Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre freestyle

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Women's 100 metre freestyle
at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Foro Italico
DatesJuly 30, 2009 (heats &
semifinals)
July 31, 2009 (final)
Winning time52.07 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
  2007
2011  

The heats for the women's 100 m freestyle race at the 2009 World Championships took place on the morning of 30 July, with the final in the evening session of 31 July at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

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Records

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

World recordFlag of Germany.svg  Britta Steffen  (GER)52.56 Berlin, Germany 27 June 2009
Championship recordFlag of the United States.svg  Natalie Coughlin  (USA)53.40 Melbourne, Australia 29 March 2007
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Libby Lenton  (AUS)30 March 2007

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
26 JulyHeat 4* Francesca Halsall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 53.02 CR
26 JulyFinal* Britta Steffen Flag of Germany.svg Germany 52.22 WR
31 JulyFinal Britta Steffen Flag of Germany.svg Germany 52.07 WR

* Split from the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Results

Heats

RankNameNationalityTimeHeatLaneNotes
1 Amanda Weir Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.20166 AM
2 Libby Trickett Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 53.49164
3 Ranomi Kromowidjojo Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 53.61176
4 Britta Steffen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 53.62174
5 Dana Vollmer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.69153
6 Jeanette Ottesen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 53.79156 NR
7 Malia Metella Flag of France.svg  France 53.91175
7 Francesca Halsall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 53.91173
9 Hanna-Maria Seppälä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 53.94155
9 Evelyn Verrasztó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 53.94163 NR
11 Daniela Schreiber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 54.08167
12 Li Zhesi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 54.10157
12 Hayley Palmer Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 54.10161 NR
14 Victoria Poon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 54.27151
15 Aleksandra Gerasimenya Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 54.52177
16 Marieke Guehrer Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 54.60162
17 Anastasia Aksenova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 54.70158 NR
18 Josefin Lillhage Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 54.87172
19 Arlene Semeco Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 54.92141 SA
19 Dar'ya Stepanyuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 54.92169 NR
21 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 54.96146 NR
22 Tatiana Lemos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 55.02168
23 Heather MacLean Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 55.44171
24 Gabriella Fagundez Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 55.45178
24 Miroslava Najdanovski Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 55.45170
26 Birgit Koschischek Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 55.76159
27 Ragnheidur Ragnarsdottir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 55.78147
28 Katherine Wyld Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 55.83143
29 Lee Jae Young Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 55.86136
30 Haruka Ueda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 55.91160
31 Katarina Filova Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 56.00138
32 Vanessa García Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 56.01113
33 Liliana Ibanez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 56.04137 NR
33 Sviatlana Khakhlova Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 56.04179
35 Heysi Villareal Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 56.12106
35 Nina Rangelova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 56.12139
37 Yayoi Matsumoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 56.20144
37 Katarzyna Wilk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 56.20150
39 Anna Stylianou Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 56.29131
39 Quah Ting Wen Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 56.29142
41 Clare Dawson Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 56.32126 NR
42 Jolien Sysmans Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 56.33148
43 Petra Klosova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 56.34133
44 Natthanan Junkrajang Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 56.42132
45 Henriette Brekke Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 56.47124
46 Cecilie Johannessen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 56.50115
47 Katarina Listopadova Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 56.54122
48 Nicole Horn Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 56.57129
49 Eszter Dara Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 56.65140
50 Nadia Colovini Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 56.66145
51 Nina Van Koeckhoven Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 56.69134
51 Nina Sovinek Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 56.69149
53 Loren Yamile Bahamonde Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 56.73128
54 Juanita Barreto Barreto Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 56.75103
55 Nina Drolc Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 56.76114
56 Elina Partoka Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 56.7798
57 Verena Klocker Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 56.79125
58 Emilia Pikkarainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 56.94130
59 Amanda Lim Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 56.95135
60 Fiona Doyle Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 56.96123
61 Kiera Aitken Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 56.99105 NR
62 Rugile Mileisyte Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 57.30111
63 Christine Mailliet Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 57.35112
64 Sherry Tsai Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 57.53120
65 Pamela Benitez Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 57.54119
66 Annika Saarnak Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 57.58118
67 Hang Yu Sze Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 57.61100
68 Ximena Vilar Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 57.66109
69 Natasha Moodie Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 57.71117
70 Nicole Marmol Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 57.93116
71 Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 57.9796 NR
72 Coral del Mar Lopez Rosario Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 57.9894
73 Kimberley Eeson Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 58.0685
74 Sharntelle McLean Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 58.31101
75 Teisha Lightbourne Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 58.4782
76 Erika Stewart Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 58.48107
77 Fella Bennaceur Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 58.49110
78 Kristina Tchernychev Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 58.5311
79 Chinyere Pigot Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 58.5797 NR
80 Leung Chii Lin Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 58.64108
81 Grite Apanaviciute Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 58.70121
82 Marie Laura Meza Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 58.8884
83 Maida Turnadzic Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 58.91127
84 Marianela Quesada Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 59.2574
85 Ashley Bransford Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 59.2791
86 Karen Milenka Torrez Guzman Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 59.4283
87 Farida Osman Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 59.45102
88 Amina Meho Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 59.6093
