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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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Penny Oleksiak  Canada
1st place, gold medalist(s) Simone Manuel  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sarah Sjöström  Sweden
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Summary edit

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] In later years, she set the record for the most career medals won by a Canadian summer Olympian.[7]

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.[8][9] 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.[10][11] Manuel's teammate Abbey Weitzeil (53.30) and Denmark's four-time Olympian Jeanette Ottesen (53.36) rounded out the top eight.[9]

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.[12]

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 edit

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

World record   Cate Campbell (AUS) 52.06 Brisbane, Australia 2 July 2016 [13][14]
Olympic record   Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 53.00 London, Great Britain 2 August 2012 [15]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
August 10 Heat 5 Cate Campbell   Australia 52.78 OR
August 10 Semifinal 2 Cate Campbell   Australia 52.71 OR
August 11 Final Simone Manuel
Penny Oleksiak		   United States
  Canada		 52.70 OR

Competition format edit

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 edit

Heats edit

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 4 Cate Campbell   Australia 52.78 Q, OR
2 4 3 Simone Manuel   United States 53.32 Q
3 6 5 Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 53.37 Q
4 5 5 Ranomi Kromowidjojo   Netherlands 53.43 Q
5 5 3 Penny Oleksiak   Canada 53.53 Q
5 6 Jeanette Ottesen   Denmark Q
7 6 3 Abbey Weitzeil   United States 53.54 Q
8 6 4 Bronte Campbell   Australia 53.71 Q
9 5 2 Chantal Van Landeghem   Canada 53.89 Q
10 6 2 Charlotte Bonnet   France 53.93 Q
11 5 8 Pernille Blume   Denmark 54.15 Q
6 7 Zhu Menghui   China Q
13 4 6 Aliaksandra Herasimenia   Belarus 54.25 Q
14 4 8 Etiene Medeiros   Brazil 54.38 Q
15 4 2 Shen Duo   China 54.41 Q, WD
16 6 1 Rikako Ikee   Japan 54.50 Q
6 8 Miki Uchida   Japan Q
18 5 7 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace   Bahamas 54.56
19 3 5 Veronika Popova   Russia 54.60
20 4 4 Femke Heemskerk   Netherlands 54.63
21 5 1 Larissa Oliveira   Brazil 54.72
22 4 7 Béryl Gastaldello   France 54.80
23 3 1 Maria Ugolkova   Switzerland 54.85
24 3 7 Camille Cheng   Hong Kong 54.92
25 3 8 Julie Meynen   Luxembourg 55.09
26 3 4 Erika Ferraioli   Italy 55.20
27 2 4 Susann Bjørnsen   Norway 55.35
28 4 1 Nataliya Lovtsova   Russia 55.37
29 3 3 Katarzyna Wilk   Poland 55.44
30 3 6 Andrea Murez   Israel 55.47
31 3 2 Nina Rangelova   Bulgaria 55.71
32 2 3 Natthanan Junkrajang   Thailand 56.24
33 2 5 Jasmine Alkhaldi   Philippines 56.30
34 1 5 Inés Remersaro   Uruguay 57.85 NR
35 2 8 Jade Ashleigh Howard   Zambia 58.47
36 2 6 Ana-Iulia Dascăl   Romania 58.72
37 2 1 Heather Arseth   Mauritius 58.89
38 2 7 Tracy Keith-Matchitt   Cook Islands 58.90
39 2 2 Karen Riveros   Paraguay 59.00
40 1 3 Ana Sofia Nóbrega   Angola 59.23
41 1 6 Fatima Alkaramova   Azerbaijan 59.41
42 1 4 Jovana Terzić   Montenegro 59.59
43 1 2 Nikol Merizaj   Albania 59.99
44 1 8 Estellah Fils Rabetsara   Madagascar 1:01.11
45 1 7 Yusra Mardini   Refugee Olympic Team 1:04.66
46 1 1 Aminath Shajan   Maldives 1:05.71
4 5 Federica Pellegrini   Italy DNS
6 6 Michelle Coleman   Sweden DNS

Semifinals edit

Semifinal 1 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Simone Manuel   United States 53.11 Q
2 6 Bronte Campbell   Australia 53.29 Q
3 3 Jeanette Ottesen   Denmark 53.35 Q, NR
4 5 Ranomi Kromowidjojo   Netherlands 53.42 Q
5 7 Zhu Menghui   China 53.98
6 8 Miki Uchida   Japan 54.39
7 2 Charlotte Bonnet   France 54.54
8 1 Etiene Medeiros   Brazil 54.59

Semifinal 2 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Cate Campbell   Australia 52.71 Q, OR
2 3 Penny Oleksiak   Canada 52.72 Q, WJR, AM
3 5 Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 53.16 Q
4 6 Abbey Weitzeil   United States 53.53 Q
5 2 Chantal Van Landeghem   Canada 54.00
6 7 Pernille Blume   Denmark 54.19
7 8 Rikako Ikee   Japan 54.31
8 1 Aliaksandra Herasimenia   Belarus 54.34

Final edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Penny Oleksiak   Canada 52.70 OR, WJR, AM
3 Simone Manuel   United States OR, AM
  6 Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 52.99
4 2 Bronte Campbell   Australia 53.04
5 1 Ranomi Kromowidjojo   Netherlands 53.08
6 4 Cate Campbell   Australia 53.24
7 8 Abbey Weitzeil   United States 53.30
8 7 Jeanette Ottesen   Denmark 53.36

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Women's 100m Freestyle". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Simone Manuel and Penny Oleksiak take joint gold". BBC Sport. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ^ Fenno, Nathan (12 August 2016). "Simone Manuel and Canada's Penny Oleksiak tie for gold in 100 freestyle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Simone Manuel makes history, ties for Olympic gold". USA Today. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Simone Manuel first female African-American swimmer to win individual Olympic medal". ESPN. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  6. ^ Longley, Rob (12 August 2016). "Penny Oleksiak wins Canada's first gold medal in Rio, cementing her star in Olympic history". National Post. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Penny Oleksiak wins bronze in 200m freestyle, becoming most decorated Summer Olympian in Canadian history | CBC Sports".
  8. ^ "Rio 2016 Olympics: Penny Oleksiak and Simone Manuel tie for 100m freestyle gold". EuroSport. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Simone Manuel, Penny Oleksiak Tie For Gold In Historic 100 Free Final". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  10. ^ Lutton, Phil (11 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Cate Campbell breaking records for fun as Olympic mark falls in 100m heat". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  11. ^ Pentony, Luke (12 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Cate Campbell misses Olympic medal in stunning upset in 100 metres freestyle final". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Cate Campbell Sets Olympic Record in 100 Freestyle Prelims". Swimming World Magazine. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  13. ^ Pentony, Luke (2 July 2016). "Rio 2016: Cate Campbell sets new world record ahead of Olympics in 100 metres freestyle". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  14. ^ Lutz, Rachel (2 July 2016). "Aussie Cate Campbell takes down 100m freestyle world record". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Kromowidjojo wins women's 100 free with OR". Fox News. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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