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 the 27 July at the Foro Italico

Foro Italico

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 in Rome, Italy

Rome

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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.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sarah Sjöström Sarah Sjöström Sarah Fredrika Sjöström is a Swedish swimmer. On 22 March 2008, at the age of 14, she took the gold medal in women's 100 m butterfly at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands. She was clocked for 58.44 seconds...	Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Lee Schipper OAM is an Australian swimmer. She trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood up until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Schipper now trains under the guidance of Stephan Widmer with the Commercial Swimming Club...	Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second in the 200 m butterfly at 2:04.72, behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in 2:04.18...

Records

Record	Swimmer	Time	Location
WR		56.61	Sydney 2000 Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...
CR		57.15	Melbourne 2007

Heats

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Heat	Lane	Notes
1	Sarah Sjöström Sarah Sjöström Sarah Fredrika Sjöström is a Swedish swimmer. On 22 March 2008, at the age of 14, she took the gold medal in women's 100 m butterfly at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands. She was clocked for 58.44 seconds...		56.76	9	6	CR, NR
2	Dana Vollmer Dana Vollmer Dana Vollmer is an American college and international swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece she won a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Natalie Coughlin, Kaitlin Sandeno, and Carly Piper that set the world record in the event.She has won...	United States	57.15	10	5
3	Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Lee Schipper OAM is an Australian swimmer. She trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood up until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Schipper now trains under the guidance of Stephan Widmer with the Commercial Swimming Club...		57.17	10	4
4	Zhou Yafei Zhou Yafei Zhou Yafei is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2002 Asian Games - 1st 100m fly/4x100m medley relay;...		57.34	10	8
5	Christine Magnuson Christine Magnuson Christine Marie Magnuson is an American swimmer and two-time Olympic medalist.She has won a total of five medals in major international competition, four silvers, and one bronze spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships.-Personal:Magnuson went to high school...	United States	57.48	9	4
6	Jeanette Ottesen Jeanette Ottesen Jeanette Ottesen is a Danish swimmer who participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in swimming. She currently holds the Danish record in 100 m freestyle...		57.58	10	7	NR
7	Ingvild Snildal Ingvild Snildal Ingvild Snildal is an Olympic and National Record holding swimming from Norway. She swam for Norway at the 2008 Olympics, where she set the Norwegian Record in the 100m butterfly. Her club team is Asker svømmeklubb....		57.67	10	9	NR
8	Aurore Mongel Aurore Mongel Aurore Mongel is an Olympic and national record holding butterfly swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, where she set the French record in the 200 m butterfly ....		57.75	11	6	NR
9	Felicity Galvez Felicity Galvez Felicity Madeline Galvez OAM is an Australian swimmer and two time Olympic gold medalist from Melbourne, Victoria. She was educated at Runnymede College, in Madrid.- Career :...		57.76	9	3
