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100 metres Butterfly, Women

Date	16 – 17 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	49 from 39 countries

Inge de Bruijn had won a medal as part of the Dutch relay team at the 1991 World Championships but had failed to build on that success through the rest of the decade. In 1999 she re-emerged at the relatively old age of 26 as a world beater and won a brace of titles at the European Championships and the 50 metres freestyle at the World Short Course Championships.

By the middle of the 2000 de Bruijn was the outstanding female swimmer in the world and she proved this by breaking eight world records in an eight-week period between May and July. She was a class above her rivals in Sydney and broke the world record whilst cantering to the Olympic title. Her emergence as world class brought whispers about drug use but no proof on any misdemeanor was ever produced and she never failed any drug test.

The other two places on the podium were filled by swimmers who made successful comebacks to the sport. Martina Moravcová was returning after thyroid surgery whilst Dara Torres left the sport after the Barcelona Olympics only to return in 1999, having first appeared at the Olympics in 1984, and returning again in 2008

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Inge de Bruijn	NED	57.60 (1 h7)	57.14 (1 h2)	56.61 (1)	Gold
2	Martina Moravcová	SVK	58.95 (2 h6)	58.49 (2 h1)	57.97 (2)	Silver
3	Dara Torres	USA	58.76 (1 h6)	58.35 (3 h2)	58.20 (3)	Bronze
4	Petria Thomas	AUS	58.52 (2 h7)	58.11 (2 h2)	58.49 (4)
5	Jenny Thompson	USA	57.66 (1 h5)	58.18 (1 h1)	58.73 (5)
6	Junko Onishi	JPN	59.11 (2 h5)	59.04 (4 h2)	59.13 (6)
7	Susie O'Neill	AUS	59.49 (3 h5)	59.05 (5 h2)	59.27 (7)
8	Diana Mocanu	ROU	59.72 (5 h6)	59.12 (3 h1)	59.43 (8)
9	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	58.66 (3 h7)	59.14 (4 h1)	–
10	Johanna Sjöberg	SWE	59.59 (4 h6)	59.15 (6 h2)	–
11	Nataliya Sutyagina	RUS	59.50 (4 h7)	59.30 (5 h1)	–
12	Mandy Loots	RSA	59.94 (5 h7)	59.63 (7 h2)	–
13	Mette Jacobsen	DEN	59.45 (3 h6)	59.75 (6 h1)	–
14	Cécile Jeanson	FRA	59.96 (6 h6)	59.80 (7 h1)	–
15	Sophia Skou	DEN	59.79 (1 h4)	59.89 (8 h2)	–
16	Anna-Karin Kammerling	SWE	59.88 (5 h5)	1:00.40 (8 h1)	–
17	Franziska van Almsick	GER	59.72 (4 h5)	–	–		1
18	Liu Limin	CHN	59.98 (7 h6)	–	–
19	Vered Borochovsky	ISR	1:00.34 (6 h7)	–	–
20	Jen Button	CAN	1:00.83 (2 h4)	–	–
=21	Jessica Deglau	CAN	1:00.97 (6 h5)	–	–
=21	Maki Mita	JPN	1:00.97 (7 h7)	–	–
23	Fabienne Dufour	BEL	1:01.15 (=3 h4)	–	–
24	Orsolya Ferenczy	HUN	1:01.15 (=3 h4)	–	–
25	Ruan Yi	CHN	1:01.16 (8 h7)	–	–
26	Joscelin Yeo	SGP	1:01.28 (8 h6)	–	–
27	Daniela Samulski	GER	1:01.31 (7 h5)	–	–
28	Renate du Plessis	RSA	1:01.32 (5 h4)	–	–
29	María Peláez	ESP	1:01.47 (6 h4)	–	–
30	Margie Pedder	GBR	1:01.53 (7 h4)	–	–
31	Yekaterina Vinogradova	RUS	1:01.54 (8 h5)	–	–
32	Maria Papadopoulou	CYP	1:01.64 (1 h3)	–	–
33	Marja Päivinen	FIN	1:01.94 (8 h4)	–	–
34	Zampia Melachroinou	GRE	1:02.06 (2 h3)	–	–
35	Lee Bo-Eun	KOR	1:02.22 (3 h3)	–	–
36	Fabíola Molina	BRA	1:02.77 (4 h3)	–	–
37	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	1:02.99 (5 h3)	–	–
38	Mariya Ohurtsova	UKR	1:03.00 (6 h3)	–	–
39	Eydís Konráðsdóttir	ISL	1:03.27 (7 h3)	–	–
40	Siobhan Cropper	TTO	1:03.34 (8 h3)	–	–
41	Hsieh Shu-Ting	TPE	1:03.52 (1 h2)	–	–
42	Flora Kong	HKG	1:04.09 (2 h2)	–	–
43	Ayşe Diker	TUR	1:04.65 (3 h2)	–	–
44	María Pereyra	ARG	1:04.75 (4 h2)	–	–
45	Lisa de la Motte	SWZ	1:06.70 (1 h1)	–	–
46	Angela Galea	MLT	1:07.88 (2 h1)	–	–
47	Ellen Hight	ZAM	1:09.34 (5 h2)	–	–
48	Mariya Bugakova	UZB	1:09.94 (6 h2)	–	–
49	Tracy Ann Route	FSM	1:13.53 (3 h1)	–	–
DNS	Kenza Bennaceur	ALG	–	– (DNS h2)	–

