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100 metres Freestyle, Women

Date	18 – 19 July 1976
Status	Olympic
Location	Piscine olympique, Montréal, Québec
Participants	45 from 25 countries

Kornelia Ender had won this event at the 1973 and 1975 World Championships, and had set nine world records in the 100 freestyle since the Munich Olympics. She came into Montréal as the prohibitive favorite and would not disappoint. Her winning time was her 10th consecutive world record in the event, finishing in 55.65, and was the fifth time she had bettered 56 seconds, the only woman to do so at this time. Behind her for silver was her teammates Petra Priemer followed by the Netherlands’ Enith Brigitha, making Brigitha the first black swimmer to win an Olympic medal. Three American women made the final, placing 4-5-7.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	99	Kornelia Ender	GDR	55.81 (1 h7)	55.82 (1 h2)	55.65 (1)	Gold
2	110	Petra Priemer	GDR	56.95 (1 h1)	57.21 (4 h2)	56.49 (2)	Silver
3	131	Enith Brigitha	NED	56.61 (1 h6)	57.08 (2 h1)	56.65 (3)	Bronze
4	240	Kim Peyton	USA	57.26 (2 h6)	56.89 (1 h1)	56.81 (4)
5	220	Shirley Babashoff	USA	58.06 (1 h4)	56.95 (2 h2)	56.95 (5)
6	102	Claudia Hempel	GDR	57.35 (1 h5)	57.05 (3 h2)	56.99 (6)
7	243	Jill Sterkel	USA	57.41 (1 h3)	57.19 (3 h1)	57.06 (7)
8	128	Jutta Weber	FRG	57.71 (2 h2)	57.35 (5 h2)	57.26 (8)
9	40	Barbara Clark	CAN	58.29 (2 h4)	57.72 (4 h1)	–
10	47	Anne Jardin	CAN	57.61 (1 h2)	57.78 (6 h2)	–
=11	35	Gail Amundrud	CAN	58.01 (2 h7)	58.10 (5 h1)	–
=11	169	Lene Jenssen	NOR	58.10 (2 h5)	58.10 (7 h2)	–
13	173	Rebecca Perrott	NZL	57.66 (2 h1)	58.13 (6 h1)	–
14	138	Ineke Ran	NED	58.08 (3 h6)	58.50 (7 h1)	–
15	71	Guylaine Berger	FRA	58.79 (2 h3)	58.62 (8 h1)	–
16	19	Jenny Tate	AUS	58.78 (3 h5)	58.88 (8 h2)	–
17	207	Lyubov Kobzova	URS	58.93 (3 h7)	–	–
18	217	Irina Vlasova	URS	58.99 (3 h3)	–	–
19	28	Anne Richard	BEL	59.11 (4 h7)	–	–
20	193	Pia Mårtensson	SWE	59.15 (3 h1)	–	–
21	206	Marina Klyuchnikova	URS	59.30 (4 h5)	–	–
22	13	Drue Le Guier	AUS	59.40 (4 h6)	–	–
23	188	Ida Hanson	SWE	1:00.22 (4 h1)	–	–
24	88	Elaine Gray	GBR	1:00.31 (4 h3)	–	–
25	165	Sachiko Yamazaki	JPN	1:00.43 (3 h2)	–	–
26	194	Diana Olsson	SWE	1:00.46 (5 h7)	–	–
27	124	Regina Nissen	FRG	1:00.60 (4 h2)	–	–
28	87	Susan Edmondson	GBR	1:00.64 (3 h4)	–	–
29	148	Shelley Cramer	ISV	1:00.67 (5 h1)	–	–
30	135	Berber Kamstra	NED	1:00.68 (4 h4)	–	–
31	23	Geert Boekhout	BEL	1:00.76 (5 h4)	–	–
32	121	Beate Jasch	FRG	1:00.80 (5 h6)	–	–
33	199	Rachaneewan Bulakul	THA	1:01.33 (5 h5)	–	–
34	60	María París	CRC	1:01.53 (6 h6)	–	–
35	10	Lesleigh Harvey	AUS	1:01.59 (5 h2)	–	–
36	–	Rossana Juncos	ARG	1:01.89 (6 h5)	–	–
37	145	Deirdre Sheehan	IRL	1:02.11 (6 h2)	–	–
38	–	Myriam Mizouni	TUN	1:02.42 (6 h1)	–	–
39	–	Susana Coppo	ARG	1:02.46 (6 h7)	–	–
40	251	Marianela Huen	VEN	1:02.51 (6 h4)	–	–
41	179	Jane Fayer	PUR	1:02.89 (7 h7)	–	–
42	255	Ivis Poleo	VEN	1:03.07 (5 h3)	–	–
43	–	Vilborg Sverrisdóttir	ISL	1:03.26 (7 h2)	–	–
44	176	Georgina Osorio	PAN	1:03.88 (7 h4)	–	–
45	130	Karen Robertson	HKG	1:04.29 (6 h3)	–	–
DNS	152	Elisabetta Dessy	ITA	– (DNS h1)	–	–
DNS	–	Lee Yue-Hwan	TPE	– (DNS h5)	–	–
DNS	61	María Ramón	CUB	– (DNS h6)	–	–
DNS	141	Judit Pelle	HUN	– (DNS h3)	–	–

