The first heats of the Women's 100 m Butterfly took place on the morning of Sunday, 26 July. The semi-final took place in the evening session of 26 July and the final took place on the evening of 27 July at the
Foro Italico
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Rome, Italy
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. In the final, 7 of the 8 swimmers finished within the same second, and 5 within the same 0.1 of a second.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and competition records were as follows:
The following records were established during the competition:
Results
Heats
Key: CR = Championship record, NR = National record
Semifinals
Swim-off
Finals
Note: The
Dutch Record in this event is
Inge de Bruijn
Inge de Bruijn (; born 24 August 1973) is a Dutch former competitive swimmer. She is a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record-holder.
Personal
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's former World Record (56.61), which may help to explain why Veldhuis was the only finalist not to set a National Record (NR).
External links
Heats ResultsSemifinals ResultsSwim-off ResultsFinals Results
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Butterfly Women's 100 m
Women's 100 metre butterfly
2009 in women's swimming