Round One

Date	16 September 2000
Format	Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Inge de Bruijn	NED	57.60	QOR
2	–	Jenny Thompson	USA	57.66	QOR
3	–	Petria Thomas	AUS	58.52	Q
4	–	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	58.66	Q
5	–	Dara Torres	USA	58.76	Q
6	–	Martina Moravcová	SVK	58.95	Q
7	–	Junko Onishi	JPN	59.11	Q
8	–	Mette Jacobsen	DEN	59.45	Q
9	–	Susie O'Neill	AUS	59.49	Q
10	–	Nataliya Sutyagina	RUS	59.50	Q
11	–	Johanna Sjöberg	SWE	59.59	Q
=12	–	Franziska van Almsick	GER	59.72	Q
=12	–	Diana Mocanu	ROU	59.72	Q
14	–	Sophia Skou	DEN	59.79	Q
15	–	Anna-Karin Kammerling	SWE	59.88	Q
16	–	Mandy Loots	RSA	59.94	Q
17	–	Cécile Jeanson	FRA	59.96	q
18	–	Liu Limin	CHN	59.98
19	–	Vered Borochovsky	ISR	1:00.34
20	–	Jen Button	CAN	1:00.83
=21	–	Jessica Deglau	CAN	1:00.97
=21	–	Maki Mita	JPN	1:00.97
=23	–	Fabienne Dufour	BEL	1:01.15
=23	–	Orsolya Ferenczy	HUN	1:01.15
25	–	Ruan Yi	CHN	1:01.16
26	–	Joscelin Yeo	SGP	1:01.28
27	–	Daniela Samulski	GER	1:01.31
28	–	Renate du Plessis	RSA	1:01.32
29	–	María Peláez	ESP	1:01.47
30	–	Margie Pedder	GBR	1:01.53
31	–	Yekaterina Vinogradova	RUS	1:01.54
32	–	Maria Papadopoulou	CYP	1:01.64
33	–	Marja Päivinen	FIN	1:01.94
34	–	Zampia Melachroinou	GRE	1:02.06
35	–	Lee Bo-Eun	KOR	1:02.22
36	–	Fabíola Molina	BRA	1:02.77
37	–	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	1:02.99
38	–	Mariya Ohurtsova	UKR	1:03.00
39	–	Eydís Konráðsdóttir	ISL	1:03.27
40	–	Siobhan Cropper	TTO	1:03.34
41	–	Hsieh Shu-Ting	TPE	1:03.52
42	–	Flora Kong	HKG	1:04.09
43	–	Ayşe Diker	TUR	1:04.65
44	–	María Pereyra	ARG	1:04.75
45	–	Lisa de la Motte	SWZ	1:06.70
46	–	Angela Galea	MLT	1:07.88
47	–	Ellen Hight	ZAM	1:09.34
48	–	Mariya Bugakova	UZB	1:09.94
49	–	Tracy Ann Route	FSM	1:13.53

Heat #1

Time	11:18

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Lisa de la Motte	SWZ	1:06.70	0.87	31.38 (2)	35.32 (1)
2	–	Angela Galea	MLT	1:07.88	0.90	31.31 (1)	36.57 (2)
3	–	Tracy Ann Route	FSM	1:13.53	0.81	32.91 (3)	40.62 (3)

