Date | 15 – 17 August 2008 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | Beijing Guojia Youyong Zhongxin, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing |
Participants | 74 from 16 countries |
Prior to 2004 only the controversial East German team had broken the American dominance of this event. That all changed in Athens when the Australians broke through to win their first title and by Beijing they had built on this to emerge as world champions, world record holders and clear favourites to retain the Olympic title.
After the USA had make a strong start it was the performance of Australia’s individual breaststroke champion Leisel Jones that was to prove the difference between gold and silver. Whilst the silver medal winning Americans recorded better times on three of the four legs this could not make up for the 1.4 seconds that Jones pulled out over Rebecca Soni. In a fitting finale to the women’s programme both teams were comfortably under the pre-existing world record. China broke the Asian record in 3rd whilst Great Britain’s European record for 4th meant that 4 continental records fell in the final.
Fastest eight teams advanced to final
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | 50 m | Time | Reaction | Exchange (Pos) | |||
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1 | 4 | United States | USA | 3:59.15 | ||||||
Margaret Hoelzer | 29.12 | 59.29 | 0.71 | 59.29 (1) | ||||||
Megan Jendrick | 31.04 | 1:07.17 | 0.06 | 2:06.46 (1) | ||||||
Elaine Breeden | 27.03 | 58.59 | 0.46 | 3:05.05 (2) | ||||||
Kara Lynn Joyce | 25.79 | 54.10 | 0.30 | 3:59.15 (1) | ||||||
2 | 5 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 3:59.21 | ||||||
Xu Tianlongzi | 29.94 | 1:01.13 | 0.58 | 1:01.13 (6) | ||||||
Sun Ye | 31.23 | 1:06.85 | 0.12 | 2:07.98 (3) | ||||||
Zhou Yafei | 26.32 | 56.94 | 0.29 | 3:04.92 (1) | ||||||
Pang Jiaying | 25.86 | 54.29 | 0.24 | 3:59.21 (2) | ||||||
3 | 3 | Japan | JPN | 3:59.91 | ||||||
Hanae Ito | 29.50 | 1:00.34 | 0.62 | 1:00.34 (2) | ||||||
Asami Kitagawa | 31.23 | 1:07.33 | 0.35 | 2:07.67 (2) | ||||||
Yuka Kato | 26.43 | 57.69 | 0.36 | 3:05.36 (3) | ||||||
Haruka Ueda | 26.32 | 54.55 | 0.37 | 3:59.91 (3) | ||||||
4 | 8 | Germany | GER | 4:02.53 | ||||||
Antje Buschschulte | 29.44 | 1:00.51 | 0.61 | 1:00.51 (3) | ||||||
Sarah Poewe | 31.89 | 1:08.95 | 0.38 | 2:09.46 (4) | ||||||
Daniela Samulski | 27.32 | 59.78 | 0.30 | 3:09.24 (6) | ||||||
Britta Steffen | 25.44 | 53.29 | 0.21 | 4:02.53 (4) | ||||||
5 | 2 | Brazil | BRA | 4:02.61 | ||||||
Fabíola Molina | 29.67 | 1:00.71 | 0.61 | 1:00.71 (4) | ||||||
Tatiane Sakemi | 33.17 | 1:10.42 | 0.43 | 2:11.13 (6) | ||||||
Gabriella Silva | 25.91 | 56.97 | -0.02 | 3:08.10 (4) | ||||||
Tatiana Lemos | 26.11 | 54.51 | 0.11 | 4:02.61 (5) | ||||||
6 | 1 | France | FRA | 4:02.95 | ||||||
Alexianne Castel | 30.06 | 1:01.28 | 0.74 | 1:01.28 (7) | ||||||
