Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle

The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 10–11 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

Women's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates10 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
11 August 2016 (final)
Competitors48 from 37 nations
Winning time52.70 OR
Medalists
Penny Oleksiak  Canada
Simone Manuel  United States
Sarah Sjöström  Sweden

Summary

In one of the most unexpected results at these Games, Canadian teenager Penny Oleksiak and U.S. sprinter Simone Manuel pulled off an enormous upset from Australia's pre-race favorites Bronte and Cate Campbell down the home stretch to be in a dead heat for the gold medal.[2] About midway of the final lap, both Oleksiak and Manuel came from behind to overhaul almost the entire field, before touching the wall simultaneously for an Olympic record in 52.70.[3][4] Building a new milestone, Manuel became the first ever African-American female to earn an Olympic gold in swimming, while Oleksiak picked up her fourth medal to establish herself as Canada's most successful athlete at a single edition in Summer Olympic history.[5][6]

Sweden's Sarah Sjöström captured the bronze with a 52.99 to complete a full set of medals at the Games, edging out Bronte Campbell (53.04) to fourth by a 0.05-second deficit.[7][8] Dutch sprinter Ranomi Kromowidjojo missed her chance to defend the title with a fifth-place time in 53.08, while world-record holder Cate Campbell, who broke the existing Olympic record twice each in both the heats and semifinals earlier, slipped to sixth in 53.24.[9][10] Manuel's teammate Abbey Weitzeil (53.30) and Denmark's four-time Olympian Jeanette Ottesen (53.36) rounded out the top eight.[8]

Notable swimmers missed the final roster, including Brazil's home-crowd favorite Etiene Medeiros, Belarus' two-time Olympic medalist Aliaksandra Herasimenia, and Italy's Federica Pellegrini, who scratched the afternoon prelims earlier to focus on her 4×200 m freestyle relay duty instead.[11]

In the victory ceremony, the medals for the competition were presented by James Tomkins, Australia, member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Matthew Dunn, Australia, Bureau Member of FINA.

Records

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

World record Cate Campbell (AUS)52.06Brisbane, Australia2 July 2016[12][13]
Olympic record Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED)53.00London, Great Britain2 August 2012[14]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
August 10Heat 5Cate Campbell Australia52.78OR
August 10Semifinal 2Cate Campbell Australia52.71OR
August 11FinalSimone Manuel
Penny Oleksiak
 United States
 Canada
52.70OR

Competition format

The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
154Cate Campbell Australia52.78Q, OR
243Simone Manuel United States53.32Q
365Sarah Sjöström Sweden53.37Q
455Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands53.43Q
553Penny Oleksiak Canada53.53Q
56Jeanette Ottesen DenmarkQ
763Abbey Weitzeil United States53.54Q
864Bronte Campbell Australia53.71Q
952Chantal Van Landeghem Canada53.89Q
1062Charlotte Bonnet France53.93Q
1158Pernille Blume Denmark54.15Q
67Zhu Menghui ChinaQ
1346Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus54.25Q
1448Etiene Medeiros Brazil54.38Q
1542Shen Duo China54.41Q, WD
1661Rikako Ikee Japan54.50Q
68Miki Uchida JapanQ
1857Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Bahamas54.56
1935Veronika Popova Russia54.60
2044Femke Heemskerk Netherlands54.63
2151Larissa Oliveira Brazil54.72
2247Béryl Gastaldello France54.80
2331Maria Ugolkova Switzerland54.85
2437Camille Cheng Hong Kong54.92
2538Julie Meynen Luxembourg55.09
2634Erika Ferraioli Italy55.20
2724Susann Bjørnsen Norway55.35
2841Nataliya Lovtsova Russia55.37
2933Katarzyna Wilk Poland55.44
3036Andrea Murez Israel55.47
3132Nina Rangelova Bulgaria55.71
3223Natthanan Junkrajang Thailand56.24
3325Jasmine Alkhaldi Philippines56.30
3415Inés Remersaro Uruguay57.85NR
3528Jade Ashleigh Howard Zambia58.47
3626Ana-Iulia Dascăl Romania58.72
3721Heather Arseth Mauritius58.89
3827Tracy Keith-Matchitt Cook Islands58.90
3922Karen Riveros Paraguay59.00
4013Ana Sofia Nóbrega Angola59.23
4116Fatima Alkaramova Azerbaijan59.41
4214Jovana Terzić Montenegro59.59
4312Nikol Merizaj Albania59.99
4418Estellah Fils Rabetsara Madagascar1:01.11
4517Yusra Mardini Refugee Olympic Team1:04.66
4611Aminath Shajan Maldives1:05.71
45Federica Pellegrini ItalyDNS
66Michelle Coleman SwedenDNS

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Simone Manuel United States53.11Q
26Bronte Campbell Australia53.29Q
33Jeanette Ottesen Denmark53.35Q, NR
45Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands53.42Q
57Zhu Menghui China53.98
68Miki Uchida Japan54.39
72Charlotte Bonnet France54.54
81Etiene Medeiros Brazil54.59

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Cate Campbell Australia52.71Q, OR
23Penny Oleksiak Canada52.72Q, WJR, AM
35Sarah Sjöström Sweden53.16Q
46Abbey Weitzeil United States53.53Q
52Chantal Van Landeghem Canada54.00
67Pernille Blume Denmark54.19
78Rikako Ikee Japan54.31
81Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus54.34

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
5Penny Oleksiak Canada52.70OR, WJR
3Simone Manuel United StatesOR
6Sarah Sjöström Sweden52.99
42Bronte Campbell Australia53.04
51Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands53.08
64Cate Campbell Australia53.24
78Abbey Weitzeil United States53.30
87Jeanette Ottesen Denmark53.36

References

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