR
4315Matelita Buadromo Fiji1:16.33
4416Oksana Hatamkhanova Azerbaijan1:25.52
4512Oyungerel Gantumur Mongolia1:27.17
4617Dede Camara Guinea1:38.54

Semifinal 1
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Rebecca Soni United States1:05.98Q
25Breeja Larson United States1:06.70Q
33Satomi Suzuki Japan1:07.10Q
42Alia Atkinson Jamaica1:07.48QSO
8Tera van Beilen CanadaQSO
66Jennie Johansson Sweden1:07.57
77Suzaan van Biljon South Africa1:07.68
81Mina Matsushima Japan1:08.26

Semifinal 2
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Rūta Meilutytė Lithuania1:05.21Q, EU, NR
25Yuliya Yefimova Russia1:06.57Q
33Leisel Jones Australia1:06.81Q
42Rikke Pedersen Denmark1:06.82Q
56Sarah Poewe Germany1:07.68
67Leiston Pickett Australia1:07.74
78Jillian Tyler Canada1:07.87
81Zhao Jin China1:07.97

Semifinal swim-off
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Alia Atkinson Jamaica1:06.79Q, NR
24Tera van Beilen Canada1:07.73

Final
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Rūta Meilutytė Lithuania1:05.47
5Rebecca Soni United States1:05.55
1Satomi Suzuki Japan1:06.46
48Alia Atkinson Jamaica1:06.93
52Leisel Jones Australia1:06.95
66Breeja Larson United States1:06.96*
73Yuliya Yefimova Russia1:06.98
87Rikke Pedersen Denmark1:07.55

* False start, but she was not disqualified due to technical error.

References
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