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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	Competitor	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)	–	–
DNS	Marianne Limpert	CAN	– (DNS h7)	–	–
DNS	Antje Buschschulte	GER	– (DNS h5)	–	–

Round One

Date	20 September 2000
Format	Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Inge de Bruijn	NED	54.77	Q
2	–	Dara Torres	USA	55.12	Q
3	–	Jenny Thompson	USA	55.22	Q
4	–	Martina Moravcová	SVK	55.42	Q
5	–	Heleen Muller	RSA	55.45	Q
6	–	Sandra Völker	GER	55.54	Q
7	–	Therèse Alshammar	SWE	55.59	Q
8	–	Sue Rolph	GBR	55.77	Q
9	–	Sumika Minamoto	JPN	55.80	Q
10	–	Wilma van Rijn	NED	55.82	Q
11	–	Louise Jöhncke	SWE	55.91	Q
12	–	Sarah Ryan	AUS	56.05	Q
13	–	Karen Pickering	GBR	56.08	Q
14	–	Laura Nicholls	CAN	56.30	Q
15	–	Rania El-Wani	EGY	56.31	Q
16	–	Alena Popchanka	BLR	56.33	Q
17	–	Olha Mukomol	UKR	56.59
18	–	Hanna-Maria Seppälä	FIN	56.68
19	–	Han Xue	CHN	56.72
20	–	Yekaterina Kibalo	RUS	56.97
21	–	Cristina Chiuso	ITA	57.09
22	–	Joscelin Yeo	SGP	57.15
23	–	Florencia Szigeti	ARG	57.20
24	–	Leah Martindale	BAR	57.21
25	–	Tonia Machaira	GRE	57.24
26	–	Ilona Hlaváčková	CZE	57.37
27	–	Judith Draxler	AUT	57.40
28	–	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	57.47
=29	–	Elina Partõka	EST	57.71
=29	–	Gyöngyvér Lakos	HUN	57.71
31	–	Susie O'Neill	AUS	57.78
32	–	Eileen Marie Coparropa	PAN	57.82
33	–	Monique Robins	NZL	57.85
34	–	Siobhan Cropper	TTO	57.91
35	–	Tine Bossuyt	BEL	58.02
36	–	Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir	ISL	58.44
37	–	Lara Heinz	LUX	58.55
38	–	Caroline Pickering	FIJ	58.62
39	–	Pilin Tachakittiranan	THA	58.69
40	–	Jang Hui-Jin	KOR	58.77
41	–	Jūratė Ladavičiūtė	LTU	58.78
42	–	Chantal Gibney	IRL	58.79
43	–	Yekaterina Tochenaya	KGZ	58.80
44	–	Anna Stylianou	CYP	59.08
45	–	Agnese Ozoliņa	LAT	59.28
46	–	Tsai Shu-Min	TPE	59.39
47	–	Nicole Hayes	PLW	1:00.89
48	–	Rola El-Haress	LBN	1:03.26
49	–	Maria Awori	KEN	1:06.23
50	–	Nathalie Lee Baw	MRI	1:06.67
51	–	Zeïna Sahéli	SEN	1:07.37
52	–	Supra Singhal	UGA	1:08.15
53	–	Sanjaajamtsyn Altantuyaa	MGL	1:10.22
54	–	Katerina Izmaylova	TJK	1:19.12
DNS	–	Antje Buschschulte	GER	–
DNS	–	Marianne Limpert	CAN	–

Heat #1

Time	10:02

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Nicole Hayes	PLW	1:00.89	0.81	29.23 (1)	31.66 (1)
2	–	Rola El-Haress	LBN	1:03.26	0.93	30.43 (2)	32.83 (2)
3	–	Maria Awori	KEN	1:06.23	0.83	31.20 (3)	35.03 (4)
4	–	Nathalie Lee Baw	MRI	1:06.67	0.85	31.85 (5)	34.82 (3)
5	–	Zeïna Sahéli	SEN	1:07.37	0.87	32.09 (6)	35.28 (5)
6	–	Supra Singhal	UGA	1:08.15	0.81	31.41 (4)	36.74 (6)
7	–	Sanjaajamtsyn Altantuyaa	MGL	1:10.22	1.13	33.01 (7)	37.21 (7)
8	–	Katerina Izmaylova	TJK	1:19.12	0.91	34.85 (8)	44.27 (8)

