The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 28 to 29 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
| Women's 100 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Centre, Paris La Défense Arena | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 July 2024 (Heats and Semis) 29 July 2024 (Final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 32 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:05.28 | ||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior 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 | [1] |
| Olympic record |  Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA)[a] |
1:04.82 | Tokyo, Japan | 25 July 2021 |
Qualification
editA National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, but only if both of them have attained the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT). One athlete per event can potentially enter if they meet the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), or if the total quota of 852 athletes has not been targeted. NOCs may also permit swimmers regardless of time (one per gender) under a Universality place since they have no swimmers attaining either of the standard entry times (OQT/OCT).[2][3]
Following the end of the qualification window, World Aquatics will assess the number of swimmers who have achieved the OQT, the number of relay-only swimmers, and the number of Universality places, before inviting those with OCT to fulfill the total quota of 852. Additionally, OCT places will be distributed by event according to the position of the World Aquatics Rankings during the qualifying deadline.[2]
Time standards
editThe qualifying time standards must be obtained at the 2023 and 2024 World Championships, continental championships, continental swimming meets, national championships and selection trials, and various international meets approved by World Aquatics in the period between 1 March 2023 and 23 June 2024.[4]
The following table outlines the qualifying time standards for Paris 2024 for this event:
| Women's events | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | OQT* | OCT^ |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.79 | 1:07.12 |
* OQTs correspond to the time achieved by a fourteenth-place swimmer in his or her respective preliminary heat of each event at the previous Games.
ª Because the fourteenth-place swimmer achieved a standard slower than the OQT in Tokyo 2020, the OQT used at the previous Games will remain constant.
^ OCTs are derived by adding 0.5% of the OQT standard.
Competition format
editThe competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.
Schedule
editAll times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)[citation needed]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2024 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 19:37 | Semifinals | |
| 29 July 2024 | 17:30 | Final |
Results
editHeats
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Semifinals
editThe swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Tatjana Smith |  South Africa |
1:05.00 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Mona McSharry |  Ireland |
1:05.51 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Lilly King |  United States |
1:05.64 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Tang Qianting |  China |
1:05.83 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | Alina Zmushka |  Individual Neutral Athletes |
1:05.93 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | Angharad Evans |  Great Britain |
1:05.99 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Benedetta Pilato |  Italy |
1:06.12 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Eneli Jefimova |  Estonia |
1:06.23 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Lisa Angiolini | Italy |
1:06.39 | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Tes Schouten |  Netherlands |
1:06.56 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania |
1:06.89 | |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | Satomi Suzuki |  Japan |
1:06.90 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Sophie Hansson |  Sweden |
1:06.96 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | Yang Chang | China |
1:07.20 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Macarena Ceballos |  Argentina |
1:07.31 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | Kotryna Teterevkova | Lithuania |
1:07.48 |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Tatjana Smith | South Africa |
1:05.28 | |
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6 | Tang Qianting | China |
1:05.54 | |
 |
5 | Mona McSharry | Ireland |
1:05.59 | |
| 4 | 1 | Benedetta Pilato | Italy |
1:05.60 | |
| 3 | Lilly King | United States |
1:05.60 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Angharad Evans | Great Britain |
1:05.85 | |
| 7 | 8 | Eneli Jefimova | Estonia |
1:06.50 | |
| 8 | 2 | Alina Zmushka | Individual Neutral Athletes |
1:06.54 |
Notes
edit- ^ Tatjana Schoenmaker was the maiden name of Tatjana Smith.
References
edit- ^ "100m Breaststroke Women's Final Results". Omega Timing. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Paris 2024 – Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Rieder, David (3 April 2022). "Event Changes Likely as Paris 2024 Moves to Nine-Day Schedule of Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Paris 2024 - Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke - Heats results" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke - Heats results summary" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke - Semifinals results" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke - Semifinals results summary" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Women's 100m Breaststroke - Finals results" (PDF). Olympics. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.