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

The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 7–8 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1][2]

Women's 100 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates7 August 2016 (heats &
semifinals)
8 August 2016 (final)
Competitors44 from 35 nations
Winning time1:04.93 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lilly King  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yuliya Yefimova  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Katie Meili  United States
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Summary

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U.S. swimmer Lilly King stormed home on the final lap in a match against Russia's Yuliya Yefimova to capture the sprint breaststroke title for the first time since Megan Quann topped the podium in 2000. With 15 metres to go, King launched a mighty surge to pass Yefimova by more than half a second for the gold medal with a time of 1:04.93. King's time also shaved 0.24 seconds off the Olympic record set by Australia's four-time Olympian Leisel Jones in Beijing in 2008.[3][4] Yefimova finished with a silver in 1:05.50.[5][6] King's teammate Katie Meili snared the final podium spot with a 1:05.69 for the bronze.[7]

China's Shi Jinglin delivered a time of 1:06.37 to pick up the fourth spot, just ahead of Canada's Rachel Nicol (1:06.68) by about three tenths of a second. Iceland's Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir placed sixth in 1:07.18, while Lithuania's world-record holder and defending champion Rūta Meilutytė could not reproduce her effort from London 2012 with a seventh-place time in 1:07.32. Jamaica's Alia Atkinson, fourth-place finalist at the previous Games, rounded out the top eight with a 1:08.10.[7]

The medals for the competition were presented by Richard Peterkin, IOC member from St. Lucia, and the gifts were presented by Donald Rukare, FINA bureau member.

Records

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

World record   Rūta Meilutytė (LTU) 1:04.35 Barcelona, Spain 29 July 2013 [8]
Olympic record   Leisel Jones (AUS) 1:05.17 Beijing, China 10 August 2008 [9]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time Record
8 August Final Lilly King   United States 1:04.93 OR

Competition format

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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

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 4 Lilly King   United States 1:05.78 Q
2 5 4 Yuliya Yefimova   Russia 1:05.79 Q
3 4 4 Katie Meili   United States 1:06.00 Q
4 6 5 Rūta Meilutytė   Lithuania 1:06.35 Q
5 6 3 Shi Jinglin   China 1:06.55 Q
6 4 7 Rikke Møller Pedersen   Denmark 1:06.58 Q
7 5 5 Alia Atkinson   Jamaica 1:06.72 Q
8 4 6 Taylor McKeown   Australia 1:06.73 Q
9 6 6 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir   Iceland 1:06.81 Q
10 5 6 Jennie Johansson   Sweden 1:06.84 Q
11 4 2 Rachel Nicol   Canada 1:06.85 Q
12 5 8 Chloe Tutton   Great Britain 1:06.88 Q
13 6 2 Satomi Suzuki   Japan 1:06.99 Q
14 6 1 Jessica Vall   Spain 1:07.07 Q
15 5 2 Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş   Turkey 1:07.14 Q
16 4 3 Kanako Watanabe   Japan 1:07.22 Q
17 5 7 Arianna Castiglioni   Italy 1:07.32
18 3 4 Jenna Laukkanen   Finland 1:07.35 NR
19 6 7 Kierra Smith   Canada 1:07.41
20 5 3 Martina Carraro   Italy 1:07.56
21 5 1 Fiona Doyle   Ireland 1:07.58
22 6 8 Zhang Xinyu   China 1:07.59
23 3 2 Molly Renshaw   Great Britain 1:07.92
24 4 5 Georgia Bohl   Australia 1:07.96
25 3 1 Anna Sztankovics   Hungary 1:08.06
26 3 8 Martina Moravčíková   Czech Republic 1:08.50
27 3 5 Sophie Hansson   Sweden 1:08.67
28 4 1 Fanny Lecluyse   Belgium 1:08.80
29 4 8 Daria Chikunova   Russia 1:09.12
30 3 6 Amit Ivry   Israel 1:09.42
31 2 5 Maria Romanjuk   Estonia 1:09.49
32 3 3 Yvette Kong   Hong Kong 1:09.56
33 2 4 Phee Jinq En   Malaysia 1:10.22
34 2 6 Dariya Talanova   Kyrgyzstan 1:10.94
35 3 7 Tjaša Vozel   Slovenia 1:11.15
36 2 3 Tatiana Chișca   Moldova 1:11.37
37 2 2 Evita Leter   Suriname 1:14.96
38 2 1 Pilar Shimizu   Guam 1:16.65
39 2 8 Izzy Joachim   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1:17.37
40 2 7 Jamila Lunkuse   Uganda 1:19.64
41 1 3 Darya Semyonova   Turkmenistan 1:19.84
42 1 5 Rechael Tonjor   Nigeria 1:21.43
43 1 4 Teona Bostashvili   Georgia 1:22.91
44 1 6 Daniah Hagul   Libya 1:25.47

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Yuliya Yefimova   Russia 1:05.72 Q
2 5 Rūta Meilutytė   Lithuania 1:06.44 Q
3 2 Jennie Johansson   Sweden 1:07.06
4 3 Rikke Møller Pedersen   Denmark 1:07.07
5 6 Taylor McKeown   Australia 1:07.12
6 7 Chloe Tutton   Great Britain 1:07.29
7 8 Kanako Watanabe   Japan 1:07.43
8 1 Jessica Vall   Spain 1:07.55

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Lilly King   United States 1:05.70 Q
2 3 Shi Jinglin   China 1:06.31 Q
3 5 Katie Meili   United States 1:06.52 Q
6 Alia Atkinson   Jamaica Q
5 2 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir   Iceland 1:06.71 Q
6 7 Rachel Nicol   Canada 1:06.73 Q
7 1 Satomi Suzuki   Japan 1:07.18
8 8 Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş   Turkey 1:07.41

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Lilly King   United States 1:04.93 OR
  5 Yuliya Yefimova   Russia 1:05.50
  2 Katie Meili   United States 1:05.69
4 3 Shi Jinglin   China 1:06.37
5 8 Rachel Nicol   Canada 1:06.68
6 1 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir   Iceland 1:07.18
7 6 Rūta Meilutytė   Lithuania 1:07.32
8 7 Alia Atkinson   Jamaica 1:08.10

References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's 100m Breaststroke". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ "100 meters Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Lilly King wins grudge-match gold and takes aim at team-mate Justin Gatlin". The Guardian. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ Fenno, Nathan (9 August 2016). "Lilly King beats Yulia Efimova to win gold in 100-meter breaststroke duel". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Russia's Yulia Efimova beaten to gold by Lilly King". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. ^ Rogers, Martin (9 August 2016). "Russian Yulia Efimova breaks down in tears after losing to Lilly King". USA Today. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Lilly King Queen Of 100 Breaststroke; Sets New Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  8. ^ Hope, Nick (29 July 2013). "World Swimming Championships: Ruta Meilutyte storms to record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Leisel's Olympic redemption with elusive gold". ABC News. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  10. ^ "SWW031900_ResultsSummary_2016_08_07.pdf" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  11. ^ "SWW031200_ResultsSummary_2016_08_07.pdf" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.