The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 7–8 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1][2]
| Women's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 7 August 2016 (heats & semifinals) 8 August 2016 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 44 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:04.93 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Summary edit
U.S. swimmer Lilly King stormed home on the final lap in a match against Russia's Yuliya Yefimova to capture the sprint breaststroke title for the first time since Megan Quann topped the podium in 2000. With 15 metres to go, King launched a mighty surge to pass Yefimova by more than half a second for the gold medal with a time of 1:04.93. King's time also shaved 0.24 seconds off the Olympic record set by Australia's four-time Olympian Leisel Jones in Beijing in 2008.[3][4] Yefimova finished with a silver in 1:05.50.[5][6] King's teammate Katie Meili snared the final podium spot with a 1:05.69 for the bronze.[7]
China's Shi Jinglin delivered a time of 1:06.37 to pick up the fourth spot, just ahead of Canada's Rachel Nicol (1:06.68) by about three tenths of a second. Iceland's Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir placed sixth in 1:07.18, while Lithuania's world-record holder and defending champion Rūta Meilutytė could not reproduce her effort from London 2012 with a seventh-place time in 1:07.32. Jamaica's Alia Atkinson, fourth-place finalist at the previous Games, rounded out the top eight with a 1:08.10.[7]
The medals for the competition were presented by Richard Peterkin, IOC member from St. Lucia, and the gifts were presented by Donald Rukare, FINA bureau member.
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Rūta Meilutytė (LTU) |
1:04.35 | Barcelona, Spain | 29 July 2013 | [8] |
| Olympic record |  Leisel Jones (AUS) |
1:05.17 | Beijing, China | 10 August 2008 | [9] |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August | Final | Lilly King |  United States |
1:04.93 | OR |
Competition format edit
The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]
Results edit
Heats edit
Semifinals edit
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Yuliya Yefimova |  Russia |
1:05.72 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania |
1:06.44 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jennie Johansson |  Sweden |
1:07.06 | |
| 4 | 3 | Rikke Møller Pedersen |  Denmark |
1:07.07 | |
| 5 | 6 | Taylor McKeown | Australia |
1:07.12 | |
| 6 | 7 | Chloe Tutton |  Great Britain |
1:07.29 | |
| 7 | 8 | Kanako Watanabe |  Japan |
1:07.43 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jessica Vall |  Spain |
1:07.55 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lilly King | United States |
1:05.70 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Shi Jinglin |  China |
1:06.31 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Katie Meili | United States |
1:06.52 | Q |
| 6 | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica |
Q | ||
| 5 | 2 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir |  Iceland |
1:06.71 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Rachel Nicol |  Canada |
1:06.73 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Satomi Suzuki | Japan |
1:07.18 | |
| 8 | 8 | Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş |  Turkey |
1:07.41 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Lilly King | United States |
1:04.93 | OR |
 |
5 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
1:05.50 | |
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2 | Katie Meili | United States |
1:05.69 | |
| 4 | 3 | Shi Jinglin | China |
1:06.37 | |
| 5 | 8 | Rachel Nicol | Canada |
1:06.68 | |
| 6 | 1 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir | Iceland |
1:07.18 | |
| 7 | 6 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
1:07.32 | |
| 8 | 7 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
1:08.10 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Women's 100m Breaststroke". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "100 meters Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Lilly King wins grudge-match gold and takes aim at team-mate Justin Gatlin". The Guardian. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Fenno, Nathan (9 August 2016). "Lilly King beats Yulia Efimova to win gold in 100-meter breaststroke duel". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Russia's Yulia Efimova beaten to gold by Lilly King". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (9 August 2016). "Russian Yulia Efimova breaks down in tears after losing to Lilly King". USA Today. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Lilly King Queen Of 100 Breaststroke; Sets New Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ Hope, Nick (29 July 2013). "World Swimming Championships: Ruta Meilutyte storms to record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Leisel's Olympic redemption with elusive gold". ABC News. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "SWW031900_ResultsSummary_2016_08_07.pdf" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "SWW031200_ResultsSummary_2016_08_07.pdf" (PDF). Rio 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.