Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle

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Women's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Venue Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates28 July 2021 (heats)
29 July 2021 (semifinals)
30 July 2021 (final)
Competitors51 from 42 nations
Winning time51.96 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Emma McKeon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Siobhán Haughey Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Bronze medal icon.svg Cate Campbell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
  2016
2024  

The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 28 to 30 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. [1] It was the event's twenty-fifth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1912.

Summary

Australia's Emma McKeon became only the second woman to break the 52 second threshold in the event, setting a new Olympic and Oceanian record of 51.96. With the victory, McKeon won her first individual Olympic title and Australia's first in the event since Jodie Henry in 2004.

Though first at the 50, Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey was overtaken by McKeon down the stretch but still won her second silver medal at these Games with an Asian record of 52.27. Australia's Cate Campbell, the resounding favourite for gold in 2016, had a comeback performance to take the bronze medal in 52.52. By joining teammate McKeon on the podium, the pair's 1-3 finish marked the first time two Australians placed on the podium in this event since the country's medal sweep in Melbourne 1956.

One of two defending champions Penny Oleksiak of Canada finished narrowly behind Campbell in a Canadian record of 52.57. Sweden's world-record holder and 2016 bronze medallist Sarah Sjöström was last at the 50 but managed to touch in 52.68 for fifth. Femke Heemskerk (52.79) clocked a new Dutch record to come sixth while Great Britain's Anna Hopkin (52.83) and the U.S.'s Abbey Weitzeil (53.23) rounded out the finalists.

The medals for the competition were presented by Sweden's Gunilla Lindberg, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Uruguay's Julio Maglione, former FINA President.

Records

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

World recordFlag of Sweden.svg  Sarah Sjöström  (SWE)51.71 Budapest, Hungary23 July 2017 [2]
Olympic record52.70 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil11 August 2016 [3] [4]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventSwimmerNationTimeRecord
July 25Final* Sarah Sjöström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 52.62 OR
July 28Heat 6 Emma McKeon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.13 OR
July 30Final Emma McKeon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.96 OR

* Split from the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 54.38 seconds. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 56.01 seconds. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a female swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place. [5]

Competition format

The competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round. [6]

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) [1]

DateTimeRound
28 July 202119:00Heats
29 July 202110:53Semifinals
30 July 202110:59Final

Results

Heats

The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals. [7]

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
164 Emma McKeon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.13Q, OR
265 Siobhán Haughey Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 52.70Q, AS
366 Anna Hopkin Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 52.75Q, NR
474 Cate Campbell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.80Q
554 Sarah Sjöström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 52.91Q
675 Penny Oleksiak Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52.95Q
752 Pernille Blume Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 52.96Q
876 Yang Junxuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 53.02Q, WD
955 Femke Heemskerk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 53.10Q
1071 Kayla Sanchez Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 53.12Q, WD
1153 Abbey Weitzeil Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.21Q
1273 Michelle Coleman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 53.53Q
1351 Signe Bro Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 53.54Q
1472 Freya Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 53.61Q
1556 Charlotte Bonnet Flag of France.svg  France 53.67Q
1662 Marie Wattel Flag of France.svg  France 53.71QSO
63 Ranomi Kromowidjojo Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands QSO, WD
1867 Erika Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.87QSO
78 Wu Qingfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2057 Maria Kameneva Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 53.92
2161 Barbora Seemanová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 53.98
2268 Andrea Murez Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 54.06 NR
2348 Fanny Teijonsalo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 54.69
2458 Janja Šegel Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 54.73
2545 Erin Gallagher Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 54.75
2647 Maria Ugolkova Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 54.86
2744 Lidón Muñoz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 54.97
2843 Anastasiya Shkurdai Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 55.17
2934 Kalia Antoniou Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 55.38
3046 Larissa Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 55.53
3136 Anicka Delgado Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 55.56 NR
3242 Julie Meynen Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 55.69
3335 Farida Osman Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 55.74
3437 Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 56.15
3531 Bianca Costea Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 56.35
3641 Quah Ting Wen Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 56.36
3733 Ieva Maļuka Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 56.39
3832 Miriam Sheehan Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 56.64
3938 Amel Melih Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 56.65
4024 Mia Blaževska Eminova Flag of North Macedonia (3-2).svg  North Macedonia 57.19
4123 Jillian Crooks Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands 57.32 NR
4225 Jenjira Srisa-Ard Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 57.42
4327 Maria Schutzmeier Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 57.94 NR
4421 Colleen Furgeson Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 58.71
4522 Varsenik Manucharyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 59.18
4626 Jeanne Boutbien Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 59.27
4728 Catarina Sousa Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 59.35
4813 Abiola Ogunbanwo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 59.74 NR
4914 Andela Antunović Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1:00.01
5015 Gaurika Singh Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 1:00.11
5116 Mineri Gomez Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 1:04.00
77 Federica Pellegrini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNS
Swim-off
RankLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
14 Erika Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.51Q
25 Wu Qingfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 54.47Q

Semifinals

The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final. [8]

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
124 Emma McKeon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.32Q
214 Siobhán Haughey Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 52.40Q, AS
315 Cate Campbell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.71Q
423 Sarah Sjöström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 52.82Q
513 Penny Oleksiak Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52.86Q
616 Femke Heemskerk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 52.93Q
722 Abbey Weitzeil Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52.99Q
825 Anna Hopkin Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 53.11Q
911 Marie Wattel Flag of France.svg  France 53.12
1026 Pernille Blume Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 53.26
1117 Freya Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 53.53
1227 Signe Bro Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 53.55
1328 Erika Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.58
1412 Michelle Coleman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 53.73
1521 Charlotte Bonnet Flag of France.svg  France 54.10
1618 Wu Qingfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 54.86

Final

[9]

RankLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Emma McKeon Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 51.96 OR , OC
Silver medal icon.svg5 Siobhán Haughey Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 52.27 AS
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Cate Campbell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.52
42 Penny Oleksiak Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52.59 NR
56 Sarah Sjöström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 52.68
67 Femke Heemskerk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 52.79
78 Anna Hopkin Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 52.83
81 Abbey Weitzeil Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.23

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