Sophie de Ronchi | 31.56 | 1:08.75 | 0.16 | 2:10.03 (5) | ||||||
Aurore Mongel | 27.34 | 58.64 | 0.35 | 3:08.67 (5) | ||||||
Alena Popchanka | 26.32 | 54.28 | 0.44 | 4:02.95 (6) | ||||||
7 | 6 | Netherlands | NED | 4:04.74 | ||||||
Femke Heemskerk | 30.66 | 1:02.97 | 0.70 | 1:02.97 (8) | ||||||
Jolijn van Valkengoed | 32.47 | 1:10.85 | 0.44 | 2:13.82 (8) | ||||||
Inge Dekker | 26.08 | 57.41 | -0.01 | 3:11.23 (7) | ||||||
Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 25.66 | 53.51 | 0.28 | 4:04.74 (7) | ||||||
8 | 7 | Spain | ESP | 4:06.40 | ||||||
Nina Zhivanevskaya | 29.80 | 1:00.77 | 0.65 | 1:00.77 (5) | ||||||
Mireia Belmonte | 33.19 | 1:10.46 | 0.15 | 2:11.23 (7) | ||||||
Ángela San Juan | 27.94 | 1:00.08 | 0.22 | 3:11.31 (8) | ||||||
María Fuster | 26.33 | 55.09 | -0.03 | 4:06.40 (8) |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | 50 m | Time | Reaction | Exchange (Pos) | |||
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1 | 4 | Australia | AUS | 3:57.94 | ||||||
Emily Seebohm | 29.15 | 59.95 | 0.60 | 59.95 (1) | ||||||
Tarnee White | 30.36 | 1:06.81 | 0.12 | 2:06.76 (1) | ||||||
Felicity Galvez | 26.45 | 56.82 | 0.31 | 3:03.58 (1) | ||||||
Shayne Reese | 25.87 | 54.36 | 0.45 | 3:57.94 (1) | ||||||
2 | 5 | Great Britain | GBR | 3:59.14 | ||||||
Gemma Spofforth | 29.63 | 1:00.33 | 0.63 | 1:00.33 (2) | ||||||
Kate Haywood | 31.15 | 1:08.00 | 0.37 | 2:08.33 (4) | ||||||
Jemma Lowe | 26.29 | 57.34 | 0.16 | 3:05.67 (2) | ||||||
Fran Halsall | 25.56 | 53.47 | 0.32 | 3:59.14 (2) | ||||||
3 | 3 | Russian Federation | RUS | 3:59.66 | ||||||
Kseniya Moskvina | 29.78 | 1:01.05 | 0.70 | 1:01.05 (4) | ||||||
Yuliya Yefimova | 30.73 | 1:06.45 | 0.44 | 2:07.50 (2) | ||||||
Nataliya Sutyagina | 26.93 | 58.31 | 0.21 | 3:05.81 (3) | ||||||
Anastasiya Aksenova | 25.48 | 53.85 | 0.47 | 3:59.66 (3) | ||||||
4 | 7 | Sweden | SWE | 4:02.12 | ||||||
Sarah Sjöström | 30.32 | 1:02.48 | 0.72 | 1:02.48 (5) | ||||||
Joline Höstman | 31.93 | 1:08.48 | 0.36 | 2:10.96 (7) | ||||||
Anna-Karin Kammerling | 25.78 | 57.57 | 0.00 | 3:08.53 (5) | ||||||
Josefin Lillhage | 25.55 | 53.59 | 0.32 | 4:02.12 (4) | ||||||
5 | 2 | Canada | CAN | 4:02.13 | ||||||
Julia Wilkinson | 29.91 | 1:00.90 | 0.76 | 1:00.90 (3) | ||||||
Annamay Pierse | 31.69 | 1:07.22 | 0.44 | 2:08.12 (3) | ||||||
Audrey Lacroix | 27.67 | 59.84 | 0.25 | 3:07.96 (4) | ||||||
Erica Morningstar | 25.50 | 54.17 | 0.27 | 4:02.13 (5) | ||||||
6 | 6 | South Africa | RSA | 4:04.20 | ||||||
Melissa Corfe | 30.57 | 1:02.62 | 0.58 | 1:02.62 (7) | ||||||
Suzaan van Biljon | 31.70 | 1:07.90 | 0.25 | 2:10.52 (5) | ||||||
Mandy Loots | 27.28 | 58.76 | 0.32 | 3:09.28 (7) | ||||||
Lize-Mari Retief | 25.56 | 54.92 | 0.24 | 4:04.20 (6) | ||||||
7 | 8 | Italy | ITA | 4:04.93 | ||||||
Romina Armellini | 30.91 | 1:02.49 | 0.63 | 1:02.49 (6) | ||||||
Roberta Panara | 31.74 | 1:08.36 | 0.27 | 2:10.85 (6) | ||||||
