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100 metres Butterfly, Women

Date	9 – 11 August 2008
Status	Olympic
Location	Beijing Guojia Youyong Zhongxin, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing
Participants	49 from 38 countries

Australia held a strong hand at the 100 butterfly through Libby Trickett and Jess Schipper, the gold and silver medalist from the previous year’s World Championships, which was strengthened by the decision of Natalie Coughlin to concentrate on other events. Trickett was better known as a freestyle swimmer but had added the butterfly as a second stroke in recent years. She led the final from the off and swam away to record a comprehensive victory. Behind her Christine Magnusson of the USA headed off Schipper for the silver medal.

Ironically, despite being acknowledged as one of the greatest freestyle swimmers of the decade, the 100 metres butterfly win is the only individual Olympic title Trickett has won to date.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Libby Trickett	AUS	58.37 (2 h7)	57.05 (1 h1)	56.73 (1)	Gold
2	Christine Magnuson	USA	57.70 (1 h5)	57.08 (2 h1)	57.10 (2)	Silver
3	Jess Schipper	AUS	57.58 (1 h6)	57.43 (1 h2)	57.25 (3)	Bronze
4	Zhou Yafei	CHN	57.70 (2 h6)	57.68 (2 h2)	57.84 (4)
5	Tao Li	SGP	57.77 (1 h4)	57.54 (3 h1)	57.99 (5)
6	Jemma Lowe	GBR	58.49 (4 h7)	57.78 (4 h1)	58.06 (6)
7	Gabriella Silva	BRA	58.00 (2 h5)	58.39 (4 h2)	58.10 (7)
8	Inge Dekker	NED	58.22 (3 h6)	58.20 (3 h2)	58.54 (8)
9	Aurore Mongel	FRA	58.30 (1 h7)	58.46 (5 h1)	–
=10	Alena Popchanka	FRA	58.40 (3 h7)	58.55 (=6 h1)	–
=10	Elaine Breeden	USA	58.06 (3 h5)	58.55 (=6 h1)	–
12	Lize-Mari Retief	RSA	58.20 (4 h5)	58.63 (8 h1)	–
13	Eszter Dara	HUN	58.39 (4 h6)	58.84 (5 h2)	–
14	Nataliya Sutyagina	RUS	58.32 (5 h5)	59.07 (6 h2)	–
15	Jeanette Ottesen Gray	DEN	58.44 (6 h5)	59.29 (7 h2)	–
16	Ilaria Bianchi	ITA	58.12 (2 h4)	– (DQ h2)	–
17	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	58.53 (3 h4)	–	–
=18	Mandy Loots	RSA	58.61 (4 h4)	–	–
=18	Yuko Nakanishi	JPN	58.61 (7 h5)	–	–
20	Sara Isakovič	SLO	58.68 (5 h4)	–	–
21	Fran Halsall	GBR	58.70 (5 h7)	–	–
22	Irina Bespalova	RUS	58.92 (5 h6)	–	–
23	Yuka Kato	JPN	58.94 (6 h6)	–	–
24	Kateryna Zubkova	UKR	58.99 (6 h4)	–	–
25	Martina Moravcová	SVK	59.03 (7 h6)	–	–
26	Birgit Koschischek	AUT	59.07 (1 h3)	–	–
27	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	59.08 (6 h7)	–	–
=28	Audrey Lacroix	CAN	59.10 (7 h4)	–	–
=28	Micha Østergaard	DEN	59.10 (8 h6)	–	–
=30	Hannah Wilson	HKG	59.35 (2 h3)	–	–
=30	Chantal Groot	NED	59.35 (8 h5)	–	–
=32	Triin Aljand	EST	59.43 (1 h2)	–	–
=32	Xu Yanwei	CHN	59.43 (7 h7)	–	–
34	Daynara de Paula	BRA	59.45 (8 h4)	–	–
