The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 16–17 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia.[1]
| Women's 100 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney International Aquatic Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | September 16, 2000 (heats & semifinals) September 17, 2000 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 50 from 40 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 56.61 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Dutch rising star Inge de Bruijn shattered her own world record by 0.03 seconds to claim the gold medal in the event. Forging a narrow lead at the initial turn, she cruised her path on the final lap to hit the wall first in a sterling time of 56.61.[2][3] Slovakia's Martina Moravcová moved herself up from fourth to surge past the field for the silver medal in 57.97. At only 33 years of age and competing in her fourth Olympics since 1984, U.S. legend Dara Torres ended her seven-year retirement from the sport by taking home the bronze in 58.20.[4][5][6]
Australia's top favorite Petria Thomas failed to impress the home crowd with her fourth-place effort, finishing off the podium by 29-hundredths of a second in 58.49. Trailing behind De Bruijn by 0.12 seconds, Jenny Thompson faded down the final stretch to pick up a fifth spot in 58.73. Earlier in the prelims, she posted a leading time (57.66) to cut off Qian Hong's 1992 Olympic record by almost a full second.[7] Japan's Junko Onishi (59.13), Thomas' teammate Susie O'Neill (59.27), competing in her third Olympics, and Romania's Diana Mocanu (59.43) rounded out the finale.[6]
Before her breakthrough final, De Bruijn erased Thompson's record from heat five by 0.06 seconds to post a top-seeded time of 57.60 in the prelims.[7][8][9] Followed by an evening session on the first night of the Games, she eventually lowered it to 57.14 in the semifinals.[10]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Inge de Bruijn (NED) |
56.64 | Seattle, United States | 22 July 2000 | [11] |
| Olympic record |  Qian Hong (CHN) |
58.62 | Barcelona, Spain | 29 July 1992 | [11] |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September | Heat 5 | Jenny Thompson |  United States |
57.66 | OR |
| 16 September | Heat 7 | Inge de Bruijn |  Netherlands |
57.60 | OR |
| 16 September | Semifinal 2 | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands |
57.14 | OR |
| 17 September | Final | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands |
56.61 | WR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Semifinals edit
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenny Thompson | United States |
58.18 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Martina Moravcová |  Slovakia |
58.49 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Diana Mocanu |  Romania |
59.12 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 5 | Otylia Jędrzejczak |  Poland |
59.14 | |
| 5 | 2 | Natalya Sutyagina |  Russia |
59.30 | |
| 6 | 6 | Mette Jacobsen |  Denmark |
59.75 | |
| 7 | 8 | Cécile Jeanson |  France |
59.80 | |
| 8 | 1 | Anna-Karin Kammerling |  Sweden |
1:00.40 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands |
57.14 | Q, OR |
| 2 | 5 | Petria Thomas |  Australia |
58.11 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Dara Torres | United States |
58.35 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Junko Onishi |  Japan |
59.04 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Susie O'Neill | Australia |
59.05 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Johanna Sjöberg | Sweden |
59.15 | |
| 7 | 8 | Mandy Loots |  South Africa |
59.63 | AF |
| 8 | 1 | Sophia Skou | Denmark |
59.89 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands |
56.61 | WR |
 |
2 | Martina Moravcová | Slovakia |
57.97 | NR |
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6 | Dara Torres | United States |
58.20 | |
| 4 | 5 | Petria Thomas | Australia |
58.49 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jenny Thompson | United States |
58.73 | |
| 6 | 7 | Junko Onishi | Japan |
59.13 | |
| 7 | 1 | Susie O'Neill | Australia |
59.27 | |
| 8 | 8 | Diana Mocanu | Romania |
59.43 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming schedule". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "De Bruijn soars to butterfly gold". BBC Sport. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Frank (18 September 2000). "The Pool Is Whirling With Undercurrents Amid The Interest In World Records Are Subplots Among Some Of The Women That Are Downright Fascinating". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "De Bruijn leads records rush". News24. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "Dolan, Bennett bring home gold for U.S. swimming". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ a b Whitten, Phillip (17 September 2000). "Olympic Day 2 Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ a b Whitten, Phillip (16 September 2000). "Olympic Day 1 Prelims – Complete". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Morrissey, Rick (17 September 2000). "Well, It Was Nice While It Lasted". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ Whitten, Phillip (16 September 2000). "Olympic Day 1 Finals (Complete)". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 227–228. Retrieved 21 June 2013.