10	Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second in the 200 m butterfly at 2:04.72, behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in 2:04.18...		57.90	11	5
11	Annika Mehlhorn Annika Mehlhorn Annika Mehlhorn is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Germany who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She became European champion in the 200 m butterfly at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2000 in Valencia...		58.04	9	7	NR
12	Marleen Veldhuis Marleen Veldhuis Magdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis is a professional swimmer from the Netherlands. She is world record holder in 4 events . Veldhuis has won 6 world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold medals...		58.06	11	4
13	Ellen Gandy Ellen Gandy Ellen May Gandy is a female butterfly swimmer from Great Britain. She represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200m butterfly swimming event....		58.07	9	5
14	Daynara De Paula		58.26	9	8
15	Yuka Kato Yuka Kato is a Japanese butterfly swimmer.- Major achievements :2007 World Championships* 50m butterfly 10th 2008 Beijing Olympics* 100m butterfly 23rd * 4×100m medley relay 6th - Personal Bests :In long course...		58.31	10	6
16	Gabriella Silva Gabriella Silva Gabriella M. Silva is a Brazilian butterfly swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she is the South American and Brazilian record holder in the long-course 100 fly....		58.35	10	2
17	Jemma Lowe Jemma Lowe Jemma Louise Lowe is an English university and international butterfly swimmer and British record holder.Lowe was born in Hartlepool, England, United Kingdom...		58.60	10	3
18	Eszter Dara Eszter Dara Eszter Dara is a female Hungarian swimmer, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.She won a bronze medal at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships in 100 m butterfly...		58.61	11	7
19	Kimberly Buys		58.62	9	1	NR
20	Audrey Lacroix Audrey Lacroix Audrey Lacroix is a Canadian swimmer from Montreal, Quebec. She is the Canadian record holder in the 100 metre butterfly , 200 metre butterfly . She is also the world record holder in the short-course 4x100 medley relay event with her fellow teammates, Katy Murdoch, Annamay Pierse, and Victoria Poon...		58.67	8	5	NR
21	Irina Bespalova Irina Bespalova Irina Nikolayevna Bespalova is a female butterfly swimmer from Russia, who represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.-References:*...		58.74	10	0
22	Ilaria Bianchi		58.81	9	2
23	Triin Aljand Triin Aljand Triin Aljand is an Estonian swimmer. She was a member of the Estonian national team that competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and multiple FINA World Aquatics Championships. She competed again for the team in the 2008 Summer Olympics.She currently attends Texas A&M University, where she swims for...		59.00	8	3
23	Yui Miyamoto		59.00	11	8
25	Amit Ivry		59.02	11	9
26	Micha Kathrine Østergaard Jensen		59.06	11	2
27	Sara Isakovič Sara Isakovic Sara Isakovič is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia. She spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovič was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and trained under the supervision of coach Miha Potočnik.Isakovič competed for Slovenia at the 2004 Summer...		59.10	11	1
28	Chantal Groot Chantal Groot Chantal Groot is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who has represented her country in many international championships since 1999...		59.24	11	0
29	Caterina Giacchetti		59.60	8	4
30	Emilia Pikkarainen Emilia Pikkarainen Emilia Pikkarainen is a Finnish swimmer who was a member of the Finland 2008 Olympics Team. She reached the 100 m butterfly and swam 1:02.31 where she finished 46th. Her personal record is 1:01.43 from 2008.-References:...		59.69	8	6
