The heats for the women's 100 m freestyle race at the 2009 World Championships took place on the morning of 30 July, with the final in the evening session of 31 July at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.
Women's 100 metre freestyle at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
Dates | July 30, 2009 (heats & semifinals) July 31, 2009 (final) | |||||||||
Winning time | 52.07 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and competition records were as follows:
World record | Britta Steffen (GER) | 52.56 | Berlin, Germany | 27 June 2009 |
Championship record | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 53.40 | Melbourne, Australia | 29 March 2007 |
Libby Lenton (AUS) | 30 March 2007 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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26 July | Heat 4* | Francesca Halsall | Great Britain | 53.02 | CR |
26 July | Final* | Britta Steffen | Germany | 52.22 | WR |
31 July | Final | Britta Steffen | Germany | 52.07 | WR |
* Split from the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Results edit
Heats edit
Semifinals edit
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Heat | Lane | Notes |
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1 | Libby Trickett | Australia | 52.84 | 1 | 4 | |
2 | Britta Steffen | Germany | 52.87 | 1 | 5 | |
3 | Amanda Weir | United States | 53.02 | 2 | 4 | AM |
4 | Francesca Halsall | Great Britain | 53.05 | 1 | 6 | |
5 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands | 53.31 | 2 | 5 | |
6 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark | 53.41 | 1 | 3 | NR |
7 | Dana Vollmer | United States | 53.55 | 2 | 3 | |
8 | Evelyn Verrasztó | Hungary | 53.74 | 1 | 2 | NR |
9 | Daniela Schreiber | Germany | 53.76 | 2 | 7 | |
10 | Hanna-Maria Seppälä | Finland | 53.82 | 2 | 2 | |
11 | Hayley Palmer | New Zealand | 53.91 | 2 | 1 | NR |
12 | Malia Metella | France | 53.95 | 2 | 6 | |
13 | Li Zhesi | China | 53.97 | 1 | 7 | |
14 | Marieke Guehrer | Australia | 54.21 | 1 | 8 | |
15 | Victoria Poon | Canada | 54.29 | 1 | 1 | |
16 | Aleksandra Gerasimenya | Belarus | 54.51 | 2 | 8 |
Final edit
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Lane | Notes |
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Britta Steffen | Germany | 52.07 | 5 | WR | |
Francesca Halsall | Great Britain | 52.87 | 6 | NR | |
Libby Trickett | Australia | 52.93 | 4 | ||
4 | Amanda Weir | United States | 53.12 | 3 | |
5 | Dana Vollmer | United States | 53.30 | 1 | |
6 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands | 53.37 | 2 | |
7 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark | 53.70 | 7 | |
8 | Evelyn Verrasztó | Hungary | 53.92 | 8 |