Heat #2

Time	10:05

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Leah Martindale	BAR	57.21	0.87	27.77 (3)	29.44 (1)
2	–	Elina Partõka	EST	57.71	0.84	28.00 (4)	29.71 (2)
3	–	Siobhan Cropper	TTO	57.91	0.81	27.11 (1)	30.80 (5)
4	–	Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir	ISL	58.44	0.82	28.21 (7)	30.23 (3)
5	–	Caroline Pickering	FIJ	58.62	0.91	27.69 (2)	30.93 (6)
6	–	Yekaterina Tochenaya	KGZ	58.80	0.89	28.50 (8)	30.30 (4)
7	–	Anna Stylianou	CYP	59.08	0.81	28.12 (6)	30.96 (7)
8	–	Agnese Ozoliņa	LAT	59.28	0.84	28.08 (5)	31.20 (8)

Heat #3

Time	10:08

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Olha Mukomol	UKR	56.59	0.86	27.08 (1)	29.51 (1)
2	–	Kirsty Coventry	ZIM	57.47	0.78	27.84 (4)	29.63 (2)
3	–	Gyöngyvér Lakos	HUN	57.71	0.78	27.77 (3)	29.94 (3)
4	–	Lara Heinz	LUX	58.55	0.85	27.63 (2)	30.92 (8)
5	–	Pilin Tachakittiranan	THA	58.69	0.76	28.42 (7)	30.27 (4)
6	–	Jūratė Ladavičiūtė	LTU	58.78	0.84	28.30 (6)	30.48 (6)
7	–	Chantal Gibney	IRL	58.79	0.83	27.93 (5)	30.86 (7)
8	–	Tsai Shu-Min	TPE	59.39	0.77	29.10 (8)	30.29 (5)

Heat #4

Time	10:11

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Rania El-Wani	EGY	56.31	0.74	26.19 (1)	30.12 (5)	Q
2	–	Hanna-Maria Seppälä	FIN	56.68	0.76	27.20 (2)	29.48 (2)
3	–	Cristina Chiuso	ITA	57.09	0.75	27.55 (5)	29.54 (3)
4	–	Florencia Szigeti	ARG	57.20	0.77	27.82 (6)	29.38 (1)
5	–	Eileen Marie Coparropa	PAN	57.82	0.77	28.22 (8)	29.60 (4)
6	–	Monique Robins	NZL	57.85	0.83	27.53 (4)	30.32 (6)
7	–	Tine Bossuyt	BEL	58.02	0.92	27.50 (3)	30.52 (7)
8	–	Jang Hui-Jin	KOR	58.77	0.76	27.97 (7)	30.80 (8)

Heat #5

Time	10:14

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Dara Torres	USA	55.12	0.74	26.79 (3)	28.33 (1)	Q
2	–	Sandra Völker	GER	55.54	0.76	26.34 (1)	29.20 (4)	Q
3	–	Sumika Minamoto	JPN	55.80	0.66	26.51 (2)	29.29 (5)	Q
4	–	Karen Pickering	GBR	56.08	0.79	27.31 (5)	28.77 (3)	Q
5	–	Alena Popchanka	BLR	56.33	0.87	27.58 (=6)	28.75 (2)	Q
6	–	Tonia Machaira	GRE	57.24	0.77	27.58 (=6)	29.66 (6)
7	–	Judith Draxler	AUT	57.40	0.87	27.19 (4)	30.21 (7)
DNS	–	Antje Buschschulte	GER	–	–	– (–)	–

Heat #6

Time	10:18

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Jenny Thompson	USA	55.22	0.83	26.78 (2)	28.44 (1)	Q
2	–	Martina Moravcová	SVK	55.42	0.80	26.94 (4)	28.48 (2)	Q
3	–	Sue Rolph	GBR	55.77	0.80	26.93 (3)	28.84 (3)	Q
4	–	Louise Jöhncke	SWE	55.91	0.81	26.66 (1)	29.25 (5)	Q
5	–	Sarah Ryan	AUS	56.05	0.73	27.10 (5)	28.95 (4)	Q
6	–	Yekaterina Kibalo	RUS	56.97	0.82	27.49 (6)	29.48 (6)
7	–	Joscelin Yeo	SGP	57.15	0.74	27.66 (8)	29.49 (7)
8	–	Ilona Hlaváčková	CZE	57.37	0.80	27.57 (7)	29.80 (8)