Heat #2

Time	11:21

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Hsieh Shu-Ting	TPE	1:03.52	0.81	29.63 (1)	33.89 (1)
2	–	Flora Kong	HKG	1:04.09	0.82	30.15 (3)	33.94 (2)
3	–	Ayşe Diker	TUR	1:04.65	0.79	30.68 (4)	33.97 (3)
4	–	María Pereyra	ARG	1:04.75	0.85	30.03 (2)	34.72 (4)
5	–	Ellen Hight	ZAM	1:09.34	0.82	31.28 (5)	38.06 (5)
6	–	Mariya Bugakova	UZB	1:09.94	1.00	31.44 (6)	38.50 (6)

Heat #3

Time	11:24

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Maria Papadopoulou	CYP	1:01.64	0.80	28.75 (2)	32.89 (1)
2	–	Zampia Melachroinou	GRE	1:02.06	0.86	29.08 (4)	32.98 (2)
3	–	Lee Bo-Eun	KOR	1:02.22	0.86	28.17 (1)	34.05 (7)
4	–	Fabíola Molina	BRA	1:02.77	0.79	29.61 (8)	33.16 (3)
5	–	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	1:02.99	0.81	29.50 (6)	33.49 (4)
6	–	Mariya Ohurtsova	UKR	1:03.00	0.86	29.16 (5)	33.84 (6)
7	–	Eydís Konráðsdóttir	ISL	1:03.27	0.82	29.52 (7)	33.75 (5)
8	–	Siobhan Cropper	TTO	1:03.34	0.84	28.89 (3)	34.45 (8)

Heat #4

Time	11:27

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Sophia Skou	DEN	59.79	0.97	28.11 (1)	31.68 (1)	Q
2	–	Jen Button	CAN	1:00.83	0.74	28.94 (=5)	31.89 (2)
=3	–	Fabienne Dufour	BEL	1:01.15	0.89	28.94 (=5)	32.21 (3)
=3	–	Orsolya Ferenczy	HUN	1:01.15	0.84	28.23 (2)	32.92 (7)
5	–	Renate du Plessis	RSA	1:01.32	0.79	28.63 (4)	32.69 (6)
6	–	María Peláez	ESP	1:01.47	0.77	29.00 (7)	32.47 (5)
7	–	Margie Pedder	GBR	1:01.53	0.75	29.17 (8)	32.36 (4)
8	–	Marja Päivinen	FIN	1:01.94	0.84	28.46 (3)	33.48 (8)

Heat #5

Time	11:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Jenny Thompson	USA	57.66	0.83	26.84 (1)	30.82 (1)	QOR
2	–	Junko Onishi	JPN	59.11	0.84	28.18 (5)	30.93 (2)	Q
3	–	Susie O'Neill	AUS	59.49	0.80	27.94 (4)	31.55 (4)	Q
4	–	Franziska van Almsick	GER	59.72	0.88	28.20 (6)	31.52 (3)	Q
5	–	Anna-Karin Kammerling	SWE	59.88	0.81	27.10 (2)	32.78 (6)	Q
6	–	Jessica Deglau	CAN	1:00.97	0.81	28.79 (8)	32.18 (5)
7	–	Daniela Samulski	GER	1:01.31	0.83	27.85 (3)	33.46 (8)
8	–	Yekaterina Vinogradova	RUS	1:01.54	0.87	28.64 (7)	32.90 (7)

Heat #6

Time	11:34

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Dara Torres	USA	58.76	0.76	27.41 (1)	31.35 (2)	Q
2	–	Martina Moravcová	SVK	58.95	0.84	27.59 (2)	31.36 (3)	Q
3	–	Mette Jacobsen	DEN	59.45	0.87	28.28 (5)	31.17 (1)	Q
4	–	Johanna Sjöberg	SWE	59.59	0.90	27.76 (3)	31.83 (7)	Q
5	–	Diana Mocanu	ROU	59.72	0.82	28.32 (6)	31.40 (4)	Q
6	–	Cécile Jeanson	FRA	59.96	0.74	28.22 (4)	31.74 (6)	q
7	–	Liu Limin	CHN	59.98	0.78	28.36 (7)	31.62 (5)
8	–	Joscelin Yeo	SGP	1:01.28	0.72	28.59 (8)	32.69 (8)

