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100 metres Freestyle, Women

Date	28 – 30 July 2021
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Aquatics Centre, 2-1, 2chome, Tatsumi, Koto-ku, Tatsumi-no-Mori Seaside Park, Tokyo, Japan
Participants	51 from 42 countries

The defending champions were Canada’s Penny Oleksiak and American Simone Manuel, who had shared gold at Rio in 2016. Oleksiak was back but Manuel, also the 2019 World Champion, had not made the US team in this event. Oleksiak made the final along with the Australian duo of Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell and Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström and the medals were expected to be contested by those three.

McKeon had qualified fastest, setting an Olympic record of 52.13 in the heats. She also qualified fastest in the semi-finals, trailed in both the heats and semi-finals by the relatively unheralded Siobhán Haughey from Hong Kong, China.

In the final McKeon was out of the blocks the quickest (0.58 reaction time) and had a narrow lead at the turn over Haughey – 25.08 to 25.10. Campbell was in third at 50 metres while Oleksiak and Sjöström were well back, next-to-last and last. McKeon pulled away on the final lap, winning comfortably in an Olympic record 51.96, but Haughey held on for silver in 52.27. Campbell took bronze, head of the fast-closing Oleksiak (fourth) and Sjöström (fifth).

For McKeon this was her fourth medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, having helped Australia win gold in the 4 x 100 free relay, and adding bronze medals in the 100 butterfly and the 4 x 200 freestyle relay. She was not done. By Games end, McKeon would have seven medals and four gold medals, equaling Soviet gymnast Mariya Gorokhovksaya, the only other women to win seven medals at one Olympics, at Helsinki back in 1952. McKeon’s four golds in Tokyo would also equal 11 other women who had done that at one Olympics, trailing only East German swimmer Kristin Otto, who won six golds at Seoul in 1988.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Emma McKeon	AUS	52.13 (1 h6)	52.32 (1 h2)	51.96 (1)	Gold
2	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	52.70 (2 h6)	52.40 (1 h1)	52.27 (2)	Silver
3	Cate Campbell	AUS	52.80 (1 h7)	52.71 (2 h1)	52.52 (3)	Bronze
4	Penny Oleksiak	CAN	52.95 (2 h7)	52.86 (3 h1)	52.59 (4)
5	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	52.91 (1 h5)	52.82 (2 h2)	52.68 (5)
6	Femke Heemskerk	NED	53.10 (3 h5)	52.93 (4 h1)	52.79 (6)
7	Anna Hopkin	GBR	52.75 (3 h6)	53.11 (4 h2)	52.83 (7)
8	Abbey Weitzeil	USA	53.21 (4 h5)	52.99 (3 h2)	53.23 (8)
9	Marie Wattel	FRA	53.71 (=4 h6)	53.12 (5 h1)	–
10	Pernille Blume	DEN	52.96 (2 h5)	53.26 (5 h2)	–
11	Freya Anderson	GBR	53.61 (6 h7)	53.53 (6 h1)	–
12	Signe Bro	DEN	53.54 (5 h5)	53.55 (6 h2)	–
13	Erika Brown	USA	53.87 (6 h6)	53.58 (7 h2)	–
14	Michelle Coleman	SWE	53.53 (5 h7)	53.73 (7 h1)	–
15	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	53.67 (6 h5)	54.10 (8 h2)	–
16	Wu Qingfeng	CHN	53.87 (7 h7)	54.86 (8 h1)	–
17	Yang Junxuan	CHN	53.02 (3 h7)	–	–
18	Kayla Sanchez	CAN	53.12 (4 h7)	–	–
19	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	NED	53.71 (=4 h6)	–	–
20	Mariya Kameneva	ROC	53.92 (7 h5)	–	–
21	Barbora Seemanová	CZE	53.98 (7 h6)	–	–
22	Andi Murez	ISR	54.06 (8 h6)	–	–
23	Fanny Teijonsalo	FIN	54.69 (1 h4)	–	–
24	Janja Šegel	SLO	54.73 (8 h5)	–	–
25	Erin Gallagher	RSA	54.75 (2 h4)	–	–
26	Maria Ugolkova	SUI	54.86 (3 h4)	–	–
27	Lidón Muñoz	ESP	54.97 (4 h4)	–	–
28	Anastasiya Shkurdai	BLR	55.17 (5 h4)	–	–
29	Kalia Antoniou	CYP	55.38 (1 h3)	–	–
30	Larissa Oliveira	BRA	55.53 (6 h4)	–	–
31	Anicka Delgado	ECU	55.56 (2 h3)	–	–
32	Julie Meynen	LUX	55.69 (7 h4)	–	–
33	Farida Osman	EGY	55.74 (3 h3)	–	–
34	Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir	ISL	56.15 (4 h3)	–	–
35	Bianca Costea	ROU	56.35 (5 h3)	–	–
36	Quah Ting Wen	SGP	56.36 (8 h4)	–	–
37	Ieva Maļuka	LAT	56.39 (6 h3)	–	–
38	Miriam Sheehan	PUR	56.64 (7 h3)	–	–
39	Amel Melih	ALG	56.65 (8 h3)	–	–
40	Mia Blazhevska Eminova	MKD	57.19 (1 h2)	–	–
41	Jillian Crooks	CAY	57.32 (2 h2)	–	–
42	Jenjira Srisa-Ard	THA	57.42 (3 h2)	–	–
43	María Victoria Schutzmeier	NCA	57.94 (4 h2)	–	–
44	Colleen Furgeson	MHL	58.71 (5 h2)	–	–
45	Varsenik Manucharyan	ARM	59.18 (6 h2)	–	–
46	Jeanne Boutbien	SEN	59.27 (7 h2)	–	–
47	Catarina Sousa	ANG	59.35 (8 h2)	–	–
48	Abiola Ogunbanwo	NGR	59.74 (4 h1)	–	–
49	Anđela Antunović	MNE	1:00.01 (1 h1)	–	–
50	Gaurika Singh	NEP	1:00.11 (2 h1)	–	–
51	Mineri Gomez	GUM	1:04.00 (3 h1)	–	–
DNS	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	– (DNS h7)	–	–