Ilaria Bianchi | 26.76 | 58.09 | 0.30 | 3:08.94 (6) | ||||||
Federica Pellegrini | 26.88 | 55.99 | 0.24 | 4:04.93 (7) | ||||||
8 | 1 | Ukraine | UKR | 4:08.62 | ||||||
Iryna Amshennikova | 30.16 | 1:03.63 | 0.64 | 1:03.63 (8) | ||||||
Yuliya Pidlisna | 32.21 | 1:09.53 | 0.10 | 2:13.16 (8) | ||||||
Kateryna Zubkova | 27.71 | 59.65 | 0.18 | 3:12.81 (8) | ||||||
Dar'ia Stepaniuk | 26.40 | 55.81 | 0.25 | 4:08.62 (8) |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | 50 m | Time | Reaction | Exchange (Pos) | |||
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1 | 4 | Australia | AUS | 3:52.69 | ||||||
Emily Seebohm | 28.91 | 59.33 | 0.57 | 59.33 (4) | ||||||
Leisel Jones | 30.38 | 1:04.58 | 0.19 | 2:03.91 (1) | ||||||
Jess Schipper | 26.10 | 56.25 | 0.22 | 3:00.16 (1) | ||||||
Libby Trickett | 25.19 | 52.53 | 0.24 | 3:52.69 (1) | ||||||
2 | 3 | United States | USA | 3:53.30 | ||||||
Natalie Coughlin | 28.39 | 58.94 | 0.61 | 58.94 (1) | ||||||
Rebecca Soni | 30.88 | 1:05.95 | 0.28 | 2:04.89 (2) | ||||||
Christine Magnuson | 26.09 | 56.14 | 0.28 | 3:01.03 (2) | ||||||
Dara Torres | 24.97 | 52.27 | 0.12 | 3:53.30 (2) | ||||||
3 | 6 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 3:56.11 | ||||||
Zhao Jing | 29.12 | 59.56 | 0.54 | 59.56 (5) | ||||||
Sun Ye | 31.02 | 1:06.75 | 0.00 | 2:06.31 (4) | ||||||
Zhou Yafei | 26.29 | 57.40 | 0.20 | 3:03.71 (3) | ||||||
Pang Jiaying | 25.04 | 52.40 | 0.12 | 3:56.11 (3) | ||||||
4 | 5 | Great Britain | GBR | 3:57.50 | ||||||
Gemma Spofforth | 29.04 | 59.05 | 0.62 | 59.05 (2) | ||||||
Kate Haywood | 31.21 | 1:07.51 | 0.26 | 2:06.56 (5) | ||||||
Jemma Lowe | 26.10 | 58.13 | 0.23 | 3:04.69 (5) | ||||||
Fran Halsall | 24.61 | 52.81 | 0.00 | 3:57.50 (4) | ||||||
5 | 2 | Russian Federation | RUS | 3:57.84 | ||||||
Anastasiya Zuyeva | 29.05 | 59.16 | 0.77 | 59.16 (3) | ||||||
Yuliya Yefimova | 30.30 | 1:06.46 | 0.24 | 2:05.62 (3) | ||||||
Nataliya Sutyagina | 26.70 | 58.09 | 0.21 | 3:03.71 (3) | ||||||
Anastasiya Aksenova | 25.37 | 54.13 | 0.28 | 3:57.84 (5) | ||||||
6 | 7 | Japan | JPN | 3:59.54 | ||||||
Reiko Nakamura | 29.04 | 59.74 | 0.61 | 59.74 (6) | ||||||
Asami Kitagawa | 31.20 | 1:07.04 | 0.23 | 2:06.78 (6) | ||||||
Yuka Kato | 26.53 | 58.17 | 0.27 | 3:04.95 (6) | ||||||
Haruka Ueda | 26.39 | 54.59 | 0.18 | 3:59.54 (6) | ||||||
7 | 8 | Canada | CAN | 4:01.35 | ||||||
Julia Wilkinson | 30.24 | 1:01.35 | 0.68 | 1:01.35 (7) | ||||||
Annamay Pierse | 31.49 | 1:06.91 | 0.19 | 2:08.26 (7) | ||||||
Audrey Lacroix | 27.39 | 59.01 | 0.28 | 3:07.27 (7) | ||||||
Erica Morningstar | 25.72 | 54.08 | 0.21 | 4:01.35 (7) | ||||||
1 | Sweden | SWE | – | 1 | ||||||
Sarah Sjöström | 30.42 | 1:02.63 | 0.75 | 1:02.63 (8) | ||||||
Joline Höstman | 31.80 | 1:08.11 | 0.36 | 2:10.74 (8) | ||||||
Anna-Karin Kammerling | 25.81 | 58.51 | -0.03 | 3:09.25 (8) | ||||||
Josefin Lillhage | – | – | -0.10 | – (AC) |