Women's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() The London 2012 Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||
Venue | London Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
Date | 1 August 1, 2012 (heats & semifinals) 2 August 2012 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 50 from 44 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 53.00 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2012 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 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 1–2 August 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom. [1]
Dutch swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo swam to a new Olympic record to become the country's third gold medalist in the event, along with Rie Mastenbroek in 1936 and Inge de Bruijn in 2000. In fourth place at the halfway turn, she pulled ahead of a tightly packed field to touch the wall first and improve her own record in 53.00. [2] [3] Belarus' Aliaksandra Herasimenia was in the lead on the first length under a world-record pace, but faded down the stretch to win the silver medal in 53.38. [4] China's Tang Yi swam a fast final lap for the bronze medal in 53.44. [5] [6]
Australia's Melanie Schlanger finished fourth in 53.47, while American teenage sensation Missy Franklin finished in fifth place in 53.64. [7] Great Britain's home favorite Francesca Halsall (53.66), Denmark's Jeanette Ottesen (53.75), who shared the title with Herasimenia at the 2011 World Championships, and U.S. swimmer Jessica Hardy (54.02) finished in sixth through eighth place. [6] [8]
Before the breakthrough finale, Kromowidjojo swam a top-seeded time of 53.05 to slice 0.07 seconds off the previous Olympic record set by Germany's defending champion Britta Steffen, who later missed the final roster with a twelfth-place finish (54.18) in the semifinals. [9] [10]
Only 48 of the 50 swimmers registered in the event competed. Sweden's five-time Olympian Therese Alshammar suffered a pinched nerve in her neck, and skipped most of her events. Australia's Cate Campbell scratched her first individual race because of a glandular fever. [11] [12]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:
World record | ![]() | 52.07 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 | [13] [14] |
Olympic record | ![]() | 53.12 | Beijing, China | 15 August 2008 | [15] |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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August 1 | Semifinal 2 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | ![]() | 53.05 | OR |
August 2 | Final | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | ![]() | 53.00 | OR |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Melanie Schlanger | ![]() | 53.38 | Q |
2 | 5 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | ![]() | 53.78 | Q |
3 | 6 | Jessica Hardy | ![]() | 53.86 | Q |
4 | 2 | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() | 53.93 | |
5 | 3 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | ![]() | 54.12 | |
6 | 1 | Britta Steffen | ![]() | 54.18 | |
7 | 8 | Daniela Schreiber | ![]() | 54.39 | |
8 | 7 | Haruka Ueda | ![]() | 54.59 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | ![]() | 53.05 | Q, OR |
2 | 7 | Missy Franklin | ![]() | 53.59 | Q |
3 | 4 | Tang Yi | ![]() | 53.60 | Q |
4 | 5 | Jeanette Ottesen | ![]() | 53.77 | Q |
6 | Francesca Halsall | ![]() | Q | ||
6 | 8 | Femke Heemskerk | ![]() | 54.13 | |
7 | 2 | Julia Wilkinson | ![]() | 54.25 | |
8 | 1 | Amy Smith | ![]() | 54.28 | |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | ![]() | 53.00 | OR |
![]() | 1 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | ![]() | 53.38 | NR |
![]() | 6 | Tang Yi | ![]() | 53.44 | |
4 | 5 | Melanie Schlanger | ![]() | 53.47 | |
5 | 3 | Missy Franklin | ![]() | 53.64 | |
6 | 7 | Francesca Halsall | ![]() | 53.66 | |
7 | 2 | Jeanette Ottesen | ![]() | 53.75 | |
8 | 8 | Jessica Hardy | ![]() | 54.02 |
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