Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It will be the event's twenty-fifth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1912.
Women's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre |
Dates | TBC |
Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||
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Qualification | |||
Freestyle | |||
50 m | men | women | |
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
800 m | men | women | |
1500 m | men | women | |
Backstroke | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Breaststroke | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Butterfly | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Individual medley | |||
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
Freestyle relay | |||
4×100 m | men | women | |
4×200 m | men | women | |
Medley relay | |||
4×100 m | men | mixed | women |
Marathon | |||
10 km | men | women | |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() | 51.71 | Budapest, Hungary | 23 July 2017 | [2] |
Olympic record | 52.70 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11 August 2016 | [3][4] |
Qualification
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 54.38 seconds. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 56.01 seconds. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a female swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[5]
Competition format
The competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[6]
Schedule
All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)[1]
Date | Time | Round |
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TBC | 19:00 | Heats |
TBC | 10:30 | Semifinals |
TBC | 10:30 | Final |
Results
Heats
The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals
The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.
Final
References
- "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- Sutherland, James (23 July 2017). "Sarah Sjostrom Smashes 100 FR World Record In 51.71 On Relay Lead-Off". SwimSwam. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- Fenno, Nathan (12 August 2016). "Simone Manuel and Canada's Penny Oleksiak tie for gold in 100 freestyle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- "Simone Manuel makes history, ties for Olympic gold". USA Today. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.