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Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle

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Women's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Centre.
Paris La Défense Arena
Dates30 July 2024
(heats and semis)
31 July 2024
(final)
Competitors29 from 24 nations
Winning time52.16
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sarah Sjöström  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Torri Huske  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Siobhán Haughey  Hong Kong
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The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 30 and 31 July 2024 at the Olympic Aquatics Centre at Paris La Défense Arena.[1]


Records

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

World record  Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 51.71 Budapest, Hungary 23 July 2017
Olympic record  Emma McKeon (AUS) 51.96 Tokyo, Japan 30 July 2021

Qualification

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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, but only if both of them have attained the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT). One athlete per event can potentially enter if they meet the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), or if the total quota of 852 athletes has not been targeted. NOCs may also permit swimmers regardless of time (one per gender) under a Universality place since they have no swimmers attaining either of the standard entry times (OQT/OCT).[2][3]

Following the end of the qualification window, World Aquatics will assess the number of swimmers who have achieved the OQT, the number of relay-only swimmers, and the number of Universality places, before inviting those with OCT to fulfill the total quota of 852. Additionally, OCT places will be distributed by event according to the position of the World Aquatics Rankings during the qualifying deadline.[2]

Time standards

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The qualifying time standards must be obtained at the 2023 and 2024 World Championships, continental championships, continental swimming meets, national championships and selection trials, and various international meets approved by World Aquatics in the period between 1 March 2023 and 23 June 2024.[4]

The following table outlines the qualifying time standards for Paris 2024 for this event:

Women's events
Event OQT* OCT^
100 m freestyle 53.61 53.88

* OQTs correspond to the time achieved by a fourteenth-place swimmer in his or her respective preliminary heat of each event at the previous Games.

ª Because the fourteenth-place swimmer achieved a standard slower than the OQT in Tokyo 2020, the OQT used at the previous Games will remain constant.

^ OCTs are derived by adding 0.5% of the OQT standard.

Competition format

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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.

Schedule

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All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
30 July 2024 12:47 Heats
21:33 Semifinals
31 July 2024 20:30 Final

Results

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Heats

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29 competitors enter the event. The top sixteen on time advance to the semi-final.

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 2 4 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 52.99 Q
2 4 4 Siobhan Haughey  Hong Kong 53.02 Q
3 2 5 Yang Junxuan  China 53.05 Q
4 4 5 Marrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 53.22 Q
5 3 4 Mollie O'Callaghan  Australia 53.27 Q
6 3 5 Shayna Jack  Australia 53.40 Q
7 4 3 Torri Huske  United States 53.53 Q
8 2 3 Gretchen Walsh  United States 53.54 Q
9 3 2 Beryl Gastaldello  France 53.65 Q
10 3 3 Anna Hopkin  Great Britain 53.67 Q
4 1 Kayla Sanchez  Philippines 53.67 Q, NR
12 4 2 Marie Wattel  France 53.70 Q
13 4 6 Wu Qingfeng  China 54.03 Q
14 3 6 Michelle Coleman  Sweden 54.10 Q
15 4 7 Neza Klancar  Slovenia 54.12 Q
16 2 2 Maggie Mac Neil  Canada 54.16 Q, WD
17 2 6 Barbora Seemanova  Czech Republic 54.66 Q
18 2 7 Kalia Antoniou  Cyprus 54.75 R
19 3 1 Snaefridur Sol Jorunnardottir  Iceland 54.85
20 3 7 Kornelia Fiedkiewicz  Poland 55.25
21 3 8 Jana Pavalic  Croatia 55.77
22 4 8 Gloria Anna Muzito  Uganda 55.95
23 2 1 Jillian Janis Geohagan Crooks  Cayman Islands 56.15
24 2 8 Nesrine Medjahed  Algeria 57.34
25 1 4 Paige van der Westhuizen  Zimbabwe 58.19
26 1 3 Tilly Collymore  Grenada 58.84
27 1 5 Maxine Egner  Botswana 58.98
28 1 6 Aleka Kylela Persaud  Guyana 1:01.29
29 1 2 Rana Saadeldin  Sudan 1:04.72

Sources:[5][6]

Semifinals

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The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advance to the final.

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 1 4 Siobhán Haughey  Hong Kong 52.64 Q
2 1 3 Shayna Jack  Australia 52.72 Q
3 2 3 Mollie O'Callaghan  Australia 52.75 Q
4 2 5 Yang Junxuan  China 52.81 Q
5 1 5 Marrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 52.86 Q
6 2 4 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 52.87 Q
7 2 6 Torri Huske  United States 52.99 Q
8 1 6 Gretchen Walsh  United States 53.18 Q
9 2 1 Wu Qingfeng  China 53.34
10 1 7 Marie Wattel  France 53.38
11 1 2 Anna Hopkin  Great Britain 53.74
12 1 1 Michelle Coleman  Sweden 53.75
13 1 8 Barbora Seemanova  Czech Republic 53.94
14 2 8 Neza Klancar  Slovenia 53.96 =NR
15 2 7 Kayla Sanchez  Philippines 54.21
16 2 2 Beryl Gastaldello  France 54.29

Sources:[7][8]

Final

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Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 52.16
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 Torri Huske  United States 52.29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Siobhán Haughey  Hong Kong 52.33
4 3 Mollie O'Callaghan  Australia 52.34
5 5 Shayna Jack  Australia 52.72
6 6 Yang Junxuan  China 52.82
7 2 Marrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 52.83
8 8 Gretchen Walsh  United States 53.04

Source:[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Schedule". Paris 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Paris 2024 – Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ Rieder, David (3 April 2022). "Event Changes Likely as Paris 2024 Moves to Nine-Day Schedule of Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Paris 2024 - Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 3 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle - Heats results" (PDF). Olympics. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle - Heats results summary" (PDF). Olympics. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle - Semifinals results" (PDF). Olympics. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle - Semifinals results summary" (PDF). Olympics. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle - Finals results" (PDF). Olympics. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.