89 Clelia Tini Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 59.6281
90 Shaila Millum Garðarnar Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 59.6388 NR
91 Miriam Hatamleh Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 59.8476
92 Nishani Cicilson Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 59.9468
93 Sara Abdullahu Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1:00.1471 NR
94 Raffaella Rodoni Palma Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1:00.3190
95 Baean Jouma Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1:00.4775
95 Chittaranjan Shubha Flag of India.svg  India 1:00.4777
97 Daniela Miyahara Coello Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1:00.6373
97 Sharon Paola Fajardo Sierra Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 1:00.6386
99 Noelyn Faussane Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 1:00.7064
100 Talasha Prabhu Flag of India.svg  India 1:00.7379
101 Jonay Briedenhann Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1:00.7562
102 Christine Briedenhann Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1:00.7863
103 Natalya Filina Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1:00.8478
104 Melinda Sue Micallef Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1:00.9972
104 Razan Taha Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1:00.9989
106 Talisa Pace Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1:01.0180
107 Nilshaira Isenia Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 1:01.1270
108 Ting Sheng-Yo Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1:01.2992
109 Shannon Austin Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 1:01.3859
110 Silvie Ketelaars Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 1:01.4787
111 Andrea Cedron Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1:01.4966
112 Sylvia Brunlehner Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:01.5645
113 Dalia Torrez Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1:01.6867
114 Monica Bernardo Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1:01.7150
115 Ramond Sherazad Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1:02.0299
116 Tan Chi Yan Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 1:02.0965
117 Judith Ilan Meauri Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1:02.3457
118 Sophia Noel Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 1:02.4142
119 Karla Toscano Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1:02.6856
120 Anahit Barseghyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1:02.6946
121 Long Chi Wun Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 1:02.7669
122 Kathryn Millin Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1:02.7847
123 Amanda Jia Xin Liew Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 1:03.0051
124 Birita Debes Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1:03.1037
125 Pina Ercolano Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:03.2658
126 Angelique Trinquier Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 1:03.3253
127 Li Chuen Cheong Estelle Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1:03.4534
128 Ifiezibe Gagbe Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1:03.4836
129 Rovena Marku Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1:03.8755
130 Tin Hon Ko Adeline Mei-Li Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1:03.9161
131 Ayesha Noel Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 1:03.9652
132 Estellah Fils Rabetsara Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1:04.0654
133 Ouleye Diallo Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1:04.0760
134 Mariana Zaballa Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 1:04.3748
135 Cheyenne Rova Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1:04.6741
136 Amelie Trinquier Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 1:04.8733
137 Gessica Stagno Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1:04.9449
138 Sameera Al Bitar Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1:05.0524
139 Mareme Faye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1:05.0643
140 Tieri Erasito Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1:05.2632
141 Yara Dowani Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 1:06.0231
142 Julia Alves Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 1:06.1326
143 Mirella Alam Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1:06.5340
144 Maria Grace Koh Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 1:06.9344
145 Rachael Catherine Glenister Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 1:07.0035
146 Enkhjargal Khulan Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 1:07.0738
147 Noelle Anyika Smith Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1:07.1139
148 Julianne Kirchner Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 1:07.8422
149 Maria Gibbons Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 1:08.2125
150 Olivia Infield Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1:08.3115
151 Sabine Hazboun Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 1:08.5730
152 Mahnoor Maqsood Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1:08.9223
153 Katerina Izmailova Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 1:09.8029
154 Osisang Chilton Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 1:10.4527
155 Rida Mitha Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1:12.6221
156 Gouri Kotecha Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1:13.1417
157 Shreya Dhital Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 1:15.5814
158 Shaila Rana Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 1:15.8420
159 Ismail Aminath Inas Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 1:18.2512
160 Jennet Saryyeva Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 1:18.6316
161 Irankunda Lena Courageuse Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1:18.7313
Maroua Mathlouthi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia DNS95
Dina Hegazy Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt DNS104
Pang Jiaying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China DNS152
Marleen Veldhuis Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNS154
Federica Pellegrini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNS165

Semifinals

RankNameNationalityTimeHeatLaneNotes
1 Libby Trickett Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 52.8414
2 Britta Steffen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 52.8715
3 Amanda Weir Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.0224 AM
4 Francesca Halsall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 53.0516
5 Ranomi Kromowidjojo Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 53.3125
6 Jeanette Ottesen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 53.4113 NR
7 Dana Vollmer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.5523
8 Evelyn Verrasztó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 53.7412 NR
9 Daniela Schreiber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 53.7627
10 Hanna-Maria Seppälä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 53.8222
11 Hayley Palmer Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 53.9121 NR
12 Malia Metella Flag of France.svg  France 53.9526
13 Li Zhesi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 53.9717
14 Marieke Guehrer Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 54.2118
15 Victoria Poon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 54.2911
16 Aleksandra Gerasimenya Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 54.5128

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeLaneNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Britta Steffen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 52.075 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Francesca Halsall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 52.876 NR
Bronze medal icon.svg Libby Trickett Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 52.934
4 Amanda Weir Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.123
5 Dana Vollmer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.301
6 Ranomi Kromowidjojo Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 53.372
7 Jeanette Ottesen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 53.707
8 Evelyn Verrasztó Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 53.928

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