Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
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The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
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| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 10 | Heat 7 | Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... |
1:05.64 | OR | ||
| August 12 | Final | Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... |
1:05.17 | OR |
Schedule
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| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 | 19:25-19:45 | Heats |
| Monday, August 11, 2008 | 10:35-10:45 | Semifinals |
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | 10:23 | Final |
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... |
1:05.64 | Q, OR | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | Yuliya Yefimova | 1:06.08 | Q, ER | |
| 3 | 5 | 6 | Mirna Jukić Mirna Jukic Mirna Jukić is an retired former Austrian swimmer of Croatian origin who won a bronze medal in both short course and long course at the world championships in swimming. She is trained by her father Željko Jukić, a former basketball player... |
1:07.06 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke and is a former world-record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke .Soni has won a total of nineteen medals in major... |
1:07.44 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | 1 | Suzaan van Biljon Suzaan van Biljon Suzaan van Biljon is an Olympic-swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 2008 Olympics, and as of June 2009 holds both African and South African records.-External links:*... |
1:07.55 | Q | |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Sun Ye Sun Ye Sun Ye is an Olympic-medalist swimmer from China. She swam for China at the 2008 Olympics, where she was part of China's 400 Medley Relay which finished 3rd.-Major achievements:*2008 Olympics - 7th 100m breast, 3rd 400m Medley Relay... |
1:07.81 | Q | |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | Tarnee White Tarnee White Tarnee Renee White OAM is an Australian breaststroke swimmer, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.... |
1:07.83 | Q | |
| 8 | 7 | 6 | Joline Höstman | 1:07.91 | Q | |
| 9 | 7 | 5 | Megan Jendrick Megan Jendrick Megan Jendrick is an American swimmer, record holder and fitness columnist. She won two gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Jendrick has set 27 American records and four world records in her swimming career up to date... |
1:08.07 | Q | |
| 10 | 5 | 7 | Jillian Tyler | 1:08.13 | Q | |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Kate Haywood Kate Haywood Kate Emma Haywood is an English swimmer. She was the youngest swimmer to represent England in the Commonwealth Games when she qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay... |
1:08.18 | Q | |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Chen Huijia Chen Huijia Chen Huijia is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games - 5th 100m breaststroke;... |
1:08.24 | Q | |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse is a Canadian swimmer. She grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and currently attends the University of British Columbia and resides permanently in Vancouver, British Columbia.... |
1:08.25 | Q | |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Kirsty Balfour Kirsty Balfour Kirsty Balfour is a Scottish breaststroke swimmer.She won gold in the 200 metres breaststroke at the European Long-Course Championships in 2006, and took silver in same event at the World Championships in Melbourne in 2007.She announced her retirement from swimming on 7 November 2008 stating she... |
1:08.30 | Q | |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | Asami Kitagawa Asami Kitagawa is a Japanese Olympic and Nation Record holding swimmer. She swam for Japan at the 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:2006 Doha Asian Games* 50m breaststroke 2nd * 100m breaststroke 1st... |
1:08.36 | Q | |
| 16 | 7 | 8 | Elise Matthysen Elise Matthysen Elise Matthysen is a retired Belgian swimmer who specialised in breaststroke. During the 2008 European Aquatics Championships she came 4th in the final of the 100 m breaststroke in which she broke the national record of Brigitte Becue. With this excellent performance, she managed to qualify... |
1:08.37 | Q, NR | |
| 17 | 6 | 6 | Mequmi Taneda | 1:08.45 | ||
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Elena Bogomazova | 1:08.63 | ||
| 19 | 3 | 2 | Sara Elbekri | 1:08.66 | ||
