| Date | 15 – 16 August 2004 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympiako Kentro Ugrou Stivou, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Athina (Main Pool) |
| Participants | 42 from 35 countries |
After dominating the event in 2001 and 2002, when she became the first woman to break the minute for the distance, Natalie Coughlin’s career hit a bump in the road in 2003 when illness wrecked her defence of the world title.
Luckily for Coughlin she was back on form in 2004 and, if not quite back to the level she showed two years earlier, was expected to win the Olympic title in the 100 metres backstroke. The American made her usual quick start and turned for home under her own world record pace. Coughlin began to made slightly down the home stretch and came under pressure from Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry out in lane one. Though Coventry closed down quickly on the tiring Coughlin she was unable to catch her but still had the consolation of winning her country’s first Olympic medal in an individual event. Laure Manaudou the 400 metre freestyle champion, placed third with 2003 World Champion Antje Buschschulte trailing in sixth.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalie Coughlin |  USA | 1:01.45 (1 h6) | 1:00.17 (1 h2) | 1:00.37 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Kirsty Coventry |  ZIM | 1:01.60 (1 h3) | 1:01.21 (2 h1) | 1:00.50 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Laure Manaudou |  FRA | 1:01.27 (1 h4) | 1:00.88 (2 h2) | 1:00.88 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Reiko Nakamura |  JPN | 1:01.39 (2 h4) | 1:01.24 (3 h1) | 1:01.05 (4) | |||
| 5 | Nina Zhivanevskaya |  ESP | 1:01.75 (2 h6) | 1:01.19 (5 h2) | 1:01.12 (5) | |||
| 6 | Antje Buschschulte |  GER | 1:01.68 (1 h5) | 1:00.94 (1 h1) | 1:01.39 (6) | |||
| 7 | Louise Ørnstedt |  DEN | 1:02.17 (4 h5) | 1:01.12 (3 h2) | 1:01.51 (7) | |||
| 8 | Haley Cope | USA | 1:01.99 (3 h5) | 1:01.13 (4 h2) | 1:01.76 (8) | |||
| 9 | Giaan Rooney |  AUS | 1:01.96 (2 h5) | 1:01.41 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 10 | Stanislava Komarova |  RUS | 1:01.84 (4 h4) | 1:01.63 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 11 | Noriko Inada | JPN | 1:01.67 (3 h4) | 1:01.74 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 12 | Ilona Hlaváčková |  CZE | 1:01.95 (5 h4) | 1:01.81 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 13 | Katy Sexton |  GBR | 1:02.01 (3 h6) | 1:01.96 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 14 | Zhan Shu |  CHN | 1:02.39 (6 h4) | 1:02.10 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 15 | Gao Chang | CHN | 1:02.19 (5 h6) | 1:02.17 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 16 | Sarah Price | GBR | 1:02.17 (4 h6) | 1:02.48 (8 h1) | – | |||
| =17 | Sanja Jovanović |  CRO | 1:02.47 (2 h3) | – | – | |||
| =17 | Erin Gammel |  CAN | 1:02.47 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 19 | Iryna Amshennikova |  UKR | 1:02.57 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 20 | Marieke Guehrer | AUS | 1:02.76 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 21 | Nikolett Szepesi |  HUN | 1:02.78 (6 h6) | – | – | |||
| 22 | Hannah McLean |  NZL | 1:03.09 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 23 | Janine Pietsch | GER | 1:03.13 (7 h6) | – | – | |||
| 24 | Sim Min-Ji |  KOR | 1:03.14 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| 25 | Sviatlana Khokhlava |  BLR | 1:03.25 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| 26 | Alessandra Cappa |  ITA | 1:03.50 (8 h6) | – | – | |||
| 27 | Gisela Morales |  GUA | 1:03.72 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 28 | Anya Gostomelsky |  ISR | 1:04.06 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 29 | Alexandra Putra | FRA | 1:04.13 (8 h5) | – | – | |||
| 30 | Sherry Tsai |  HKG | 1:04.25 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 31 | Kiera Aitken |  BER | 1:04.37 (1 h2) | – | – | |||
| 32 | Chonlathorn Vorathamrong |  THA | 1:05.15 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
| 33 | Eirini Karastergiou |  GRE | 1:05.30 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 34 | Şadan Derya Erke |  TUR | 1:05.38 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 35 | Serrana Fernández |  URU | 1:05.51 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 36 | Hanna-Maria Seppälä |  FIN | 1:05.55 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 37 | Fu Hsiao-Han |  TPE | 1:06.62 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 38 | Anastasiya Prilepa |  KAZ | 1:07.55 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 39 | Iyingiyikabo Obia |  NGR | 1:09.65 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
| 40 | Ana Galindo |  HON | 1:11.80 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 41 | Olga Gnedovskaya |  UZB | 1:15.33 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 42 | Yelena Roykova |  TKM | 1:15.48 (3 h1) | – | – |
| Date | 15 August 2004 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Time | 10:00 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Iyingiyikabo Obia | NGR | 1:09.65 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Ana Galindo | HON | 1:11.80 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Yelena Roykova | TKM | 1:15.48 |
| Time | 10:03 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kiera Aitken | BER | 1:04.37 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Chonlathorn Vorathamrong | THA | 1:05.15 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Şadan Derya Erke | TUR | 1:05.38 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Serrana Fernández | URU | 1:05.51 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Fu Hsiao-Han | TPE | 1:06.62 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Anastasiya Prilepa | KAZ | 1:07.55 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Olga Gnedovskaya | UZB | 1:15.33 |