35	Sara Oliveira	POR	59.48 (3 h3)	–	–
36	Anya Gostomelsky	ISR	59.50 (4 h3)	–	–
37	Ingvild Snildal	NOR	59.86 (5 h3)	–	–
38	Carolina Colorado	COL	1:00.06 (6 h3)	–	–
39	Daniela Samulski	GER	1:00.37 (8 h7)	–	–
40	Choi Hye-Ra	KOR	1:00.65 (2 h2)	–	–
41	Eirini Kavarnou	GRE	1:00.74 (7 h3)	–	–
42	Heather Brand	ZIM	1:01.39 (8 h3)	–	–
43	Yang Chin-Kuei	TPE	1:01.60 (3 h2)	–	–
44	Iris Rosenberger	TUR	1:01.67 (4 h2)	–	–
45	Natalia Baranovskaya-Khatziloizou	CYP	1:01.80 (5 h2)	–	–
46	Emilia Pikkarainen	FIN	1:02.31 (6 h2)	–	–
47	Binta Zahra Diop	SEN	1:04.26 (1 h1)	–	–
48	Antonella Scanavino	URU	1:04.28 (2 h1)	–	–
49	Simona Muccioli	SMR	1:04.91 (3 h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	9 August 2008
Format	Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Jess Schipper	AUS	57.58	Q
=2	–	Christine Magnuson	USA	57.70	Q
=2	–	Zhou Yafei	CHN	57.70	Q
4	–	Tao Li	SGP	57.77	Q
5	–	Gabriella Silva	BRA	58.00	Q
6	–	Elaine Breeden	USA	58.06	Q
7	–	Ilaria Bianchi	ITA	58.12	Q
8	–	Lize-Mari Retief	RSA	58.20	Q
9	–	Inge Dekker	NED	58.22	Q
10	–	Aurore Mongel	FRA	58.30	Q
11	–	Nataliya Sutyagina	RUS	58.32	Q
12	–	Libby Trickett	AUS	58.37	Q
13	–	Eszter Dara	HUN	58.39	Q
14	–	Alena Popchanka	FRA	58.40	Q
15	–	Jeanette Ottesen Gray	DEN	58.44	Q
16	–	Jemma Lowe	GBR	58.49	Q
17	–	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	58.53
=18	–	Mandy Loots	RSA	58.61
=18	–	Yuko Nakanishi	JPN	58.61
20	–	Sara Isakovič	SLO	58.68
21	–	Fran Halsall	GBR	58.70
22	–	Irina Bespalova	RUS	58.92
23	–	Yuka Kato	JPN	58.94
24	–	Kateryna Zubkova	UKR	58.99
25	–	Martina Moravcová	SVK	59.03
26	–	Birgit Koschischek	AUT	59.07
27	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	59.08
=28	–	Audrey Lacroix	CAN	59.10
=28	–	Micha Østergaard	DEN	59.10
=30	–	Hannah Wilson	HKG	59.35
=30	–	Chantal Groot	NED	59.35
=32	–	Triin Aljand	EST	59.43
=32	–	Xu Yanwei	CHN	59.43
34	–	Daynara de Paula	BRA	59.45
35	–	Sara Oliveira	POR	59.48
36	–	Anya Gostomelsky	ISR	59.50
37	–	Ingvild Snildal	NOR	59.86
38	–	Carolina Colorado	COL	1:00.06
39	–	Daniela Samulski	GER	1:00.37
40	–	Choi Hye-Ra	KOR	1:00.65
41	–	Eirini Kavarnou	GRE	1:00.74
42	–	Heather Brand	ZIM	1:01.39
43	–	Yang Chin-Kuei	TPE	1:01.60
44	–	Iris Rosenberger	TUR	1:01.67
45	–	Natalia Baranovskaya-Khatziloizou	CYP	1:01.80
46	–	Emilia Pikkarainen	FIN	1:02.31
47	–	Binta Zahra Diop	SEN	1:04.26
48	–	Antonella Scanavino	URU	1:04.28
49	–	Simona Muccioli	SMR	1:04.91

Heat #1

Time	18:57

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Binta Zahra Diop	SEN	1:04.26	0.71	29.73 (1)	34.53 (3)
2	–	Antonella Scanavino	URU	1:04.28	0.80	30.24 (2)	34.04 (1)
3	–	Simona Muccioli	SMR	1:04.91	0.79	30.45 (3)	34.46 (2)