Round One

Date	18 July 1976 — 10:15
Format	Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Kornelia Ender	GDR	55.81	QOR
2	–	Enith Brigitha	NED	56.61	QOR
3	–	Petra Priemer	GDR	56.95	QOR
4	–	Kim Peyton	USA	57.26	Q
5	–	Claudia Hempel	GDR	57.35	Q
6	–	Jill Sterkel	USA	57.41	Q
7	–	Anne Jardin	CAN	57.61	Q
8	–	Rebecca Perrott	NZL	57.66	Q
9	–	Jutta Weber	FRG	57.71	Q
10	–	Gail Amundrud	CAN	58.01	Q
11	–	Shirley Babashoff	USA	58.06	Q
12	–	Ineke Ran	NED	58.08	Q
13	–	Lene Jenssen	NOR	58.10	Q
14	–	Barbara Clark	CAN	58.29	Q
15	–	Jenny Tate	AUS	58.78	Q
16	–	Guylaine Berger	FRA	58.79	Q
17	–	Lyubov Kobzova	URS	58.93
18	–	Irina Vlasova	URS	58.99
19	–	Anne Richard	BEL	59.11
20	–	Pia Mårtensson	SWE	59.15
21	–	Marina Klyuchnikova	URS	59.30
22	–	Drue Le Guier	AUS	59.40
23	–	Ida Hanson	SWE	1:00.22
24	–	Elaine Gray	GBR	1:00.31
25	–	Sachiko Yamazaki	JPN	1:00.43
26	–	Diana Olsson	SWE	1:00.46
27	–	Regina Nissen	FRG	1:00.60
28	–	Susan Edmondson	GBR	1:00.64
29	–	Shelley Cramer	ISV	1:00.67
30	–	Berber Kamstra	NED	1:00.68
31	–	Geert Boekhout	BEL	1:00.76
32	–	Beate Jasch	FRG	1:00.80
33	–	Rachaneewan Bulakul	THA	1:01.33
34	–	María París	CRC	1:01.53
35	–	Lesleigh Harvey	AUS	1:01.59
36	–	Rossana Juncos	ARG	1:01.89
37	–	Deirdre Sheehan	IRL	1:02.11
38	–	Myriam Mizouni	TUN	1:02.42
39	–	Susana Coppo	ARG	1:02.46
40	–	Marianela Huen	VEN	1:02.51
41	–	Jane Fayer	PUR	1:02.89
42	–	Ivis Poleo	VEN	1:03.07
43	–	Vilborg Sverrisdóttir	ISL	1:03.26
44	–	Georgina Osorio	PAN	1:03.88
45	–	Karen Robertson	HKG	1:04.29
DNS	–	Elisabetta Dessy	ITA	–
DNS	–	Judit Pelle	HUN	–
DNS	–	Lee Yue-Hwan	TPE	–
DNS	–	María Ramón	CUB	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Petra Priemer	GDR	56.95	27.65 (1)	29.30 (1)	QOR
2	–	Rebecca Perrott	NZL	57.66	28.28 (2)	29.38 (2)	Q
3	–	Pia Mårtensson	SWE	59.15	28.61 (3)	30.54 (3)
4	–	Ida Hanson	SWE	1:00.22	29.12 (4)	31.10 (4)
5	–	Shelley Cramer	ISV	1:00.67	29.46 (5)	31.21 (5)
6	–	Myriam Mizouni	TUN	1:02.42	29.84 (6)	32.58 (6)
DNS	–	Elisabetta Dessy	ITA	–	– (–)	–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Anne Jardin	CAN	57.61	27.95 (1)	29.66 (2)	Q
2	–	Jutta Weber	FRG	57.71	28.44 (2)	29.27 (1)	Q
3	–	Sachiko Yamazaki	JPN	1:00.43	29.48 (=3)	30.95 (3)
4	–	Regina Nissen	FRG	1:00.60	29.48 (=3)	31.12 (4)
5	–	Lesleigh Harvey	AUS	1:01.59	29.84 (6)	31.75 (5)
6	–	Deirdre Sheehan	IRL	1:02.11	29.56 (5)	32.55 (6)
7	–	Vilborg Sverrisdóttir	ISL	1:03.26	30.48 (7)	32.78 (7)