Round One

Date	28 July 2021 — 20:38

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Emma McKeon	AUS	52.13	Q OR
2	–	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	52.70
3	–	Anna Hopkin	GBR	52.75	Q
4	–	Cate Campbell	AUS	52.80	Q
5	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	52.91	Q
6	–	Penny Oleksiak	CAN	52.95	Q
7	–	Pernille Blume	DEN	52.96	Q
8	–	Yang Junxuan	CHN	53.02	Q
9	–	Femke Heemskerk	NED	53.10	Q
10	–	Kayla Sanchez	CAN	53.12	Q
11	–	Abbey Weitzeil	USA	53.21	Q
12	–	Michelle Coleman	SWE	53.53	Q
13	–	Signe Bro	DEN	53.54	Q
14	–	Freya Anderson	GBR	53.61	Q
15	–	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	53.67	Q
=16	–	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	NED	53.71
=16	–	Marie Wattel	FRA	53.71
=18	–	Erika Brown	USA	53.87
=18	–	Wu Qingfeng	CHN	53.87
20	–	Mariya Kameneva	ROC	53.92
21	–	Barbora Seemanová	CZE	53.98
22	–	Andi Murez	ISR	54.06
23	–	Fanny Teijonsalo	FIN	54.69
24	–	Janja Šegel	SLO	54.73
25	–	Erin Gallagher	RSA	54.75
26	–	Maria Ugolkova	SUI	54.86
27	–	Lidón Muñoz	ESP	54.97
28	–	Anastasiya Shkurdai	BLR	55.17
29	–	Kalia Antoniou	CYP	55.38
30	–	Larissa Oliveira	BRA	55.53
31	–	Anicka Delgado	ECU	55.56
32	–	Julie Meynen	LUX	55.69
33	–	Farida Osman	EGY	55.74
34	–	Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir	ISL	56.15
35	–	Bianca Costea	ROU	56.35
36	–	Quah Ting Wen	SGP	56.36
37	–	Ieva Maļuka	LAT	56.39
38	–	Miriam Sheehan	PUR	56.64
39	–	Amel Melih	ALG	56.65
40	–	Mia Blazhevska Eminova	MKD	57.19
41	–	Jillian Crooks	CAY	57.32
42	–	Jenjira Srisa-Ard	THA	57.42
43	–	María Victoria Schutzmeier	NCA	57.94
44	–	Colleen Furgeson	MHL	58.71
45	–	Varsenik Manucharyan	ARM	59.18
46	–	Jeanne Boutbien	SEN	59.27
47	–	Catarina Sousa	ANG	59.35
48	–	Abiola Ogunbanwo	NGR	59.74
49	–	Anđela Antunović	MNE	1:00.01
50	–	Gaurika Singh	NEP	1:00.11
51	–	Mineri Gomez	GUM	1:04.00
DNS	–	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	–