31	Tao Li Tao Li Tao Li is a China-born Singaporean competitive swimmer specializing in the backstroke and butterfly stroke.A Singapore Sports School student, Tao has represented Singapore at the Southeast Asian Games and Asian Games and holds several national records...		59.73	11	3
32	Kateryna Zubkova Kateryna Zubkova Kateryna Mikhailivna Zubkova is a Ukrainian swimmer. She has won national titles for Ukraine eight times, and is a former European breaststroke champion...		59.77	9	0
33	Orsolya Tompa		59.85	8	8
34	Martina Van Berkel		59.87	8	1	NR
35	Birgit Koschischek		59.93	9	9
36	Gabriella Fagundez Gabriella Fagundez Gabriella Fagundez is a Swedish swimmer. She currently holds 400 m freestyle , 800 m and 1500 m freestyle national records.-Long course :...		59.95	10	1
37	Kristina Tchernychev		1:00.32	8	0
38	Anna Yevchak		1:00.37	7	6
39	Anna Schoholeva		1:00.42	7	5
40	Iryna Niafedava		1:00.46	8	9
41	Rita Medrano		1:00.47	7	1	NR
42	Carolina Colorado Henao Carolina Colorado Henao Carolina Colorado Henao is an Olympic and national record-holding swimmer from Colombia. She swam for Colombia at the 2008 Olympics.-References:...		1:00.50	8	7
43	Ariana Vanderpool-Wallace		1:00.56	6	7	NR
44	Laetitia Perez		1:00.67	7	4
45	Sze Hang Yu		1:00.83	6	5
46	Iris Rosenberger		1:00.86	7	7
47	Mirela Olczak		1:00.93	7	3
48	Kelly Shim Robinson		1:01.05	7	0
49	Lenka Jarosova		1:01.19	6	1
50	Fella Bennaceur		1:01.22	6	3
51	Katarina Listopadova		1:01.24	7	2
52	Linda Laihorinne		1:01.27	6	0
53	Maida Turnadzic		1:01.31	8	2
54	Alana Dillette Alana Dillette Alana Kathryn Dillette is an Olympic-swimmer from The Bahamas. She swam for the Bahamas at the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as at the 2007 Pan American Games...		1:01.51	6	4
55	Elimar Barrios		1:01.95	7	8
56	Sofija Djelic		1:02.09	7	9
57	Marellyn Lammert Liew		1:02.14	6	2
58	Christine Mailliet		1:02.22	5	3
59	Yasemin Rosenberger		1:02.52	6	9
60	Kristina Bernice Lennox		1:02.56	6	6
61	Aiste Dobrovolskaite		1:02.60	5	5
62	Eliana Barrios		1:02.92	5	4
63	Loren Yamile Bahamonde		1:03.05	6	8
64	Farida Osman Farida Osman Farida Hisham Osman is an Egyptian swimmer. An Egyptian National and African Champion and record holder, Farida specializes in the sprinting swimming events of 50m, 100m Butterfly, 50m, 100m Freestyle and 50m, 100m Backstroke. She is currently coached by Ukrainian Coach Volodymyr Hotsu at the...		1:03.21	5	6
65	Koh Ting Ting		1:03.25	5	7
66	Yumisleisy Morales Mendoza		1:03.33	5	9
67	Grite Apanaviciute		1:03.38	5	2
68	Binta Zahra Diop		1:03.47	5	1
69	Ting Sheng-Yo		1:03.77	5	0
70	Marie Laura Meza		1:04.18	4	3
71	Ileana Murillo		1:04.21	4	6
72	Maria Georgina Gandionco		1:04.34	4	2
72	Ramond Sherazad		1:04.34	5	8
74	Laura Lucia Paz Chavez		1:04.45	4	0
75	Karrakchou Lilia		1:04.95	4	9
76	Chen Ting		1:05.06	4	5
77	Pooja Raghava Alva		1:05.13	4	8
78	Davina Mangion		1:05.41	3	5
79	Simona Muccioli		1:05.55	4	4
80	Karen Milenka Torrez Guzman		1:05.64	3	3
81	Vandita Dhariyal		1:05.80	2	2
82	Daniela Reyes Hinrichsen		1:05.83	3	8
83	Dalia Torrez		1:05.93	3	4
84	Moira Fraser		1:06.05	3	6
85	Ma Cheok Mei		1:06.51	4	7
86	Sharon Paola Fajardo Sierra		1:07.07	4	1
87	Silvie Ketelaars		1:07.42	3	7
88	Monica Bernardo		1:07.52	3	0
89	Shalia Millum Gardarnar		1:08.17	3	9
90	Razan Taha		1:08.28	2	5
91	Amina Meho		1:08.39	3	2
92	Rachita Shah		1:08.89	2	9
93	Talisa Pace		1:09.10	2	4
94	Li Chuen Cheong Estelle Anais		1:09.51	2	6
95	Gessica Stagno		1:09.67	2	1
96	Miniruwani Samarakoon		1:09.99	2	8
97	Tieri Erasito		1:11.63	2	0
98	Ashley Bransford		1:13.51	2	3
99	Adele Rova		1:14.04	1	5
100	Tin Hon Ko Adeline Mei-Li		1:14.08	2	7
101	Gantumur Oyungerel		1:14.99	1	4
102	Aelia Mehdi		1:25.88	1	3

