The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 2–3 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1]
| Men's 100 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 2, 2012 (heats & semifinals) August 3, 2012 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 51.21 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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As the most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps continued to ramp up his already astonishing resume with an unprecedented second Olympic three-peat and another title defense. Rallying from seventh at the halfway turn, he produced a remarkable swim over the rest of the field to claim his seventeenth gold and twenty-first career medal in 51.21.[2][3] Trailing behind Phelps by 0.23 seconds, South Africa's Chad le Clos and Russia's Yevgeny Korotyshkin tied for the silver in a matching time of 51.44.[4][5]
Leading early at the turn, Serbia's Milorad Čavić, who famously lost to Phelps in Beijing four years earlier by a fingertip, faded down the stretch to match Germany's Steffen Deibler with a fourth-place time in 51.81.[6] Netherlands' Joeri Verlinden (51.82), U.S. swimmer Tyler McGill (51.88), and Poland's Konrad Czerniak (52.05) also vied for an Olympic medal to round out a historic finish.[5]
Austria's Dinko Jukic (51.99), fourth-place finalist in the 200 m butterfly few days earlier; and Kenya's Jason Dunford (52.16), fifth in Beijing, missed the final roster after placing ninth and sixteenth respectively in the semifinals.[7] Other notable swimmers featured Japan's Takeshi Matsuda, who elected not to do a swimoff with Germany's Benjamin Starke (a matching time of 52.36) on the morning prelims; his teammate Takuro Fujii (52.49) and Papua New Guinea's Ryan Pini (52.68), both of whom finished sixth and eighth in Beijing; and Sweden's 2000 champion Lars Frölander, who posted a twentieth-place time of 52.47 in his sixth Olympics.[8][9]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
49.82 | Rome, Italy | 1 August 2009 | [10][11] |
| Olympic record |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
50.58 | Beijing, China | 16 August 2008 | [12] |
Results edit
Heats edit
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Semifinals edit
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Michael Phelps | United States |
50.86 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Steffen Deibler |  Germany |
51.76 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Konrad Czerniak |  Poland |
51.78 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Chris Wright |  Australia |
52.11 | |
| 5 | 6 | Zhou Jiawei |  China |
52.30 | |
| 6 | 7 | Bence Pulai |  Hungary |
52.40 | |
| 8 | Benjamin Starke | Germany |
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| 8 | 1 | François Heersbrandt |  Belgium |
52.71 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Chad le Clos |  South Africa |
51.42 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 6 | Tyler McGill | United States |
51.61 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Milorad Čavić |  Serbia |
51.66 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Joeri Verlinden |  Netherlands |
51.75 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 5 | Yevgeny Korotyshkin |  Russia |
51.85 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Dinko Jukić |  Austria |
51.99 | NR |
| 7 | 7 | Nikolay Skvortsov | Russia |
52.03 | |
| 8 | 8 | Jason Dunford |  Kenya |
52.16 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Michael Phelps | United States |
51.21 | |
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5 | Chad le Clos | South Africa |
51.44 | |
| 8 | Yevgeny Korotyshkin | Russia |
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| 4 | 6 | Milorad Čavić | Serbia |
51.81 | |
| 7 | Steffen Deibler | Germany |
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| 6 | 2 | Joeri Verlinden | Netherlands |
51.82 | |
| 7 | 3 | Tyler McGill | United States |
51.88 | |
| 8 | 1 | Konrad Czerniak | Poland |
52.05 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Phelps claims gold in 100-metre butterfly". France24. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (3 August 2012). "Phelps surges toward exit as Franklin, Ledecky rise to stardom". Sports Illustrated. CNN. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Le Clos pleased with silver". Sport24. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ a b "2012 London Olympics: Michael Phelps Scores Unprecedented Second Olympic Threepeat With 100 Fly Win; Now Owns 21 Career Medals; Chad le Clos, Evgeny Korotyshkin Tie for Silver; Tyler McGill Misses Podium". Swimming World Magazine. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Addley, Esther (3 August 2012). "Michael Phelps wins 17th Olympic gold medal in 100m butterfly final". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Okoth, Omulo (4 August 2012). "Dunford bows out". London: The Standard (Kenya). Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "2012 London Olympics: Chad le Clos Blazes to Top Seed in 100 Fly; Michael Phelps Qualifies Second in Threepeat Bid; Milorad Cavic, Tyler McGill Also Advance". Swimming World Magazine. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Lars Frolander doesn't advance". ESPN. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (2 August 2009). "Phelps Grabs Record in 100 Butterfly". New York Times. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Phelps 1st to break 50 seconds in event". ESPN. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Michaelis, Vicki (16 August 2008). "Phelps wins 100m butterfly thriller to tie Spitz's record". USA Today. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly – Heats". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.