| | Event type
100 metres Freestyle, Women
| Date | 20 – 21 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Participants | 54 from 49 countries |
Inge de Bruijn’s remarkable Sydney Olympic Games continued when she won the 100 metres freestyle. The day after she won the 100 metres butterfly she broke her own record for the equivalent freestyle event and continued in the same vein by winning the margin by exactly half a second from Therese Alshammar of Sweden
There was a rare tie for the bronze medal made more notable for the fact that the two co-winners shared the same coach at Stamford University. Unfortunately there was a mutual antipathy between Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson and the two women would not train at the same time, although their rivalry was suspended for the medal ceremony.
| Pos | Swimmer | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inge de Bruijn |  NED | 54.77 (1 h7) | 53.77 (1 h2) | 53.83 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Therèse Alshammar |  SWE | 55.59 (3 h7) | 55.31 (4 h1) | 54.33 (2) | Silver | ||
| =3 | Jenny Thompson |  USA | 55.22 (1 h6) | 54.40 (2 h2) | 54.43 (=3) | Bronze | ||
| =3 | Dara Torres | USA | 55.12 (1 h5) | 55.02 (1 h1) | 54.43 (=3) | Bronze | ||
| 5 | Martina Moravcová |  SVK | 55.42 (2 h6) | 55.06 (2 h1) | 54.72 (5) | |||
| 6 | Heleen Muller |  RSA | 55.45 (2 h7) | 55.24 (3 h2) | 55.19 (6) | |||
| 7 | Sumika Minamoto |  JPN | 55.80 (3 h5) | 55.62 (4 h2) | 55.53 (7) | |||
| 8 | Wilma van Rijn | NED | 55.82 (4 h7) | 55.28 (3 h1) | 55.58 (8) | |||
| 9 | Sue Rolph |  GBR | 55.77 (3 h6) | 55.69 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 10 | Karen Pickering | GBR | 56.08 (4 h5) | 55.71 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 11 | Rania El-Wani |  EGY | 56.31 (1 h4) | 55.85 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 12 | Sarah Ryan |  AUS | 56.05 (5 h6) | 55.93 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 13 | Louise Jöhncke | SWE | 55.91 (4 h6) | 55.94 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 14 | Laura Nicholls |  CAN | 56.30 (5 h7) | 55.94 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 15 | Sandra Völker |  GER | 55.54 (2 h5) | 55.97 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 16 | Alena Popchanka |  BLR | 56.33 (5 h5) | 56.40 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 17 | Olha Mukomol |  UKR | 56.59 (1 h3) | – | – | |||
| 18 | Hanna-Maria Seppälä |  FIN | 56.68 (2 h4) | – | – | |||
| 19 | Han Xue |  CHN | 56.72 (6 h7) | – | – | |||
| 20 | Yekaterina Kibalo |  RUS | 56.97 (6 h6) | – | – | |||
| 21 | Cristina Chiuso |  ITA | 57.09 (3 h4) | – | – | |||
| 22 | Joscelin Yeo |  SGP | 57.15 (7 h6) | – | – | |||
| 23 | Florencia Szigeti |  ARG | 57.20 (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 24 | Leah Martindale |  BAR | 57.21 (1 h2) | – | – | |||
| 25 | Tonia Machaira |  GRE | 57.24 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 26 | Ilona Hlaváčková |  CZE | 57.37 (8 h6) | – | – | |||
| 27 | Judith Draxler |  AUT | 57.40 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 28 | Kirsty Coventry |  ZIM | 57.47 (2 h3) | – | – | |||
| =29 | Gyöngyvér Lakos |  HUN | 57.71 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| =29 | Elina Partõka |  EST | 57.71 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
| 31 | Susie O'Neill | AUS | 57.78 (7 h7) | – | – | |||
| 32 | Eileen Marie Coparropa |  PAN | 57.82 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 33 | Monique Robins |  NZL | 57.85 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 34 | Siobhan Cropper |  TTO | 57.91 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 35 | Tine Bossuyt |  BEL | 58.02 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 36 | Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir |  ISL | 58.44 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 37 | Lara Heinz |  LUX | 58.55 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 38 | Caroline Pickering |  FIJ | 58.62 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 39 | Pilin Tachakittiranan |  THA | 58.69 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 40 | Jang Hui-Jin |  KOR | 58.77 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| 41 | Jūratė Ladavičiūtė |  LTU | 58.78 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 42 | Chantal Gibney |  IRL | 58.79 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 43 | Yekaterina Tochenaya |  KGZ | 58.80 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 44 | Anna Stylianou |  CYP | 59.08 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 45 | Agnese Ozoliņa |  LAT | 59.28 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| 46 | Tsai Shu-Min |  TPE | 59.39 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 47 | Nicole Hayes |  PLW | 1:00.89 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
| 48 | Rola El-Haress |  LBN | 1:03.26 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 49 | Maria Awori |  KEN | 1:06.23 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 50 | Nathalie Lee Baw |  MRI | 1:06.67 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 51 | Zeïna Sahéli |  SEN | 1:07.37 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 52 | Supra Singhal |  UGA | 1:08.15 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 53 | Sanjaajamtsyn Altantuyaa |  MGL | 1:10.22 (7 h1) | – | – | |||
| 54 | Katerina Izmaylova |  TJK | 1:19.12 (8 h1) | – | – | |||
| Marianne Limpert | CAN | – (DNS h7) | – | – | ||||
| Antje Buschschulte | GER | – (DNS h5) | – | – |
Round One (20 September 2000)
Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat One (10:02)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Nicole Hayes | PLW | 1:00.89 | 0.81 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Rola El-Haress | LBN | 1:03.26 | 0.93 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Maria Awori | KEN | 1:06.23 | 0.83 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Nathalie Lee Baw | MRI | 1:06.67 | 0.85 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Zeïna Sahéli | SEN | 1:07.37 | 0.87 | |||
| 6 | 4 | Supra Singhal | UGA | 1:08.15 | 0.81 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Sanjaajamtsyn Altantuyaa | MGL | 1:10.22 | 1.13 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Katerina Izmaylova | TJK | 1:19.12 | 0.91 |