Heat #2

Time	18:59

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Triin Aljand	EST	59.43	0.73	27.39 (1)	32.04 (2)
2	–	Choi Hye-Ra	KOR	1:00.65	0.81	29.06 (5)	31.59 (1)
3	–	Yang Chin-Kuei	TPE	1:01.60	0.78	28.78 (4)	32.82 (3)
4	–	Iris Rosenberger	TUR	1:01.67	0.82	28.05 (2)	33.62 (6)
5	–	Natalia Baranovskaya-Khatziloizou	CYP	1:01.80	0.84	28.53 (3)	33.27 (5)
6	–	Emilia Pikkarainen	FIN	1:02.31	0.67	29.14 (6)	33.17 (4)

Heat #3

Time	19:01

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Birgit Koschischek	AUT	59.07	0.79	27.79 (3)	31.28 (1)
2	–	Hannah Wilson	HKG	59.35	0.70	27.70 (1)	31.65 (2)
3	–	Sara Oliveira	POR	59.48	0.78	27.80 (4)	31.68 (3)
4	–	Anya Gostomelsky	ISR	59.50	0.74	27.74 (2)	31.76 (5)
5	–	Ingvild Snildal	NOR	59.86	0.87	28.08 (5)	31.78 (6)
6	–	Carolina Colorado	COL	1:00.06	0.73	28.35 (7)	31.71 (4)
7	–	Eirini Kavarnou	GRE	1:00.74	0.76	28.10 (6)	32.64 (7)
8	–	Heather Brand	ZIM	1:01.39	0.72	28.50 (8)	32.89 (8)

Heat #4

Time	19:03

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Tao Li	SGP	57.77	0.75	27.39 (=5)	30.38 (1)	Q
2	–	Ilaria Bianchi	ITA	58.12	0.72	27.29 (1)	30.83 (2)	Q
3	–	Otylia Jędrzejczak	POL	58.53	0.77	27.37 (3)	31.16 (3)
4	–	Mandy Loots	RSA	58.61	0.68	27.38 (4)	31.23 (4)
5	–	Sara Isakovič	SLO	58.68	0.75	27.40 (7)	31.28 (6)
6	–	Kateryna Zubkova	UKR	58.99	0.72	27.32 (2)	31.67 (7)
7	–	Audrey Lacroix	CAN	59.10	0.73	27.84 (8)	31.26 (5)
8	–	Daynara de Paula	BRA	59.45	0.81	27.39 (=5)	32.06 (8)

Heat #5

Time	19:06

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Christine Magnuson	USA	57.70	0.70	26.83 (2)	30.87 (3)	Q
2	–	Gabriella Silva	BRA	58.00	0.75	27.11 (3)	30.89 (4)	Q
3	–	Elaine Breeden	USA	58.06	0.65	27.48 (7)	30.58 (1)	Q
4	–	Lize-Mari Retief	RSA	58.20	0.70	26.61 (1)	31.59 (7)	Q
5	–	Nataliya Sutyagina	RUS	58.32	0.85	27.46 (6)	30.86 (2)	Q
6	–	Jeanette Ottesen Gray	DEN	58.44	0.80	27.35 (4)	31.09 (6)	Q
7	–	Yuko Nakanishi	JPN	58.61	0.72	27.56 (8)	31.05 (5)
8	–	Chantal Groot	NED	59.35	0.78	27.37 (5)	31.98 (8)

Heat #6

Time	19:08

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Jess Schipper	AUS	57.58	0.69	27.02 (2)	30.56 (1)	Q
2	–	Zhou Yafei	CHN	57.70	0.84	26.77 (1)	30.93 (2)	Q
3	–	Inge Dekker	NED	58.22	0.82	27.22 (4)	31.00 (3)	Q
4	–	Eszter Dara	HUN	58.39	0.86	27.15 (3)	31.24 (5)	Q
5	–	Irina Bespalova	RUS	58.92	0.80	27.38 (7)	31.54 (6)
6	–	Yuka Kato	JPN	58.94	0.76	27.27 (5)	31.67 (7)
7	–	Martina Moravcová	SVK	59.03	0.79	27.32 (6)	31.71 (8)
8	–	Micha Østergaard	DEN	59.10	0.74	27.98 (8)	31.12 (4)