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Jill Sterkel	USA	57.41	27.90 (1)	29.51 (1)	Q
2	–	Guylaine Berger	FRA	58.79	28.25 (2)	30.54 (3)	Q
3	–	Irina Vlasova	URS	58.99	28.95 (3)	30.04 (2)
4	–	Elaine Gray	GBR	1:00.31	28.99 (4)	31.32 (4)
5	–	Ivis Poleo	VEN	1:03.07	30.13 (5)	32.94 (5)
6	–	Karen Robertson	HKG	1:04.29	30.37 (6)	33.92 (6)
DNS	–	Judit Pelle	HUN	–	– (–)	–

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Shirley Babashoff	USA	58.06	28.44 (2)	29.62 (1)	Q
2	–	Barbara Clark	CAN	58.29	28.03 (1)	30.26 (2)	Q
3	–	Susan Edmondson	GBR	1:00.64	29.24 (4)	31.40 (3)
4	–	Berber Kamstra	NED	1:00.68	29.25 (5)	31.43 (4)
5	–	Geert Boekhout	BEL	1:00.76	29.02 (3)	31.74 (5)
6	–	Marianela Huen	VEN	1:02.51	30.62 (6)	31.89 (6)
7	–	Georgina Osorio	PAN	1:03.88	31.06 (7)	32.82 (7)

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Claudia Hempel	GDR	57.35	27.91 (1)	29.44 (1)	Q
2	–	Lene Jenssen	NOR	58.10	28.30 (2)	29.80 (2)	Q
3	–	Jenny Tate	AUS	58.78	28.55 (3)	30.23 (3)	Q
4	–	Marina Klyuchnikova	URS	59.30	28.63 (4)	30.67 (4)
5	–	Rachaneewan Bulakul	THA	1:01.33	30.01 (6)	31.32 (5)
6	–	Rossana Juncos	ARG	1:01.89	29.30 (5)	32.59 (6)
DNS	–	Lee Yue-Hwan	TPE	–	– (–)	–

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Enith Brigitha	NED	56.61	27.38 (1)	29.23 (1)	QOR
2	–	Kim Peyton	USA	57.26	28.02 (2)	29.24 (2)	Q
3	–	Ineke Ran	NED	58.08	28.65 (4)	29.43 (3)	Q
4	–	Drue Le Guier	AUS	59.40	28.59 (3)	30.81 (4)
5	–	Beate Jasch	FRG	1:00.80	29.39 (5)	31.41 (5)
6	–	María París	CRC	1:01.53	29.86 (6)	31.67 (6)
DNS	–	María Ramón	CUB	–	– (–)	–