Heat Two (10:05)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Leah Martindale | BAR | 57.21 | 0.87 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Elina Partõka | EST | 57.71 | 0.84 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Siobhan Cropper | TTO | 57.91 | 0.81 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir | ISL | 58.44 | 0.82 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Caroline Pickering | FIJ | 58.62 | 0.91 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Yekaterina Tochenaya | KGZ | 58.80 | 0.89 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Anna Stylianou | CYP | 59.08 | 0.81 | |||
| 8 | 5 | Agnese Ozoliņa | LAT | 59.28 | 0.84 |
Heat Three (10:08)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Olha Mukomol | UKR | 56.59 | 0.86 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Kirsty Coventry | ZIM | 57.47 | 0.78 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Gyöngyvér Lakos | HUN | 57.71 | 0.78 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Lara Heinz | LUX | 58.55 | 0.85 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Pilin Tachakittiranan | THA | 58.69 | 0.76 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Jūratė Ladavičiūtė | LTU | 58.78 | 0.84 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Chantal Gibney | IRL | 58.79 | 0.83 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Tsai Shu-Min | TPE | 59.39 | 0.77 |
Heat Four (10:11)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rania El-Wani | EGY | 56.31 | 0.74 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Hanna-Maria Seppälä | FIN | 56.68 | 0.76 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Cristina Chiuso | ITA | 57.09 | 0.75 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Florencia Szigeti | ARG | 57.20 | 0.77 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Eileen Marie Coparropa | PAN | 57.82 | 0.77 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Monique Robins | NZL | 57.85 | 0.83 | |||
| 7 | 5 | Tine Bossuyt | BEL | 58.02 | 0.92 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Jang Hui-Jin | KOR | 58.77 | 0.76 |
Heat Five (10:14)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Dara Torres | USA | 55.12 | 0.74 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Sandra Völker | GER | 55.54 | 0.76 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Sumika Minamoto | JPN | 55.80 | 0.66 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Karen Pickering | GBR | 56.08 | 0.79 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Alena Popchanka | BLR | 56.33 | 0.87 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Tonia Machaira | GRE | 57.24 | 0.77 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Judith Draxler | AUT | 57.40 | 0.87 | |||
| 4 | Antje Buschschulte | GER | – | – |
Heat Six (10:18)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenny Thompson | USA | 55.22 | 0.83 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Martina Moravcová | SVK | 55.42 | 0.80 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Sue Rolph | GBR | 55.77 | 0.80 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Louise Jöhncke | SWE | 55.91 | 0.81 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Sarah Ryan | AUS | 56.05 | 0.73 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Yekaterina Kibalo | RUS | 56.97 | 0.82 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Joscelin Yeo | SGP | 57.15 | 0.74 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Ilona Hlaváčková | CZE | 57.37 | 0.80 |
Heat Seven (10:22)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Inge de Bruijn | NED | 54.77 | 0.77 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Heleen Muller | RSA | 55.45 | 0.70 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Therèse Alshammar | SWE | 55.59 | 0.83 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Wilma van Rijn | NED | 55.82 | 0.83 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Laura Nicholls | CAN | 56.30 | 0.85 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Han Xue | CHN | 56.72 | 0.72 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Susie O'Neill | AUS | 57.78 | 0.82 | |||
| 1 | Marianne Limpert | CAN | – | – |
Semi-Finals (20 September 2000)
Fastest eight advanced to the final.
Heat One (19:09)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dara Torres | USA | 55.02 | 0.75 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Martina Moravcová | SVK | 55.06 | 0.82 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Wilma van Rijn | NED | 55.28 | 0.81 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Therèse Alshammar | SWE | 55.31 | 0.84 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Sue Rolph | GBR | 55.69 | 0.81 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Sarah Ryan | AUS | 55.93 | 0.76 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Laura Nicholls | CAN | 55.94 | 0.84 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Alena Popchanka | BLR | 56.40 | 0.88 |
Heat Two (19:14)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Inge de Bruijn | NED | 53.77 | 0.74 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Jenny Thompson | USA | 54.40 | 0.76 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Heleen Muller | RSA | 55.24 | 0.70 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Sumika Minamoto | JPN | 55.62 | 0.66 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Karen Pickering | GBR | 55.71 | 0.78 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Rania El-Wani | EGY | 55.85 | 0.78 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Louise Jöhncke | SWE | 55.94 | 0.81 | |||
| 8 | 6 | Sandra Völker | GER | 55.97 | 0.77 |
Final (21 September 2000 — 20:15)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Inge de Bruijn | NED | 53.83 | 0.70 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Therèse Alshammar | SWE | 54.33 | 0.79 | |||
| =3 | 3 | Dara Torres | USA | 54.43 | 0.73 | |||
| =3 | 5 | Jenny Thompson | USA | 54.43 | 0.78 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Martina Moravcová | SVK | 54.72 | 0.78 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Heleen Muller | RSA | 55.19 | 0.68 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Sumika Minamoto | JPN | 55.53 | 0.66 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Wilma van Rijn | NED | 55.58 | 0.82 |