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Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle

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Women's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
The London 2012 Aquatics Centre
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Date1 August 1, 2012 (heats &
semifinals)
2 August 2012 (final)
Competitors50 from 44 nations
Winning time53.00 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ranomi Kromowidjojo
 Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aliaksandra Herasimenia
 Belarus
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tang Yi
 China
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Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

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 thru 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]

Records

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

World record  Britta Steffen (GER) 52.07 Rome, Italy 31 July 2009 [13][14]
Olympic record  Britta Steffen (GER) 53.12 Beijing, China 15 August 2008 [15]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
August 1 Semifinal 2 Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands 53.05 OR
August 2 Final Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands 53.00 OR

Results

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Heats

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One of the heats during the qualification

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 3 Tang Yi  China 53.28 Q
2 7 6 Melanie Schlanger  Australia 53.50 Q
3 5 4 Jeanette Ottesen  Denmark 53.51 Q
4 7 5 Aliaksandra Herasimenia  Belarus 53.63 Q, NR
5 7 4 Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands 53.66 Q
6 6 7 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 53.73 Q, NR
7 6 5 Francesca Halsall  Great Britain 54.02 Q
8 5 6 Jessica Hardy  United States 54.09 Q
9 6 1 Julia Wilkinson  Canada 54.16 Q
10 6 4 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 54.26 Q
7 3 Missy Franklin  United States Q
12 7 2 Haruka Ueda  Japan 54.35 Q
13 6 2 Amy Smith  Great Britain 54.37 Q
14 6 3 Britta Steffen  Germany 54.42 Q
15 5 5 Femke Heemskerk  Netherlands 54.43 Q
5 7 Daniela Schreiber  Germany Q
17 7 7 Veronika Popova  Russia 54.66
18 6 8 Hanna-Maria Seppälä  Finland 54.93
19 5 2 Pernille Blume  Denmark 55.04
20 7 8 Charlotte Bonnet  France 55.12
21 5 1 Hannah Wilson  Hong Kong 55.33
22 4 4 Burcu Dolunay  Turkey 55.35
23 3 4 Eszter Dara  Hungary 55.37
24 4 2 Nina Rangelova  Bulgaria 55.52 NR
25 3 5 Liliana Ibáñez  Mexico 55.71 NR
26 4 6 Daynara de Paula  Brazil 55.94
27 4 3 Katarzyna Wilk  Poland 56.13
28 3 3 Nastja Govejšek  Slovenia 56.21
29 3 2 Mylene Ong  Singapore 56.33
4 7 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania
31 4 8 Katarína Filová  Slovakia 56.58
32 5 8 Nery Mantey Niangkouara  Greece 56.63
33 4 5 Arlene Semeco  Venezuela 56.90
34 3 6 Jasmine Alkhaldi  Philippines 57.13
35 3 1 Megan Fonteno  American Samoa 57.45
4 1 Miroslava Najdanovski  Serbia
37 3 7 Karen Torrez  Bolivia 57.78 NR
38 3 8 Clelia Tini  San Marino 58.29
39 2 3 Jade Howard  Zambia 59.35
40 2 5 Bayan Jumah  Syria 59.78
41 2 4 Karen Riveros  Paraguay 59.86
42 2 6 Brittany van Lange  Guyana 1:01.62
43 2 2 Estellah Fils Rabetsara  Madagascar 1:02.39
44 2 7 Reshika Udugampola  Sri Lanka 1:04.93
45 2 1 Magdalena Moshi  Tanzania 1:05.80
46 1 4 Mareme Faye  Senegal 1:06.42
47 1 5 Shreya Dhital  Nepal 1:10.80
48 1 3 Ayouba Ali Sihame  Comoros 1:14.40
6 6 Cate Campbell  Australia DNS
7 1 Therese Alshammar  Sweden DNS

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Melanie Schlanger  Australia 53.38 Q
2 5 Aliaksandra Herasimenia  Belarus 53.78 Q
3 6 Jessica Hardy  United States 53.86 Q
4 2 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 53.93
5 3 Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace  Bahamas 54.12
6 1 Britta Steffen  Germany 54.18
7 8 Daniela Schreiber  Germany 54.39
8 7 Haruka Ueda  Japan 54.59

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands 53.05 Q, OR
2 7 Missy Franklin  United States 53.59 Q
3 4 Tang Yi  China 53.60 Q
4 5 Jeanette Ottesen  Denmark 53.77 Q
6 Francesca Halsall  Great Britain Q
6 8 Femke Heemskerk  Netherlands 54.13
7 2 Julia Wilkinson  Canada 54.25
8 1 Amy Smith  Great Britain 54.28

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands 53.00 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 Aliaksandra Herasimenia  Belarus 53.38 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Tang Yi  China 53.44
4 5 Melanie Schlanger  Australia 53.47
5 3 Missy Franklin  United States 53.64
6 7 Francesca Halsall  Great Britain 53.66
7 2 Jeanette Ottesen  Denmark 53.75
8 8 Jessica Hardy  United States 54.02

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Kromowidjojo wins women's 100 free with OR". Fox News. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Flying Dutchwoman: Kromowidjojo cruises to gold". Washington Examiner. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Herasimenia claims silver at London 2012". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. ^ "China's Tang Yi bags bronze medal in women's 100m freestyle". China Daily. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  6. ^ a b "2012 London Olympics: Ranomi Kromowidjojo Clinches 100 Free Gold With Olympic Record; Aliaksandra Herasimenia, Tang Yi Get Silver-Bronze; Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy Miss Podium". Swimming World Magazine. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Melanie Schlanger rues missing 100m free medal". The Australian. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Soni wins gold, breaks world record in 200m breast". USA Swimming. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  9. ^ "2012 London Olympics: The Netherlands' Ranomi Kromowidjojo Clips Olympic Record in 100 Free Semis; Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy Make Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Nathan Adrian of U.S. wins 100-meter freestyle gold medal by smallest of margins". CBS News. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  11. ^ "2012 London Olympics: China's Tang Yi Posts Olympic Textile Best in 100 Free Prelims; Jessica Hardy, Missy Franklin Advance; Defending Champ Britta Steffen In". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  12. ^ Wordsworth, Matt (1 August 2012). "Cate Campbell pulls out of 100m freestyle". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  13. ^ Bull, Andy (31 July 2009). "Fran Halsall dreams of puppy after freestyle silver at world championships". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  14. ^ Cowley, Michael (1 August 2009). "Australians cast in bronze as more records tumble". The Age. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Steffen wins first swimming gold for Germany". NBC Olympics. 14 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  16. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle – Heats". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  17. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle – Semifinals". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  18. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle – Final". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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