Heat #1

Time	20:38

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Anđela Antunović	MNE	1:00.01	0.75	28.87 (2)	31.14 (2)
2	–	Gaurika Singh	NEP	1:00.11	0.82	28.63 (1)	31.48 (3)
3	–	Mineri Gomez	GUM	1:04.00	0.65	30.44 (4)	33.56 (4)
4	–	Abiola Ogunbanwo	NGR	59.74	0.70	29.28 (3)	30.46 (1)

Heat #2

Time	20:41

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Mia Blazhevska Eminova	MKD	57.19	0.69	27.24 (2)	29.95 (2)
2	–	Jillian Crooks	CAY	57.32	0.65	27.59 (3)	29.73 (1)
3	–	Jenjira Srisa-Ard	THA	57.42	0.61	27.20 (1)	30.22 (4)
4	–	María Victoria Schutzmeier	NCA	57.94	0.67	27.78 (4)	30.16 (3)
5	–	Colleen Furgeson	MHL	58.71	0.74	27.97 (5)	30.74 (5)
6	–	Varsenik Manucharyan	ARM	59.18	0.71	28.15 (7)	31.03 (7)
7	–	Jeanne Boutbien	SEN	59.27	0.69	28.06 (6)	31.21 (8)
8	–	Catarina Sousa	ANG	59.35	0.67	28.43 (8)	30.92 (6)

Heat #3

Time	20:44

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Kalia Antoniou	CYP	55.38	0.69	26.45 (1)	28.93 (1)
2	–	Anicka Delgado	ECU	55.56	0.63	26.47 (3)	29.09 (3)
3	–	Farida Osman	EGY	55.74	0.70	26.46 (2)	29.28 (4)
4	–	Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir	ISL	56.15	0.76	27.17 (8)	28.98 (2)
5	–	Bianca Costea	ROU	56.35	0.71	26.98 (6)	29.37 (5)
6	–	Ieva Maļuka	LAT	56.39	0.66	26.77 (4)	29.62 (7)
7	–	Miriam Sheehan	PUR	56.64	0.68	26.78 (5)	29.86 (8)
8	–	Amel Melih	ALG	56.65	0.69	27.15 (7)	29.50 (6)

Heat #4

Time	20:47

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Fanny Teijonsalo	FIN	54.69	0.61	26.38 (5)	28.31 (1)
2	–	Erin Gallagher	RSA	54.75	0.70	25.74 (1)	29.01 (6)
3	–	Maria Ugolkova	SUI	54.86	0.62	26.32 (3)	28.54 (3)
4	–	Lidón Muñoz	ESP	54.97	0.65	26.00 (2)	28.97 (5)
5	–	Anastasiya Shkurdai	BLR	55.17	0.64	26.75 (6)	28.42 (2)
6	–	Larissa Oliveira	BRA	55.53	0.65	26.37 (4)	29.16 (7)
7	–	Julie Meynen	LUX	55.69	0.63	26.90 (8)	28.79 (4)
8	–	Quah Ting Wen	SGP	56.36	0.64	26.81 (7)	29.55 (8)

Heat #5

Time	20:50

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	52.91	0.64	25.57 (4)	27.34 (1)	Q
2	–	Pernille Blume	DEN	52.96	0.63	25.46 (=1)	27.50 (2)	Q
3	–	Femke Heemskerk	NED	53.10	0.71	25.46 (=1)	27.64 (3)	Q
4	–	Abbey Weitzeil	USA	53.21	0.67	25.56 (3)	27.65 (4)	Q
5	–	Signe Bro	DEN	53.54	0.68	25.77 (5)	27.77 (5)	Q
6	–	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	53.67	0.68	25.86 (7)	27.81 (6)	Q
7	–	Mariya Kameneva	ROC	53.92	0.64	25.84 (6)	28.08 (7)
8	–	Janja Šegel	SLO	54.73	0.68	26.05 (8)	28.68 (8)

Heat #6

Time	20:53

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Emma McKeon	AUS	52.13	0.70	24.98 (1)	27.15 (1)	Q OR
2	–	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	52.70	0.70	25.43 (3)	27.27 (2)
3	–	Anna Hopkin	GBR	52.75	0.69	25.27 (2)	27.48 (3)	Q
=4	–	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	NED	53.71	0.66	25.56 (5)	28.15 (6)
=4	–	Marie Wattel	FRA	53.71	0.69	25.82 (7)	27.89 (4)
6	–	Erika Brown	USA	53.87	0.68	25.54 (4)	28.33 (8)
7	–	Barbora Seemanová	CZE	53.98	0.61	25.87 (8)	28.11 (5)
8	–	Andi Murez	ISR	54.06	0.70	25.77 (6)	28.29 (7)

