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100 metres Freestyle, Women

Date	10 – 11 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Estádio Aquático Olímpico, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	46 from 36 countries

The Australian Campbell sisters were expected to dominate this race. Cate Campbell had recently set the world record with 52.06, while Bronte Campbell had won the 2015 World Championships. They were expected to go 1-2, with the bronze challengers including the defending gold medalist, Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands and Sweden’s Sarah Sjoström.

Nobody expected this result as neither Campbell sister made the podium. Cate led at 50 metres and then crashed and burned to finish sixth, while Bronte was 0.05 seconds off the podium in fourth. The gold medal turned out to be a rare tie between American Simone Manuel and Canadian prodigy Penny Oleksiak, who had only turned 16 two months before the Rio Games, and was quite unknown. Sjoström seemed off the podium until the last few strokes when she caught Bronte Campbell to win the bronze. The only other gold medal tie in this event had occurred at the 1984 Olympics between Americans Nancy Hogshead and Carrie Steinseifer. It was only the third such tie in Olympic swimming, the other one occurring in the 2000 men’s 50 freestyle.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
=1	Simone Manuel	USA	53.32 (1 h4)	53.11 (1 h1)	52.70 (=1)	Gold	OR
=1	Penny Oleksiak	CAN	53.53 (=3 h5)	52.72 (2 h2)	52.70 (=1)	Gold	OR
3	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	53.37 (1 h6)	53.16 (3 h2)	52.99 (3)	Bronze
4	Bronte Campbell	AUS	53.71 (3 h6)	53.29 (2 h1)	53.04 (4)
5	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	NED	53.43 (2 h5)	53.42 (4 h1)	53.08 (5)
6	Cate Campbell	AUS	52.78 (1 h5)	52.71 (1 h2)	53.24 (6)
7	Abbey Weitzeil	USA	53.54 (2 h6)	53.53 (4 h2)	53.30 (7)
8	Jeanette Ottesen Gray	DEN	53.53 (=3 h5)	53.35 (3 h1)	53.36 (8)
9	Zhu Menghui	CHN	54.15 (5 h6)	53.98 (5 h1)	–
10	Chantal Van Landeghem	CAN	53.89 (5 h5)	54.00 (5 h2)	–
11	Pernille Blume	DEN	54.15 (6 h5)	54.19 (6 h2)	–
12	Rikako Ikee	JPN	54.50 (=6 h6)	54.31 (7 h2)	–
13	Aliaksandra Herasimenia	BLR	54.25 (2 h4)	54.34 (8 h2)	–
14	Miki Uchida	JPN	54.50 (=6 h6)	54.39 (6 h1)	–
15	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	53.93 (4 h6)	54.54 (7 h1)	–
16	Etiene Medeiros	BRA	54.38 (3 h4)	54.59 (8 h1)	–
17	Shen Duo	CHN	54.41 (4 h4)	–	–
18	Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace	BAH	54.56 (7 h5)	–	–
19	Veronika Popova	RUS	54.60 (1 h3)	–	–
20	Femke Heemskerk	NED	54.63 (5 h4)	–	–
21	Larissa Oliveira	BRA	54.72 (8 h5)	–	–
22	Béryl Gastaldello	FRA	54.80 (6 h4)	–	–
23	Maria Ugolkova	SUI	54.85 (2 h3)	–	–
24	Camille Lily Cheng	HKG	54.92 (3 h3)	–	–
25	Julie Meynen	LUX	55.09 (4 h3)	–	–
26	Erika Ferraioli	ITA	55.20 (5 h3)	–	–
27	Susann Bjørnsen	NOR	55.35 (1 h2)	–	–
28	Nataliya Lovtsova	RUS	55.37 (7 h4)	–	–
29	Katarzyna Wilk	POL	55.44 (6 h3)	–	–
30	Andi Murez	ISR	55.47 (7 h3)	–	–
31	Nina Rangelova	BUL	55.71 (8 h3)	–	–
32	Natthanan Chankrajang	THA	56.24 (2 h2)	–	–
33	Jasmine Alkhaldi	PHI	56.30 (3 h2)	–	–
34	Inés Remersaro	URU	57.85 (1 h1)	–	–
35	Jade Howard	ZAM	58.47 (4 h2)	–	–
36	Ana Dascăl	ROU	58.72 (5 h2)	–	–
37	Heather Arseth	MRI	58.89 (6 h2)	–	–
38	Tracy Keith-Matchitt	COK	58.99 (7 h2)	–	–
39	Karen Riveros	PAR	59.00 (8 h2)	–	–
40	Ana Sofia Nóbrega	ANG	59.23 (2 h1)	–	–
41	Fatimə Alkərəmova	AZE	59.43 (3 h1)	–	–
42	Jovana Terzić	MNE	59.59 (4 h1)	–	–
43	Nikol Merizaj	ALB	59.99 (5 h1)	–	–
44	Aina Fils Rabetsara	MAD	1:01.11 (6 h1)	–	–
45	Yusra Mardini	EOR	1:04.66 (7 h1)	–	–
46	Aminath Shajan	MDV	1:05.71 (8 h1)	–	–
DNS	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	– (DNS h4)	–	–
DNS	Michelle Coleman	SWE	– (DNS h6)	–	–