| 20 | 6 | 5 | Sarah Poewe Sarah Poewe Sarah Poewe is an Olympic Breaststroke swimmer, who has swum internationally for both South Africa and Germany.... |
1:08.69 | ||
| 21 | 6 | 7 | Hanna Westrin Hanna Westrin Hanna Westrin is a Swedish swimmer from Sundsvall.-References:... |
1:08.80 | ||
| 22 | 4 | 4 | Roberta Panara | 1:08.90 | ||
| 23 | 4 | 5 | Jung Seulki | 1:09.26 | ||
| 24 | 6 | 8 | Yuliya Pidlisna | 1:09.72 | ||
| 25 | 5 | 5 | Anna Khlistunova | 1:09.95 | ||
| 26 | 4 | 2 | Diana Gomes | 1:10.02 | ||
| 27 | 4 | 3 | Inna Kapishina | 1:10.15 | ||
| 28 | 4 | 1 | Dilara Buse Gunaydin | 1:10.45 | ||
| 29 | 5 | 8 | Sophie de Ronchi Sophie de Ronchi Sophie de Ronchi is an Olympic and National-Record holding breaststroke swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics.... |
1:10.46 | ||
| 30 | 4 | 6 | Angeliki Exarchou | 1:10.47 | ||
| 31 | 3 | 6 | Adriana Marmolejo Adriana Marmolejo Adriana Marmolejo is a 3-time Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Mexico. She swam at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics;, making her the first Mexican woman to swim at 3 Olympic Games... |
1:10.73 | ||
| 32 | 4 | 7 | Nicolette Teo Nicolette Teo Nicolette Teo Wei-min is a Singaporean swimmer who specializes in breaststroke.-High school:Nicolette was a former student at Methodist Girls' School in Singapore. Nicolette represented Mission Viejo High School in the California Interscholastic Federation's swimming tournament... |
1:10.76 | ||
| 33 | 3 | 3 | Smiljana Marinović Smiljana Marinovic Smiljana Marinović is a breaststroke swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in Sydney 2000.-External links:*... |
1:10.94 | ||
| 34 | 2 | 4 | Yekaterina Sadovnik | 1:11.14 | ||
| 35 | 4 | 8 | Jolijn van Valkengoed Jolijn van Valkengoed Jolijn van Valkengoed is a Dutch Swimmer, who is mainly specialized in breaststroke. She is currently training in her hometown Lelystad together with her younger brother Thijs. At the age of 24 she made her international debut at the European Championships 2006 in Budapest... |
1:11.26 | ||
| 36 | 7 | 7 | Sonja Schober | 1:11.36 | ||
| 37 | 3 | 4 | Liliana Eugenia Guiscardo | 1:11.43 | ||
| 38 | 2 | 5 | Valeria Silva | 1:11.64 | NR | |
| 39 | 3 | 8 | Tatiane Sakemi | 1:11.75 | ||
| 40 | 3 | 5 | Erla Dogg Haraldsdottir | 1:11.78 | ||
| 41 | 3 | 1 | Reka Pecz | 1:12.17 | ||
| 42 | 2 | 6 | Danielle Beaubrun Danielle Beaubrun Danielle Beaubrun is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia... |
1:12.85 | ||
| 43 | 3 | 7 | Nadja Higl | 1:13.19 | ||
| 44 | 2 | 3 | Mayumi Raheem Mayumi Raheem Mayumi Raheem is a swimmer from Sri Lanka who won 3 gold medals at the 2006 South Asian Games in the Women's 50 metres, 100 meters and 200 metres breaststroke... |
1:15.33 | ||
| 45 | 2 | 2 | Nibal Yamout | 1:16.17 | ||
| 46 | 2 | 7 | Oksana Hatamkhanova Oksana Hatamkhanova Oksana Hatamkhanova is an Olympic swimmer from Azerbaijan. She swam for Azerbaijan at in the 2008 Olympics.In Beijing, she finished 46th in the 100m breaststroke, failing to advance on to the semifinals.... |
1:20.22 | ||
| 47 | 1 | 5 | Asmahan Farhat Asmahan Farhat Asmahan Farhat, or Mercedes Farhat, born May 1, 1990 in Strongsville, Ohio, United States, is a Libyan swimmer.Raised in Strongsville, Ohio she began training with the Lake Erie Silver Dolphins before moving down to Marco Island, FL at age 11 and began swimming with her father for the Marco Island... |
1:21.68 | ||
| 48 | 1 | 4 | Ann Salnikova | 1:21.70 | ||
| 49 | 1 | 3 | Mariam Pauline Keita | 1:24.26 |
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... |
1:05.80 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke and is a former world-record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke .Soni has won a total of nineteen medals in major... |
1:07.07 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Mirna Jukić Mirna Jukic Mirna Jukić is an retired former Austrian swimmer of Croatian origin who won a bronze medal in both short course and long course at the world championships in swimming. She is trained by her father Željko Jukić, a former basketball player... |
1:07.27 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Tarnee White Tarnee White Tarnee Renee White OAM is an Australian breaststroke swimmer, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.... |
1:07.48 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Yuliya Yefimova | 1:07.50 | Q | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Sun Ye Sun Ye Sun Ye is an Olympic-medalist swimmer from China. She swam for China at the 2008 Olympics, where she was part of China's 400 Medley Relay which finished 3rd.-Major achievements:*2008 Olympics - 7th 100m breast, 3rd 400m Medley Relay... |