Heat #7

Time	20:56

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Cate Campbell	AUS	52.80	0.77	25.27 (1)	27.53 (5)	Q
2	–	Penny Oleksiak	CAN	52.95	0.68	25.64 (2)	27.31 (2)	Q
3	–	Yang Junxuan	CHN	53.02	0.65	25.69 (3)	27.33 (3)	Q
4	–	Kayla Sanchez	CAN	53.12	0.70	25.82 (4)	27.30 (1)	Q
5	–	Michelle Coleman	SWE	53.53	0.72	26.08 (7)	27.45 (4)	Q
6	–	Freya Anderson	GBR	53.61	0.71	25.86 (5)	27.75 (6)	Q
7	–	Wu Qingfeng	CHN	53.87	0.72	25.95 (6)	27.92 (7)
DNS	–	Federica Pellegrini	ITA	–	–	– (–)	–

Swim-Off 16-17

Time	20:59

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Erika Brown	USA	53.51	0.67	25.79 (2)	27.72 (1)
2	–	Wu Qingfeng	CHN	54.47	0.69	25.60 (1)	28.87 (2)

Semi-Finals

Date	29 July 2021 — 10:53

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Emma McKeon	AUS	52.32	Q
2	–	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	52.40	Q
3	–	Cate Campbell	AUS	52.71	Q
4	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	52.82	Q
5	–	Penny Oleksiak	CAN	52.86	Q
6	–	Femke Heemskerk	NED	52.93	Q
7	–	Abbey Weitzeil	USA	52.99	Q
8	–	Anna Hopkin	GBR	53.11	Q
9	–	Marie Wattel	FRA	53.12
10	–	Pernille Blume	DEN	53.26
11	–	Freya Anderson	GBR	53.53
12	–	Signe Bro	DEN	53.55
13	–	Erika Brown	USA	53.58
14	–	Michelle Coleman	SWE	53.73
15	–	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	54.10
16	–	Wu Qingfeng	CHN	54.86

Heat #1

Time	10:53

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	52.40	0.68	25.10 (1)	27.30 (2)	Q
2	–	Cate Campbell	AUS	52.71	0.76	25.32 (2)	27.39 (4)	Q
3	–	Penny Oleksiak	CAN	52.86	0.69	25.67 (5)	27.19 (1)	Q
4	–	Femke Heemskerk	NED	52.93	0.70	25.55 (4)	27.38 (3)	Q
5	–	Marie Wattel	FRA	53.12	0.69	25.48 (3)	27.64 (6)
6	–	Freya Anderson	GBR	53.53	0.71	26.13 (8)	27.40 (5)
7	–	Michelle Coleman	SWE	53.73	0.69	25.89 (6)	27.84 (7)
8	–	Wu Qingfeng	CHN	54.86	0.70	25.90 (7)	28.96 (8)

Heat #2

Time	10:58

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Emma McKeon	AUS	52.32	0.70	25.27 (1)	27.05 (2)	Q
2	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	52.82	0.65	25.81 (5)	27.01 (1)	Q
3	–	Abbey Weitzeil	USA	52.99	0.66	25.41 (3)	27.58 (4)	Q
4	–	Anna Hopkin	GBR	53.11	0.69	25.37 (2)	27.74 (6)	Q
5	–	Pernille Blume	DEN	53.26	0.65	25.42 (4)	27.84 (7)
6	–	Signe Bro	DEN	53.55	0.70	25.85 (6)	27.70 (5)
7	–	Erika Brown	USA	53.58	0.66	26.08 (7)	27.50 (3)
8	–	Charlotte Bonnet	FRA	54.10	0.68	26.17 (8)	27.93 (8)

Final Round

Date	30 July 2021 — 10:59

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Emma McKeon	AUS	51.96	0.58	25.08 (1)	26.88 (1)	OR
2	–	Siobhán Haughey	HKG	52.27	0.68	25.10 (2)	27.17 (=3)
3	–	Cate Campbell	AUS	52.52	0.79	25.19 (3)	27.33 (5)
4	–	Penny Oleksiak	CAN	52.59	0.69	25.42 (7)	27.17 (=3)
5	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	52.68	0.66	25.74 (8)	26.94 (2)
6	–	Femke Heemskerk	NED	52.79	0.70	25.26 (4)	27.53 (7)
7	–	Anna Hopkin	GBR	52.83	0.70	25.33 (6)	27.50 (6)
8	–	Abbey Weitzeil	USA	53.23	0.69	25.31 (5)	27.92 (8)