Round One

Date	10 August 2016 — 13:02
Format	Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Cate Campbell	AUS	52.78	QOR
2	–	Simone Manuel	USA	53.32	Q
3	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	53.37	Q
4	–	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	NED	53.43	Q
=5	–	Penny Oleksiak	CAN	53.53	Q
=5	–	Jeanette Ottesen Gray	DEN	53.53	Q
7	–	Abbey Weitzeil	USA	53.54	Q
8	–	Bronte Campbell	AUS	53.71	Q
9	–	Chantal Van Landeghem	CAN	53.89	Q
10	–	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	53.93	Q
=11	–	Pernille Blume	DEN	54.15	Q
=11	–	Zhu Menghui	CHN	54.15	Q
13	–	Aliaksandra Herasimenia	BLR	54.25	Q
14	–	Etiene Medeiros	BRA	54.38	Q
15	–	Shen Duo	CHN	54.41		1
=16	–	Rikako Ikee	JPN	54.50	Q
=16	–	Miki Uchida	JPN	54.50	Q
18	–	Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace	BAH	54.56
19	–	Veronika Popova	RUS	54.60
20	–	Femke Heemskerk	NED	54.63
21	–	Larissa Oliveira	BRA	54.72
22	–	Béryl Gastaldello	FRA	54.80
23	–	Maria Ugolkova	SUI	54.85
24	–	Camille Lily Cheng	HKG	54.92
25	–	Julie Meynen	LUX	55.09
26	–	Erika Ferraioli	ITA	55.20
27	–	Susann Bjørnsen	NOR	55.35
28	–	Nataliya Lovtsova	RUS	55.37
29	–	Katarzyna Wilk	POL	55.44
30	–	Andi Murez	ISR	55.47
31	–	Nina Rangelova	BUL	55.71
32	–	Natthanan Chankrajang	THA	56.24
33	–	Jasmine Alkhaldi	PHI	56.30
34	–	Inés Remersaro	URU	57.85
35	–	Jade Howard	ZAM	58.47
36	–	Ana Dascăl	ROU	58.72
37	–	Heather Arseth	MRI	58.89
38	–	Tracy Keith-Matchitt	COK	58.99
39	–	Karen Riveros	PAR	59.00
40	–	Ana Sofia Nóbrega	ANG	59.23
41	–	Fatimə Alkərəmova	AZE	59.43
42	–	Jovana Terzić	MNE	59.59
43	–	Nikol Merizaj	ALB	59.99
44	–	Aina Fils Rabetsara	MAD	1:01.11
45	–	Yusra Mardini	EOR	1:04.66
46	–	Aminath Shajan	MDV	1:05.71
DNS	–	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	–
DNS	–	Michelle Coleman	SWE	–

