Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle
| Women's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | |||||||||
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| Dates | 10 August 2016 (heats & semifinals) 11 August 2016 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 37 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 52.70 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Qualification | ||||
| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| Marathon | ||||
| 10 km | men | women | ||
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 10–11 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]
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 share their historic Olympic gold-medal triumph in this event.[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, 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 that she already collected 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 a historic 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]
Records
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 |
| Olympic record |  Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | 53.00 | London, Great Britain | 2 August 2012 |
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 |
Results
Heats
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| 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
| 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
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Penny Oleksiak | Canada | 52.70 | OR, WJR |
| 3 | Simone Manuel | United States | OR | ||
 | 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
- ↑ "Women's 100m Freestyle". Rio 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Simone Manuel and Penny Oleksiak take joint gold". BBC Sport. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Simone Manuel makes history, ties for Olympic gold". USA Today. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Simone Manuel first female African-American swimmer to win individual Olympic medal". ESPN. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympics: Penny Oleksiak and Simone Manuel tie for 100m freestyle gold". EuroSport. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Simone Manuel, Penny Oleksiak Tie For Gold In Historic 100 Free Final". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Cate Campbell Sets Olympic Record in 100 Freestyle Prelims". Swimming World Magazine. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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