1:07.72 | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Megan Jendrick Megan Jendrick Megan Jendrick is an American swimmer, record holder and fitness columnist. She won two gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Jendrick has set 27 American records and four world records in her swimming career up to date... |
1:08.07 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | 8 | Asami Kitagawa Asami Kitagawa is a Japanese Olympic and Nation Record holding swimmer. She swam for Japan at the 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:2006 Doha Asian Games* 50m breaststroke 2nd * 100m breaststroke 1st... |
1:08.23 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Joline Höstman | 1:08.26 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse Annamay Pierse is a Canadian swimmer. She grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and currently attends the University of British Columbia and resides permanently in Vancouver, British Columbia.... |
1:08.27 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Kate Haywood Kate Haywood Kate Emma Haywood is an English swimmer. She was the youngest swimmer to represent England in the Commonwealth Games when she qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay... |
1:08.36 | ||
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Chen Huijia Chen Huijia Chen Huijia is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2005 National Games - 5th 100m breaststroke;... |
1:08.60 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Jillian Tyler | 1:09.00 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Elise Matthysen Elise Matthysen Elise Matthysen is a retired Belgian swimmer who specialised in breaststroke. During the 2008 European Aquatics Championships she came 4th in the final of the 100 m breaststroke in which she broke the national record of Brigitte Becue. With this excellent performance, she managed to qualify... |
1:09.00 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Kirsty Balfour Kirsty Balfour Kirsty Balfour is a Scottish breaststroke swimmer.She won gold in the 200 metres breaststroke at the European Long-Course Championships in 2006, and took silver in same event at the World Championships in Melbourne in 2007.She announced her retirement from swimming on 7 November 2008 stating she... |
1:09.23 | ||
| 16 | 2 | 3 | Suzaan van Biljon Suzaan van Biljon Suzaan van Biljon is an Olympic-swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 2008 Olympics, and as of June 2009 holds both African and South African records.-External links:*... |
1:09.56 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... |
1:05.17 | |||
| 5 | Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni Rebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke and is a former world-record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke .Soni has won a total of nineteen medals in major... |
1:06.73 | |||
| 3 | Mirna Jukić Mirna Jukic Mirna Jukić is an retired former Austrian swimmer of Croatian origin who won a bronze medal in both short course and long course at the world championships in swimming. She is trained by her father Željko Jukić, a former basketball player... |
1:07.34 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Yuliya Yefimova | 1:07.43 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Megan Jendrick Megan Jendrick Megan Jendrick is an American swimmer, record holder and fitness columnist. She won two gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Jendrick has set 27 American records and four world records in her swimming career up to date... |
1:07.62 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Tarnee White Tarnee White Tarnee Renee White OAM is an Australian breaststroke swimmer, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.... |
1:07.63 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Sun Ye Sun Ye Sun Ye is an Olympic-medalist swimmer from China. She swam for China at the 2008 Olympics, where she was part of China's 400 Medley Relay which finished 3rd.-Major achievements:*2008 Olympics - 7th 100m breast, 3rd 400m Medley Relay... |
1:08.08 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Asami Kitagawa Asami Kitagawa is a Japanese Olympic and Nation Record holding swimmer. She swam for Japan at the 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:2006 Doha Asian Games* 50m breaststroke 2nd * 100m breaststroke 1st... |
1:08.43 |