Heat #7

Time	11:38

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Inge de Bruijn	NED	57.60	0.75	26.89 (1)	30.71 (1)	QOR
2	–	Petria Thomas	AUS	58.52	0.73	27.54 (2)	30.98 (2)	Q
3	–	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	58.66	0.88	27.66 (3)	31.00 (3)	Q
4	–	Nataliya Sutyagina	RUS	59.50	0.88	28.06 (5)	31.44 (4)	Q
5	–	Mandy Loots	RSA	59.94	0.76	28.42 (6)	31.52 (5)	Q
6	–	Vered Borochovsky	ISR	1:00.34	0.94	27.97 (4)	32.37 (7)
7	–	Maki Mita	JPN	1:00.97	0.76	28.91 (8)	32.06 (6)
8	–	Ruan Yi	CHN	1:01.16	0.80	28.49 (7)	32.67 (8)

Semi-Finals

Date	17 September 2000
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Inge de Bruijn	NED	57.14	QOR
2	–	Petria Thomas	AUS	58.11	Q
3	–	Jenny Thompson	USA	58.18	Q
4	–	Dara Torres	USA	58.35	Q
5	–	Martina Moravcová	SVK	58.49	Q
6	–	Junko Onishi	JPN	59.04	Q
7	–	Susie O'Neill	AUS	59.05	Q
8	–	Diana Mocanu	ROU	59.12	Q
9	–	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	59.14
10	–	Johanna Sjöberg	SWE	59.15
11	–	Nataliya Sutyagina	RUS	59.30
12	–	Mandy Loots	RSA	59.63
13	–	Mette Jacobsen	DEN	59.75
14	–	Cécile Jeanson	FRA	59.80
15	–	Sophia Skou	DEN	59.89
16	–	Anna-Karin Kammerling	SWE	1:00.40
DNS	–	Kenza Bennaceur	ALG	–

Heat #1

Time	19:23

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Jenny Thompson	USA	58.18	0.80	27.16 (2)	31.02 (2)	Q
2	–	Martina Moravcová	SVK	58.49	0.81	27.22 (3)	31.27 (4)	Q
3	–	Diana Mocanu	ROU	59.12	0.81	28.32 (7)	30.80 (1)	Q
4	–	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	59.14	0.83	27.89 (5)	31.25 (3)
5	–	Nataliya Sutyagina	RUS	59.30	0.92	27.84 (4)	31.46 (6)
6	–	Mette Jacobsen	DEN	59.75	0.84	28.39 (8)	31.36 (5)
7	–	Cécile Jeanson	FRA	59.80	0.73	28.14 (6)	31.66 (7)
8	–	Anna-Karin Kammerling	SWE	1:00.40	0.83	27.10 (1)	33.30 (8)

Heat #2

Time	19:28

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Inge de Bruijn	NED	57.14	0.75	26.69 (1)	30.45 (1)	QOR
2	–	Petria Thomas	AUS	58.11	0.74	27.48 (3)	30.63 (2)	Q
3	–	Dara Torres	USA	58.35	0.74	26.97 (2)	31.38 (6)	Q
4	–	Junko Onishi	JPN	59.04	0.87	28.19 (7)	30.85 (3)	Q
5	–	Susie O'Neill	AUS	59.05	0.79	27.79 (5)	31.26 (5)	Q
6	–	Johanna Sjöberg	SWE	59.15	0.86	27.75 (4)	31.40 (7)
7	–	Mandy Loots	RSA	59.63	0.78	28.40 (8)	31.23 (4)
8	–	Sophia Skou	DEN	59.89	0.90	28.05 (6)	31.84 (8)
DNS	–	Kenza Bennaceur	ALG	–	–	– (–)	–

Final Round

Date	17 September 2000 — 19:27

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Inge de Bruijn	NED	56.61	0.77	26.67 (1)	29.94 (1)	OR
2	–	Martina Moravcová	SVK	57.97	0.80	27.17 (4)	30.80 (2)
3	–	Dara Torres	USA	58.20	0.78	27.06 (3)	31.14 (=4)
4	–	Petria Thomas	AUS	58.49	0.72	27.26 (5)	31.23 (6)
5	–	Jenny Thompson	USA	58.73	0.80	26.79 (2)	31.94 (8)
6	–	Junko Onishi	JPN	59.13	0.82	27.99 (7)	31.14 (=4)
7	–	Susie O'Neill	AUS	59.27	0.79	27.67 (6)	31.60 (7)
8	–	Diana Mocanu	ROU	59.43	0.81	28.44 (8)	30.99 (3)