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Kornelia Ender	GDR	55.81	27.37 (1)	28.44 (1)	QOR
2	–	Gail Amundrud	CAN	58.01	27.97 (3)	30.04 (2)	Q
3	–	Lyubov Kobzova	URS	58.93	27.74 (2)	31.19 (4)
4	–	Anne Richard	BEL	59.11	28.85 (5)	30.26 (3)
5	–	Diana Olsson	SWE	1:00.46	28.70 (4)	31.76 (5)
6	–	Susana Coppo	ARG	1:02.46	29.88 (6)	32.58 (7)
7	–	Jane Fayer	PUR	1:02.89	30.33 (7)	32.56 (6)

Semi-Finals

Date	18 July 1976 — 19:00
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Kornelia Ender	GDR	55.82	Q
2	–	Kim Peyton	USA	56.89	Q
3	–	Shirley Babashoff	USA	56.95	Q
4	–	Claudia Hempel	GDR	57.05	Q
5	–	Enith Brigitha	NED	57.08	Q
6	–	Jill Sterkel	USA	57.19	Q
7	–	Petra Priemer	GDR	57.21	Q
8	–	Jutta Weber	FRG	57.35	Q
9	–	Barbara Clark	CAN	57.72
10	–	Anne Jardin	CAN	57.78
=11	–	Gail Amundrud	CAN	58.10
=11	–	Lene Jenssen	NOR	58.10
13	–	Rebecca Perrott	NZL	58.13
14	–	Ineke Ran	NED	58.50
15	–	Guylaine Berger	FRA	58.62
16	–	Jenny Tate	AUS	58.88

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Kim Peyton	USA	56.89	27.89 (3)	29.00 (1)	Q
2	–	Enith Brigitha	NED	57.08	27.52 (1)	29.56 (3)	Q
3	–	Jill Sterkel	USA	57.19	27.76 (2)	29.43 (2)	Q
4	–	Barbara Clark	CAN	57.72	28.00 (4)	29.72 (5)
5	–	Gail Amundrud	CAN	58.10	28.19 (5)	29.91 (7)
6	–	Rebecca Perrott	NZL	58.13	28.40 (7)	29.73 (6)
7	–	Ineke Ran	NED	58.50	28.89 (8)	29.61 (4)
8	–	Guylaine Berger	FRA	58.62	28.38 (6)	30.24 (8)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Kornelia Ender	GDR	55.82	27.32 (1)	28.50 (1)	Q
2	–	Shirley Babashoff	USA	56.95	28.00 (3)	28.95 (3)	Q
3	–	Claudia Hempel	GDR	57.05	27.88 (2)	29.17 (4)	Q
4	–	Petra Priemer	GDR	57.21	28.28 (6)	28.93 (2)	Q
5	–	Jutta Weber	FRG	57.35	28.12 (4)	29.23 (5)	Q
6	–	Anne Jardin	CAN	57.78	28.29 (7)	29.49 (6)
7	–	Lene Jenssen	NOR	58.10	28.18 (5)	29.92 (7)
8	–	Jenny Tate	AUS	58.88	28.56 (8)	30.32 (8)

Final Round

Date	19 July 1976 — 19:15

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Kornelia Ender	GDR	55.65	27.10 (1)	28.55 (1)	WR
2	–	Petra Priemer	GDR	56.49	27.42 (2)	29.07 (6)
3	–	Enith Brigitha	NED	56.65	27.72 (=4)	28.93 (3)
4	–	Kim Peyton	USA	56.81	27.70 (3)	29.11 (7)
5	–	Shirley Babashoff	USA	56.95	27.72 (=4)	29.23 (8)
6	–	Claudia Hempel	GDR	56.99	27.94 (6)	29.05 (4)
7	–	Jill Sterkel	USA	57.06	28.20 (=7)	28.86 (2)
8	–	Jutta Weber	FRG	57.26	28.20 (=7)	29.06 (5)