The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 25 July to 27 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1][2] It was the event's fourteenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1968.
| Women's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 25 July 2021 (heats) 26 July 2021 (semifinals) 27 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 38 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:04.95 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Lilly King (USA) |
1:04.13 | Budapest, Hungary | 25 July 2017 | [3] |
| Olympic record |  Lilly King (USA) |
1:04.93 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8 August 2016 | [4] |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 25 | Heat 5 | Tatjana Schoenmaker |  South Africa |
1:04.82 | OR |
Qualification edit
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 1:07.07. 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 1:09.08. 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 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 are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[6]
Schedule edit
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 25 July | 19:34 | Heats |
| 26 July | 10:50 | Semifinals |
| 27 July | 11:17 | Final |
Results edit
Heats edit
The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[7]
Semifinals edit
The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[8]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Tatjana Schoenmaker | South Africa |
1:05.07 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Lilly King | United States |
1:05.40 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Lydia Jacoby | United States |
1:05.72 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Sophie Hansson |  Sweden |
1:05.81 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Yuliya Yefimova |  ROC |
1:06.34 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Evgeniia Chikunova | ROC |
1:06.47 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Martina Carraro |  Italy |
1:06.50 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Mona McSharry |  Ireland |
1:06.59 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 7 | Chelsea Hodges |  Australia |
1:06.60 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Tang Qianting |  China |
1:06.63 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Sarah Vasey |  Great Britain |
1:06.87 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Ida Hulkko |  Finland |
1:07.02 | |
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Anna Elendt |  Germany |
1:07.31 | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Kotryna Teterevkova |  Lithuania |
1:07.39 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Lisa Mamié |  Switzerland |
1:07.41 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | Eneli Jefimova |  Estonia |
1:07.58 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Lydia Jacoby | United States |
1:04.95 | |
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4 | Tatjana Schoenmaker | South Africa |
1:05.22 | |
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5 | Lilly King | United States |
1:05.54 | |
| 4 | 7 | Evgeniia Chikunova | ROC |
1:05.90 | |
| 5 | 2 | Yuliya Yefimova | ROC |
1:06.02 | |
| 6 | 6 | Sophie Hansson | Sweden |
1:06.07 | |
| 7 | 1 | Martina Carraro | Italy |
1:06.19 | |
| 8 | 8 | Mona McSharry | Ireland |
1:06.94 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "100 meters Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "100m Breaststroke Women's Final Results". Omega Timing. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.