| | Event type
100 metres Butterfly, Women
| Date | 29 – 30 August 1960 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, Roma |
| Participants | 25 from 16 countries |
The United States’ women had swept the medals in this event at Melbourne, but would see no such dominance in Rome. The silver medalist from Melbourne, American Nancy Ramey, had set the last two world records in this event, and won the 1959 Pan American gold medal. But she did not make the United States’ team. In her absence the gold medal went to Carolyn Schuler of the United States who won easily over Dutchwoman Marianne Heemskerk and Australia’s Jan Andrew. American 14-year-old Carolyn Wood was near the lead in the final at 70 metres, but swallowed water and had to stop.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolyn Schuler |  USA | 1:09.8 (1 h1) | 1:09.5 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Marianne Heemskerk |  NED | 1:11.0 (1 h4) | 1:10.4 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Jan Andrew |  AUS | 1:10.3 (2 h1) | 1:12.2 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Sheila Watt |  GBR | 1:12.3 (1 h2) | 1:13.3 (4) | |||
| 5 | Atie Voorbij | NED | 1:12.4 (2 h3) | 1:13.3 (5) | |||
| 6 | Zinaida Belovetskaya |  URS | 1:12.6 (2 h2) | 1:13.3 (6) | |||
| 7 | Kristina Larsson |  SWE | 1:13.0 (3 h2) | 1:13.6 (7) | |||
| AC r2/2 | Carolyn Wood | USA | 1:11.1 (1 h3) | – ( | DNF | ||
| =9 | Valentina Poznyak | URS | 1:13.2 (3 h1) | – | |||
| =9 | Bärbel Fuhrmann |  GER | 1:13.2 (2 h4) | – | |||
| =11 | Jean Oldroyd | GBR | 1:14.2 (4 h1) | – | |||
| =11 | Margaret Iwasaki |  CAN | 1:14.2 (3 h4) | – | |||
| 13 | Heidi Eisenschmidt | GER | 1:14.6 (3 h3) | – | |||
| 14 | Karin Larsson | SWE | 1:15.0 (4 h3) | – | |||
| 15 | Shizue Miyabe |  JPN | 1:15.8 (4 h4) | – | |||
| 16 | Sandra von Giese |  PHI | 1:16.3 (5 h4) | – | |||
| 17 | Silvia Belmar |  MEX | 1:16.5 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 18 | Annie Caron |  FRA | 1:17.1 (6 h4) | – | |||
| 19 | Eulalia Martínez | MEX | 1:17.9 (5 h3) | – | |||
| =20 | Hannelore Janele |  AUT | 1:18.4 (6 h1) | – | |||
| =20 | Anna Beneck |  ITA | 1:18.4 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 22 | Márta Egerváry |  HUN | 1:19.4 (6 h3) | – | |||
| 23 | Anna Maria Cecchi | ITA | 1:19.5 (7 h4) | – | |||
| 24 | Colette Libourel | FRA | 1:20.4 (7 h3) | – | |||
| 25 | Hillary Wilson |  RHO | 1:21.4 (5 h2) | – | |||
| Judith McHale | CAN | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| Dawn Fraser | AUS | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| Gertrudes Lozada | PHI | – (DNS h2) | – |
Round One
| Date | 29 August 1960 — 15:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Carolyn Schuler | USA | 1:09.8 | ||
| 2 | – | Jan Andrew | AUS | 1:10.3 | ||
| 3 | – | Marianne Heemskerk | NED | 1:11.0 | ||
| 4 | – | Carolyn Wood | USA | 1:11.1 | ||
| 5 | – | Sheila Watt | GBR | 1:12.3 | ||
