Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly
| Women's 100 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 21 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 44 from 36 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 59.13 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 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 |
The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 24 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Mary T. Meagher (USA) |
57.93 | Brown Deer, United States | 16 August 1981 |
| Olympic record |  Qian Hong (CHN) |
58.62 | Barcelona, Spain | 29 July 1992 |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals[edit]
Final B[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Johanna Sjöberg |  Sweden |
1:00.76 | NR |
| 10 | 1 | Yelena Nazemnova |  Russia |
1:00.93 | |
| 11 | 3 | Sophia Skou |  Denmark |
1:00.95 | |
| 12 | 7 | Julia Voitovitsch |  Germany |
1:01.14 | |
| 13 | 8 | Cécile Jeanson |  France |
1:01.20 | |
| 14 | 5 | Gabrielle Rose |  Brazil |
1:01.39 | |
| 15 | 2 | Sarah Evanetz |  Canada |
1:01.44 | |
| 16 | 6 | Svetlana Pozdeyeva | Russia |
1:01.62 |
Final A[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Amy Van Dyken |  United States |
59.13 | |
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3 | Liu Limin | China |
59.14 | |
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4 | Angel Martino | United States |
59.23 | |
| 4 | 7 | Hitomi Kashima |  Japan |
1:00.11 | |
| 5 | 2 | Susie O'Neill |  Australia |
1:00.17 | |
| 6 | 6 | Ayari Aoyama | Japan |
1:00.18 | |
| 7 | 1 | Cai Huijue | China |
1:00.46 | |
| 8 | 8 | Mette Jacobsen | Denmark |
1:00.76 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Swimming at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 47. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Finals" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 47. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
External links[edit]
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