Heat #1

Time	13:02

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Inés Remersaro	URU	57.85	0.69	27.73 (1)	30.12 (1)
2	–	Ana Sofia Nóbrega	ANG	59.23	0.74	28.34 (3)	30.89 (3)
3	–	Fatimə Alkərəmova	AZE	59.43	0.71	29.13 (5)	30.30 (2)
4	–	Jovana Terzić	MNE	59.59	0.66	28.25 (2)	31.34 (4)
5	–	Nikol Merizaj	ALB	59.99	0.70	28.51 (4)	31.48 (5)
6	–	Aina Fils Rabetsara	MAD	1:01.11	0.72	29.30 (6)	31.81 (6)
7	–	Yusra Mardini	EOR	1:04.66	0.70	30.90 (8)	33.76 (7)
8	–	Aminath Shajan	MDV	1:05.71	0.68	30.89 (7)	34.82 (8)

Heat #2

Time	13:05

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Susann Bjørnsen	NOR	55.35	0.72	26.42 (1)	28.93 (2)
2	–	Natthanan Chankrajang	THA	56.24	0.68	27.26 (2)	28.98 (3)
3	–	Jasmine Alkhaldi	PHI	56.30	0.75	27.72 (3)	28.58 (1)
4	–	Jade Howard	ZAM	58.47	0.79	28.01 (5)	30.46 (6)
5	–	Ana Dascăl	ROU	58.72	0.77	28.47 (7)	30.25 (4)
6	–	Heather Arseth	MRI	58.89	0.65	27.86 (4)	31.03 (8)
7	–	Tracy Keith-Matchitt	COK	58.99	0.68	28.66 (8)	30.33 (5)
8	–	Karen Riveros	PAR	59.00	0.70	28.14 (6)	30.86 (7)

Heat #3

Time	13:08

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Veronika Popova	RUS	54.60	0.74	26.20 (2)	28.40 (2)
2	–	Maria Ugolkova	SUI	54.85	0.66	26.14 (1)	28.71 (5)
3	–	Camille Lily Cheng	HKG	54.92	0.66	26.30 (3)	28.62 (3)
4	–	Julie Meynen	LUX	55.09	0.65	26.85 (8)	28.24 (1)
5	–	Erika Ferraioli	ITA	55.20	0.70	26.39 (4)	28.81 (6)
6	–	Katarzyna Wilk	POL	55.44	0.71	26.60 (6)	28.84 (7)
7	–	Andi Murez	ISR	55.47	0.75	26.79 (7)	28.68 (4)
8	–	Nina Rangelova	BUL	55.71	0.64	26.56 (5)	29.15 (8)

Heat #4

Time	13:11

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Simone Manuel	USA	53.32	0.70	25.67 (1)	27.65 (1)	Q
2	–	Aliaksandra Herasimenia	BLR	54.25	0.73	26.24 (6)	28.01 (2)	Q
3	–	Etiene Medeiros	BRA	54.38	0.62	26.19 (4)	28.19 (=3)	Q
4	–	Shen Duo	CHN	54.41	0.73	26.13 (3)	28.28 (5)		2
5	–	Femke Heemskerk	NED	54.63	0.79	26.23 (5)	28.40 (6)
6	–	Béryl Gastaldello	FRA	54.80	0.63	26.61 (7)	28.19 (=3)
7	–	Nataliya Lovtsova	RUS	55.37	0.77	25.93 (2)	29.44 (7)
DNS	–	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	–	–	– (–)	–

Heat #5

Time	13:14

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Cate Campbell	AUS	52.78	0.82	25.39 (1)	27.39 (1)	QOR
2	–	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	NED	53.43	0.70	25.83 (4)	27.60 (2)	Q
=3	–	Penny Oleksiak	CAN	53.53	0.70	25.90 (5)	27.63 (3)	Q
=3	–	Jeanette Ottesen Gray	DEN	53.53	0.68	25.82 (3)	27.71 (4)	Q
5	–	Chantal Van Landeghem	CAN	53.89	0.72	25.66 (2)	28.23 (6)	Q
6	–	Pernille Blume	DEN	54.15	0.66	26.13 (8)	28.02 (5)	Q
7	–	Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace	BAH	54.56	0.64	26.11 (=6)	28.45 (7)
8	–	Larissa Oliveira	BRA	54.72	0.67	26.11 (=6)	28.61 (8)