| 6 | – | Atie Voorbij | NED | 1:12.4 | ||
| 7 | – | Zinaida Belovetskaya | URS | 1:12.6 | ||
| 8 | – | Kristina Larsson | SWE | 1:13.0 | ||
| =9 | – | Valentina Poznyak | URS | 1:13.2 | ||
| =9 | – | Bärbel Fuhrmann | GER | 1:13.2 | ||
| =11 | – | Jean Oldroyd | GBR | 1:14.2 | ||
| =11 | – | Margaret Iwasaki | CAN | 1:14.2 | ||
| 13 | – | Heidi Eisenschmidt | GER | 1:14.6 | ||
| 14 | – | Karin Larsson | SWE | 1:15.0 | ||
| 15 | – | Shizue Miyabe | JPN | 1:15.8 | ||
| 16 | – | Sandra von Giese | PHI | 1:16.3 | ||
| 17 | – | Silvia Belmar | MEX | 1:16.5 | ||
| 18 | – | Annie Caron | FRA | 1:17.1 | ||
| 19 | – | Eulalia Martínez | MEX | 1:17.9 | ||
| =20 | – | Hannelore Janele | AUT | 1:18.4 | ||
| =20 | – | Anna Beneck | ITA | 1:18.4 | ||
| 22 | – | Márta Egerváry | HUN | 1:19.4 | ||
| 23 | – | Anna Maria Cecchi | ITA | 1:19.5 | ||
| 24 | – | Colette Libourel | FRA | 1:20.4 | ||
| 25 | – | Hillary Wilson | RHO | 1:21.4 | ||
| – | Judith McHale | CAN | – | |||
| – | Dawn Fraser | AUS | – | |||
| – | Gertrudes Lozada | PHI | – |
Heat #1
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Carolyn Schuler | USA | 1:09.8 | ||
| 2 | – | Jan Andrew | AUS | 1:10.3 | ||
| 3 | – | Valentina Poznyak | URS | 1:13.2 | ||
| 4 | – | Jean Oldroyd | GBR | 1:14.2 | ||
| 5 | – | Silvia Belmar | MEX | 1:16.5 | ||
| 6 | – | Hannelore Janele | AUT | 1:18.4 | ||
| – | Judith McHale | CAN | – |
Heat #2
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Sheila Watt | GBR | 1:12.3 | ||
| 2 | – | Zinaida Belovetskaya | URS | 1:12.6 | ||
| 3 | – | Kristina Larsson | SWE | 1:13.0 | ||
| 4 | – | Anna Beneck | ITA | 1:18.4 | ||
| 5 | – | Hillary Wilson | RHO | 1:21.4 | ||
| – | Dawn Fraser | AUS | – | |||
| – | Gertrudes Lozada | PHI | – |
Heat #3
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Carolyn Wood | USA | 1:11.1 | ||
| 2 | – | Atie Voorbij | NED | 1:12.4 | ||
| 3 | – | Heidi Eisenschmidt | GER | 1:14.6 | ||
| 4 | – | Karin Larsson | SWE | 1:15.0 | ||
| 5 | – | Eulalia Martínez | MEX | 1:17.9 | ||
| 6 | – | Márta Egerváry | HUN | 1:19.4 | ||
| 7 | – | Colette Libourel | FRA | 1:20.4 |
Heat #4
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Marianne Heemskerk | NED | 1:11.0 | ||
| 2 | – | Bärbel Fuhrmann | GER | 1:13.2 | ||
| 3 | – | Margaret Iwasaki | CAN | 1:14.2 | ||
| 4 | – | Shizue Miyabe | JPN | 1:15.8 | ||
| 5 | – | Sandra von Giese | PHI | 1:16.3 | ||
| 6 | – | Annie Caron | FRA | 1:17.1 | ||
| 7 | – | Anna Maria Cecchi | ITA | 1:19.5 |
Final Round
| Date | 30 August 1960 — 21:40 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Carolyn Schuler | USA | 1:09.5 | ||
| 2 | – | Marianne Heemskerk | NED | 1:10.4 | ||
| 3 | – | Jan Andrew | AUS | 1:12.2 | ||
| 4 | – | Sheila Watt | GBR | 1:13.3 | ||
| 5 | – | Atie Voorbij | NED | 1:13.3 | ||
| 6 | – | Zinaida Belovetskaya | URS | 1:13.3 | ||
| 7 | – | Kristina Larsson | SWE | 1:13.6 | ||
| – | Carolyn Wood | USA | – |