| Time | 10:06 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kirsty Coventry | ZIM | 1:01.60 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Sanja Jovanović | CRO | 1:02.47 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Sviatlana Khokhlava | BLR | 1:03.25 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Gisela Morales | GUA | 1:03.72 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Anya Gostomelsky | ISR | 1:04.06 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Sherry Tsai | HKG | 1:04.25 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Eirini Karastergiou | GRE | 1:05.30 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Hanna-Maria Seppälä | FIN | 1:05.55 |
| Time | 10:09 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Laure Manaudou | FRA | 1:01.27 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Reiko Nakamura | JPN | 1:01.39 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Noriko Inada | JPN | 1:01.67 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Stanislava Komarova | RUS | 1:01.84 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Ilona Hlaváčková | CZE | 1:01.95 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Zhan Shu | CHN | 1:02.39 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Erin Gammel | CAN | 1:02.47 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Sim Min-Ji | KOR | 1:03.14 |
| Time | 10:12 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Antje Buschschulte | GER | 1:01.68 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Giaan Rooney | AUS | 1:01.96 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Haley Cope | USA | 1:01.99 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Louise Ørnstedt | DEN | 1:02.17 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Iryna Amshennikova | UKR | 1:02.57 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Marieke Guehrer | AUS | 1:02.76 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Hannah McLean | NZL | 1:03.09 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Alexandra Putra | FRA | 1:04.13 |
| Time | 10:15 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Natalie Coughlin | USA | 1:01.45 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Nina Zhivanevskaya | ESP | 1:01.75 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Katy Sexton | GBR | 1:02.01 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Sarah Price | GBR | 1:02.17 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Gao Chang | CHN | 1:02.19 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Nikolett Szepesi | HUN | 1:02.78 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Janine Pietsch | GER | 1:03.13 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Alessandra Cappa | ITA | 1:03.50 |
| Time | 10:18 |
|---|
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanja Jovanović | CRO | 1:02.32 | ||
| 2 | Erin Gammel | CAN | 1:03.05 |
| Date | 15 August 2004 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Natalie Coughlin | USA | 1:00.17 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Laure Manaudou | FRA | 1:00.88 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Antje Buschschulte | GER | 1:00.94 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Louise Ørnstedt | DEN | 1:01.12 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Haley Cope | USA | 1:01.13 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Nina Zhivanevskaya | ESP | 1:01.19 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Kirsty Coventry | ZIM | 1:01.21 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Reiko Nakamura | JPN | 1:01.24 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Giaan Rooney | AUS | 1:01.41 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Stanislava Komarova | RUS | 1:01.63 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Noriko Inada | JPN | 1:01.74 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Ilona Hlaváčková | CZE | 1:01.81 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Katy Sexton | GBR | 1:01.96 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Zhan Shu | CHN | 1:02.10 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Gao Chang | CHN | 1:02.17 | ||
| 16 | 1 | Sarah Price | GBR | 1:02.48 |
| Time | 19:30 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Antje Buschschulte | GER | 1:00.94 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Kirsty Coventry | ZIM | 1:01.21 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Reiko Nakamura | JPN | 1:01.24 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Giaan Rooney | AUS | 1:01.41 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Stanislava Komarova | RUS | 1:01.63 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Katy Sexton | GBR | 1:01.96 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Zhan Shu | CHN | 1:02.10 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Sarah Price | GBR | 1:02.48 |
| Time | 19:38 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Natalie Coughlin | USA | 1:00.17 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Laure Manaudou | FRA | 1:00.88 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Louise Ørnstedt | DEN | 1:01.12 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Haley Cope | USA | 1:01.13 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Nina Zhivanevskaya | ESP | 1:01.19 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Noriko Inada | JPN | 1:01.74 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Ilona Hlaváčková | CZE | 1:01.81 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Gao Chang | CHN | 1:02.17 |
| Date | 16 August 2004 — 19:52 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Natalie Coughlin | USA | 1:00.37 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Kirsty Coventry | ZIM | 1:00.50 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Laure Manaudou | FRA | 1:00.88 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Reiko Nakamura | JPN | 1:01.05 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Nina Zhivanevskaya | ESP | 1:01.12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Antje Buschschulte | GER | 1:01.39 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Louise Ørnstedt | DEN | 1:01.51 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Haley Cope | USA | 1:01.76 |