Heat #7

Time	19:10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Aurore Mongel	FRA	58.30	0.79	27.61 (7)	30.69 (1)	Q
2	–	Libby Trickett	AUS	58.37	0.74	27.21 (2)	31.16 (4)	Q
3	–	Alena Popchanka	FRA	58.40	0.70	27.45 (5)	30.95 (3)	Q
4	–	Jemma Lowe	GBR	58.49	0.68	27.57 (6)	30.92 (2)	Q
5	–	Fran Halsall	GBR	58.70	0.74	27.25 (3)	31.45 (5)
6	–	Sarah Sjöström	SWE	59.08	0.77	27.16 (1)	31.92 (7)
7	–	Xu Yanwei	CHN	59.43	0.75	27.66 (8)	31.77 (6)
8	–	Daniela Samulski	GER	1:00.37	0.77	27.41 (4)	32.96 (8)

Semi-Finals

Date	10 August 2008
Format	Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Libby Trickett	AUS	57.05	Q
2	–	Christine Magnuson	USA	57.08	Q
3	–	Jess Schipper	AUS	57.43	Q
4	–	Tao Li	SGP	57.54	Q
5	–	Zhou Yafei	CHN	57.68	Q
6	–	Jemma Lowe	GBR	57.78	Q
7	–	Inge Dekker	NED	58.20	Q
8	–	Gabriella Silva	BRA	58.39	Q
9	–	Aurore Mongel	FRA	58.46
=10	–	Alena Popchanka	FRA	58.55
=10	–	Elaine Breeden	USA	58.55
12	–	Lize-Mari Retief	RSA	58.63
13	–	Eszter Dara	HUN	58.84
14	–	Nataliya Sutyagina	RUS	59.07
15	–	Jeanette Ottesen Gray	DEN	59.29
DQ	–	Ilaria Bianchi	ITA	–		1

Heat #1

Time	10:14

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Libby Trickett	AUS	57.05	0.73	26.58 (1)	30.47 (3)	Q
2	–	Christine Magnuson	USA	57.08	0.70	26.79 (3)	30.29 (2)	Q
3	–	Tao Li	SGP	57.54	0.73	27.72 (8)	29.82 (1)	Q
4	–	Jemma Lowe	GBR	57.78	0.70	26.68 (2)	31.10 (6)	Q
5	–	Aurore Mongel	FRA	58.46	0.79	27.62 (7)	30.84 (4)
=6	–	Alena Popchanka	FRA	58.55	0.71	27.27 (5)	31.28 (7)
=6	–	Elaine Breeden	USA	58.55	0.71	27.58 (6)	30.97 (5)
8	–	Lize-Mari Retief	RSA	58.63	0.70	27.02 (4)	31.61 (8)

Heat #2

Time	10:19

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Jess Schipper	AUS	57.43	0.67	27.07 (3)	30.36 (1)	Q
2	–	Zhou Yafei	CHN	57.68	0.77	26.90 (1)	30.78 (2)	Q
3	–	Inge Dekker	NED	58.20	0.80	27.25 (5)	30.95 (3)	Q
4	–	Gabriella Silva	BRA	58.39	0.77	27.21 (4)	31.18 (4)	Q
5	–	Eszter Dara	HUN	58.84	0.83	27.02 (2)	31.82 (7)
6	–	Nataliya Sutyagina	RUS	59.07	0.83	27.63 (7)	31.44 (5)
7	–	Jeanette Ottesen Gray	DEN	59.29	0.76	27.55 (6)	31.74 (6)
DQ	–	Ilaria Bianchi	ITA	–	–	– ([6])	–		2

Final Round

Date	11 August 2008 — 10:26

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Libby Trickett	AUS	56.73	0.73	26.41 (1)	30.32 (=2)
2	–	Christine Magnuson	USA	57.10	0.72	26.95 (3)	30.15 (1)
3	–	Jess Schipper	AUS	57.25	0.66	26.93 (2)	30.32 (=2)
4	–	Zhou Yafei	CHN	57.84	0.79	27.18 (6)	30.66 (4)
5	–	Tao Li	SGP	57.99	0.75	27.29 (7)	30.70 (5)
6	–	Jemma Lowe	GBR	58.06	0.75	27.12 (5)	30.94 (6)
7	–	Gabriella Silva	BRA	58.10	0.79	27.09 (4)	31.01 (7)
8	–	Inge Dekker	NED	58.54	0.87	27.39 (8)	31.15 (8)