Key: CR = Championship record, NR = National record

Semifinals

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Heat	Lane	Notes
1	Sarah Sjöström Sarah Sjöström Sarah Fredrika Sjöström is a Swedish swimmer. On 22 March 2008, at the age of 14, she took the gold medal in women's 100 m butterfly at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands. She was clocked for 58.44 seconds...		56.44	2	4	WR
2	Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Lee Schipper OAM is an Australian swimmer. She trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood up until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Schipper now trains under the guidance of Stephan Widmer with the Commercial Swimming Club...		57.08	2	5
3	Dana Vollmer Dana Vollmer Dana Vollmer is an American college and international swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece she won a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Natalie Coughlin, Kaitlin Sandeno, and Carly Piper that set the world record in the event.She has won...		57.19	1	4
4	Ingvild Snildal Ingvild Snildal Ingvild Snildal is an Olympic and National Record holding swimming from Norway. She swam for Norway at the 2008 Olympics, where she set the Norwegian Record in the 100m butterfly. Her club team is Asker svømmeklubb....		57.20	2	6	NR
5	Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second in the 200 m butterfly at 2:04.72, behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in 2:04.18...		57.25	1	2
6	Aurore Mongel Aurore Mongel Aurore Mongel is an Olympic and national record holding butterfly swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, where she set the French record in the 200 m butterfly ....		57.39	1	6	NR
7	Gabriella Silva Gabriella Silva Gabriella M. Silva is a Brazilian butterfly swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she is the South American and Brazilian record holder in the long-course 100 fly....		57.42	1	8	SA
8	Marleen Veldhuis Marleen Veldhuis Magdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis is a professional swimmer from the Netherlands. She is world record holder in 4 events . Veldhuis has won 6 world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold medals...		57.56	1	7
8	Zhou Yafei Zhou Yafei Zhou Yafei is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2002 Asian Games - 1st 100m fly/4x100m medley relay;...		57.56	1	5
10	Christine Magnuson Christine Magnuson Christine Marie Magnuson is an American swimmer and two-time Olympic medalist.She has won a total of five medals in major international competition, four silvers, and one bronze spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships.-Personal:Magnuson went to high school...		57.59	2	3
11	Jeanette Ottesen Jeanette Ottesen Jeanette Ottesen is a Danish swimmer who participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in swimming. She currently holds the Danish record in 100 m freestyle...		57.65	1	3
12	Daynara De Paula		57.68	1	1
13	Felicity Galvez Felicity Galvez Felicity Madeline Galvez OAM is an Australian swimmer and two time Olympic gold medalist from Melbourne, Victoria. She was educated at Runnymede College, in Madrid.- Career :...		57.71	2	2
14	Annika Mehlhorn Annika Mehlhorn Annika Mehlhorn is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Germany who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She became European champion in the 200 m butterfly at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2000 in Valencia...		57.90	2	7	NR
15	Yuka Kato Yuka Kato is a Japanese butterfly swimmer.- Major achievements :2007 World Championships* 50m butterfly 10th 2008 Beijing Olympics* 100m butterfly 23rd * 4×100m medley relay 6th - Personal Bests :In long course...		57.95	2	8
16	Ellen Gandy Ellen Gandy Ellen May Gandy is a female butterfly swimmer from Great Britain. She represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200m butterfly swimming event....		58.25	2	1

Swim-off

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Lane	Notes
1	Marleen Veldhuis Marleen Veldhuis Magdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis is a professional swimmer from the Netherlands. She is world record holder in 4 events . Veldhuis has won 6 world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold medals...		57.38	4
2	Zhou Yafei Zhou Yafei Zhou Yafei is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2002 Asian Games - 1st 100m fly/4x100m medley relay;...		57.62	5

Finals

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Lane	Notes
	Sarah Sjöström Sarah Sjöström Sarah Fredrika Sjöström is a Swedish swimmer. On 22 March 2008, at the age of 14, she took the gold medal in women's 100 m butterfly at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands. She was clocked for 58.44 seconds...		56.06	4	WR
	Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Lee Schipper OAM is an Australian swimmer. She trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood up until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Schipper now trains under the guidance of Stephan Widmer with the Commercial Swimming Club...		56.23	5	OC
	Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang Jiao Liuyang is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished second in the 200 m butterfly at 2:04.72, behind her teammate Liu Zige, who won the race in 2:04.18...		56.86	2	AS
4	Aurore Mongel Aurore Mongel Aurore Mongel is an Olympic and national record holding butterfly swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, where she set the French record in the 200 m butterfly ....		56.89	7	NR
5	Gabriella Silva Gabriella Silva Gabriella M. Silva is a Brazilian butterfly swimmer and Olympian. As of October 2008, she is the South American and Brazilian record holder in the long-course 100 fly....		56.94	1	AM
5	Dana Vollmer Dana Vollmer Dana Vollmer is an American college and international swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece she won a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Natalie Coughlin, Kaitlin Sandeno, and Carly Piper that set the world record in the event.She has won...		56.94	3	AM
7	Ingvild Snildal Ingvild Snildal Ingvild Snildal is an Olympic and National Record holding swimming from Norway. She swam for Norway at the 2008 Olympics, where she set the Norwegian Record in the 100m butterfly. Her club team is Asker svømmeklubb....		56.96	6	NR
8	Marleen Veldhuis Marleen Veldhuis Magdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis is a professional swimmer from the Netherlands. She is world record holder in 4 events . Veldhuis has won 6 world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold medals...		57.79	8

Note: The Dutch Record in this event is Inge de Bruijn

Inge de Bruijn

Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch former swimmer. She was a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.-Biography:De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, South Holland, and tried several sports before settling with swimming....

's former World Record (56.61), which may help to explain why Veldhuis was the only finalist not to set a National Record (NR).

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