Heat #6

Time	13:17

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	53.37	0.70	25.83 (2)	27.54 (1)	Q
2	–	Abbey Weitzeil	USA	53.54	0.68	25.78 (1)	27.76 (3)	Q
3	–	Bronte Campbell	AUS	53.71	0.69	26.08 (4)	27.63 (2)	Q
4	–	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	53.93	0.67	26.12 (5)	27.81 (4)	Q
5	–	Zhu Menghui	CHN	54.15	0.68	26.13 (6)	28.02 (6)	Q
=6	–	Rikako Ikee	JPN	54.50	0.67	26.03 (3)	28.47 (7)	Q
=6	–	Miki Uchida	JPN	54.50	0.68	26.54 (7)	27.96 (5)	Q
DNS	–	Michelle Coleman	SWE	–	–	– (–)	–

Semi-Finals

Date	10 August 2016 — 22:12
Format	Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Cate Campbell	AUS	52.71	QOR
2	–	Penny Oleksiak	CAN	52.72	Q
3	–	Simone Manuel	USA	53.11	Q
4	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	53.16	Q
5	–	Bronte Campbell	AUS	53.29	Q
6	–	Jeanette Ottesen Gray	DEN	53.35	Q
7	–	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	NED	53.42	Q
8	–	Abbey Weitzeil	USA	53.53	Q
9	–	Zhu Menghui	CHN	53.98
10	–	Chantal Van Landeghem	CAN	54.00
11	–	Pernille Blume	DEN	54.19
12	–	Rikako Ikee	JPN	54.31
13	–	Aliaksandra Herasimenia	BLR	54.34
14	–	Miki Uchida	JPN	54.39
15	–	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	54.54
16	–	Etiene Medeiros	BRA	54.59

Heat #1

Time	22:12

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Simone Manuel	USA	53.11	0.69	25.71 (2)	27.40 (1)	Q
2	–	Bronte Campbell	AUS	53.29	0.69	25.43 (1)	27.86 (4)	Q
3	–	Jeanette Ottesen Gray	DEN	53.35	0.66	25.91 (6)	27.44 (2)	Q
4	–	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	NED	53.42	0.71	25.83 (4)	27.59 (3)	Q
5	–	Zhu Menghui	CHN	53.98	0.68	25.86 (5)	28.12 (6)
6	–	Miki Uchida	JPN	54.39	0.70	26.50 (8)	27.89 (5)
7	–	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	54.54	0.66	26.11 (7)	28.43 (7)
8	–	Etiene Medeiros	BRA	54.59	0.63	25.82 (3)	28.77 (8)

Heat #2

Time	22:20

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Cate Campbell	AUS	52.71	0.76	25.33 (1)	27.38 (3)	QOR
2	–	Penny Oleksiak	CAN	52.72	0.69	25.79 (2)	26.93 (1)	Q
3	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	53.16	0.72	25.83 (3)	27.33 (2)	Q
4	–	Abbey Weitzeil	USA	53.53	0.68	25.92 (5)	27.61 (4)	Q
5	–	Chantal Van Landeghem	CAN	54.00	0.69	25.87 (4)	28.13 (6)
6	–	Pernille Blume	DEN	54.19	0.65	25.95 (6)	28.24 (7)
7	–	Rikako Ikee	JPN	54.31	0.65	26.42 (8)	27.89 (5)
8	–	Aliaksandra Herasimenia	BLR	54.34	0.72	25.97 (7)	28.37 (8)

Final Round

Date	11 August 2016 — 23:18

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
=1	–	Simone Manuel	USA	52.70	0.68	25.24 (3)	27.46 (2)	OR
=1	–	Penny Oleksiak	CAN	52.70	0.69	25.70 (7)	27.00 (1)	OR
3	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	52.99	0.68	25.45 (5)	27.54 (4)
4	–	Bronte Campbell	AUS	53.04	0.69	25.04 (2)	28.00 (7)
5	–	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	NED	53.08	0.70	25.55 (6)	27.53 (3)
6	–	Cate Campbell	AUS	53.24	0.80	24.77 (1)	28.47 (8)
7	–	Abbey Weitzeil	USA	53.30	0.70	25.39 (4)	27.91 (6)
8	–	Jeanette Ottesen Gray	DEN	53.36	0.68	25.79 (8)	27.57 (5)