Women's 100 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates24 July 2021 (heats)
25 July 2021 (semifinals)
26 July 2021 (final)
Competitors33 from 27 nations
Winning time55.59 AM
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maggie Mac Neil  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Yufei  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emma McKeon  Australia

The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 24 to 26 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's seventeenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1956.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Sarah Sjöström (SWE)55.48 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil7 August 2016[2]
Olympic record Sarah Sjöström (SWE)55.48 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil7 August 2016[2]

No new records were set during the competition.

Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 57.92 seconds. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 59.66 seconds. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a female swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[3]

Competition format

The 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.[4]

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
24 July19:25Heats
25 July10:40Semifinals
26 July10:30Final

Results

Heats

The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[5]

During heat 5
RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
154Zhang Yufei China55.82Q
55Emma McKeon Australia55.82Q, OC
345Sarah Sjöström Sweden56.18Q
444Torri Huske United States56.29Q
534Maggie Mac Neil Canada56.55Q
653Louise Hansson Sweden56.97Q
743Anastasiya Shkurdai Belarus56.99Q
833Marie Wattel France57.08Q
946Elena Di Liddo Italy57.41Q
1035Claire Curzan United States57.49Q
1131Katerine Savard Canada57.51Q
1242Ilaria Bianchi Italy57.70Q
1352Anna Ntountounaki Greece57.75Q
1432Arina Surkova ROC58.02Q
1547Svetlana Chimrova ROC58.04Q
1656Brianna Throssell Australia58.08Q
1738Maria Ugolkova Switzerland58.22NR
1848Anastasia Gorbenko Israel58.23
1936Lana Pudar Bosnia and Herzegovina58.32
2041Farida Osman Egypt58.69
2151Harriet Jones Great Britain58.73
2257Emilie Beckmann Denmark58.84
2358An Se-hyeon South Korea59.32
2425Ellen Walshe Ireland59.35
2523Remedy Rule Philippines59.68
2637Erin Gallagher South Africa59.69
2724Dalma Sebestyén Hungary59.79
2827Luana Alonso Paraguay1:00.37
2922Jeserik Pinto Venezuela1:00.60
3014Mariam Sheikhalizadeh Azerbaijan1:01.37
3126Miriam Sheehan Puerto Rico1:02.49
3215Aniqah Gaffoor Sri Lanka1:05.33
3313Yusra Mardini Refugee Olympic Team1:06.78

Semifinals

The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[6]

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
124Zhang Yufei China55.89Q
216Marie Wattel France56.16Q, NR
314Emma McKeon Australia56.33Q
425Sarah Sjöström Sweden56.40Q
515Torri Huske United States56.51Q
623Maggie Mac Neil Canada56.56Q
713Louise Hansson Sweden56.92Q
826Anastasiya Shkurdai Belarus57.19Q
921Anna Ntountounaki Greece57.25NR
1012Claire Curzan United States57.42
1128Svetlana Chimrova ROC57.54
1218Brianna Throssell Australia57.59
1322Elena Di Liddo Italy57.60
1411Arina Surkova ROC57.72
1517Ilaria Bianchi Italy58.07
1627Katerine Savard Canada58.10

Final

[7]

RankLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)7Maggie Mac Neil Canada55.59AM
2nd place, silver medalist(s)4Zhang Yufei China55.64
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3Emma McKeon Australia55.72OC
42Torri Huske United States55.73
51Louise Hansson Sweden56.22
65Marie Wattel France56.27
76Sarah Sjöström Sweden56.91
88Anastasiya Shkurdai Belarus57.05

References

  1. 1 2 "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Swimming: Sjostrom avoids 'disasters' to win 100m butterfly". Reuters. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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