Heat #7

Time	10:22

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Inge de Bruijn	NED	54.77	0.77	26.29 (1)	28.48 (1)	Q
2	–	Heleen Muller	RSA	55.45	0.70	26.82 (4)	28.63 (2)	Q
3	–	Therèse Alshammar	SWE	55.59	0.83	26.33 (2)	29.26 (6)	Q
4	–	Wilma van Rijn	NED	55.82	0.83	26.81 (3)	29.01 (=3)	Q
5	–	Laura Nicholls	CAN	56.30	0.85	27.26 (5)	29.04 (5)	Q
6	–	Han Xue	CHN	56.72	0.72	27.71 (6)	29.01 (=3)
7	–	Susie O'Neill	AUS	57.78	0.82	27.92 (7)	29.86 (7)
DNS	–	Marianne Limpert	CAN	–	–	– (–)	–

Semi-Finals

Date	20 September 2000
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Inge de Bruijn	NED	53.77	QWR
2	–	Jenny Thompson	USA	54.40	Q
3	–	Dara Torres	USA	55.02	Q
4	–	Martina Moravcová	SVK	55.06	Q
5	–	Heleen Muller	RSA	55.24	Q
6	–	Wilma van Rijn	NED	55.28	Q
7	–	Therèse Alshammar	SWE	55.31	Q
8	–	Sumika Minamoto	JPN	55.62	Q
9	–	Sue Rolph	GBR	55.69
10	–	Karen Pickering	GBR	55.71
11	–	Rania El-Wani	EGY	55.85
12	–	Sarah Ryan	AUS	55.93
=13	–	Laura Nicholls	CAN	55.94
=13	–	Louise Jöhncke	SWE	55.94
15	–	Sandra Völker	GER	55.97
16	–	Alena Popchanka	BLR	56.40

Heat #1

Time	19:09

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Dara Torres	USA	55.02	0.75	26.33 (2)	28.69 (3)	Q
2	–	Martina Moravcová	SVK	55.06	0.82	26.76 (5)	28.30 (1)	Q
3	–	Wilma van Rijn	NED	55.28	0.81	26.25 (1)	29.03 (6)	Q
4	–	Therèse Alshammar	SWE	55.31	0.84	26.34 (3)	28.97 (=4)	Q
5	–	Sue Rolph	GBR	55.69	0.81	27.11 (7)	28.58 (2)
6	–	Sarah Ryan	AUS	55.93	0.76	26.72 (4)	29.21 (8)
7	–	Laura Nicholls	CAN	55.94	0.84	26.97 (6)	28.97 (=4)
8	–	Alena Popchanka	BLR	56.40	0.88	27.33 (8)	29.07 (7)

Heat #2

Time	19:14

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Inge de Bruijn	NED	53.77	0.74	25.81 (1)	27.96 (1)	QWR
2	–	Jenny Thompson	USA	54.40	0.76	26.26 (2)	28.14 (2)	Q
3	–	Heleen Muller	RSA	55.24	0.70	26.41 (3)	28.83 (4)	Q
4	–	Sumika Minamoto	JPN	55.62	0.66	26.52 (4)	29.10 (=5)	Q
5	–	Karen Pickering	GBR	55.71	0.78	26.95 (8)	28.76 (3)
6	–	Rania El-Wani	EGY	55.85	0.78	26.62 (6)	29.23 (7)
7	–	Louise Jöhncke	SWE	55.94	0.81	26.84 (7)	29.10 (=5)
8	–	Sandra Völker	GER	55.97	0.77	26.59 (5)	29.38 (8)

Final Round

Date	21 September 2000 — 20:15

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Inge de Bruijn	NED	53.83	0.70	25.87 (1)	27.96 (1)
2	–	Therèse Alshammar	SWE	54.33	0.79	25.91 (2)	28.42 (4)
=3	–	Dara Torres	USA	54.43	0.73	25.95 (3)	28.48 (5)
=3	–	Jenny Thompson	USA	54.43	0.78	26.16 (4)	28.27 (3)
5	–	Martina Moravcová	SVK	54.72	0.78	26.67 (7)	28.05 (2)
6	–	Heleen Muller	RSA	55.19	0.68	26.44 (5)	28.75 (6)
7	–	Sumika Minamoto	JPN	55.53	0.66	26.66 (6)	28.87 (7)
8	–	Wilma van Rijn	NED	55.58	0.82	26.69 (8)	28.89 (8)