The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
took place on 16–17 September at the
Sydney International Aquatic Centre in
Sydney, Australia.
Dutch rising star
Inge de Bruijn shattered her own world record by 0.03 seconds to claim the gold medal in the event. Forging a narrow lead at the initial turn, she cruised her path on the final lap to hit the wall first in a sterling time of 56.61. Slovakia's
Martina Moravcová moved herself up from fourth to surge past the field for the silver medal in 57.97. At only 33 years of age and competing in her fourth Olympics since 1984, U.S. legend
Dara Torres
Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, 1967) is an American former competitive swimmer, who is a 12-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events. Torres is the first swimmer to represent the United States in five Olympic Gam ...
ended her seven-year retirement from the sport by taking home the bronze in 58.20.
Australia's top favorite
Petria Thomas failed to impress the home crowd with her fourth-place effort, finishing off the podium by 29-hundredths of a second in 58.49. Trailing behind De Bruijn by 0.12 seconds,
Jenny Thompson
Jennifer Beth Thompson (born February 26, 1973) is an American former competition swimmer and anesthesiologist.
She is one of the most decorated Olympians in history: twelve medals, including eight gold medals, in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 200 ...
faded down the final stretch to pick up a fifth spot in 58.73. Earlier in the prelims, she posted a leading time (57.66) to cut off
Qian Hong's 1992 Olympic record by almost a full second.
Japan's
Junko Onishi (59.13), Thomas' teammate
Susie O'Neill (59.27), competing in her third Olympics, and Romania's
Diana Mocanu (59.43) rounded out the finale.
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Before her breakthrough final, De Bruijn erased Thompson's record from heat five by 0.06 seconds to post a top-seeded time of 57.60 in the prelims.][ Followed by an evening session on the first night of the Games, she eventually lowered it to 57.14 in the semifinals.]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
References
External links
Official Olympic Report
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Women's 100 metre butterfly
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Women's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics