2012 Summer Olympics Results - Swimming
| Women's 100m Freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Final | |||
NEDNetherlands | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 53.00 | |
BLRBelarus | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | 53.38 | |
CHNChina | Tang Yi | 53.44 | |
| 4 | AUSAustralia | Melanie Schlanger | 53.47 |
| 5 | USAUnited States | Missy Franklin | 53.64 |
| 6 | GBRGreat Britain | Francesca Halsall | 53.66 |
| 7 | DENDenmark | Jeanette Ottesen | 53.75 |
| 8 | USAUnited States | Jessica Hardy | 54.02 |
| 9 | SWESweden | Sarah Sjöström | 53.93 |
| 10 | BAHBahamas | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | 54.12 |
| 11 | NEDNetherlands | Femke Heemskerk | 54.13 |
| 12 | GERGermany | Britta Steffen | 54.18 |
| 13 | CANCanada | Julia Wilkinson | 54.25 |
| 14 | GBRGreat Britain | Amy Smith | 54.28 |
| 15 | GERGermany | Daniela Schreiber | 54.39 |
| 16 | JPNJapan | Haruka Ueda | 54.59 |
| 17 | RUSRussia | Veronika Popova | 54.66 |
| 18 | FINFinland | Hanna-Maria Seppälä | 54.93 |
| 19 | DENDenmark | Pernille Blume | 55.04 |
| 20 | FRAFrance | Charlotte Bonnet | 55.12 |
| 21 | HKGHong Kong | Hannah Wilson | 55.33 |
| 22 | TURTürkiye | Burcu Dolunay | 55.35 |
| 23 | HUNHungary | Eszter Dara | 55.37 |
| 24 | BULBulgaria | Nina Rangelova | 55.52 |
| 25 | MEXMexico | Liliana Ibanez | 55.71 |
| 26 | BRABrazil | Daynara De Paula | 55.94 |
| 27 | POLPoland | Katarzyna Wilk | 56.13 |
| 28 | SLOSlovenia | Nastja Govejsek | 56.21 |
| 29 | LTULithuania | Ruta Meilutyte | 56.33 |
| 29 | SGPSingapore | Mylene Ong | 56.33 |
| 31 | SVKSlovakia | Katarina Filova | 56.58 |
| 32 | GREGreece | Nery-Mantey Niangkouara | 56.63 |
| 33 | VENVenezuela | Arlene Semeco | 56.90 |
| 34 | PHIPhilippines | Jasmine Alkhaldi | 57.13 |
| 35 | ASAAmerican Samoa | Megan Fonteno | 57.45 |
| 35 | SRBSerbia Republic | Miroslava Najdanovski | 57.45 |
| 37 | BOLBolivia | Karen Torrez | 57.78 |
| 38 | SMRSan Marino | Clelia Tini | 58.29 |
| 39 | ZAMZambia | Jade Howard | 59.35 |
| 40 | SYRSyria | Baean Jouma | 59.78 |
| 41 | PARParaguay | Karen Riveros | 59.86 |
| 42 | GUYGuyana | Britany Van Lange | 1:01.62 |
| 43 | MADMadagascar | Estellah Fils Rabetsara | 1:02.39 |
| 44 | SRISri Lanka | Reshika Amali Udugampola | 1:04.93 |
| 45 | TANTanzania | Magdalena Moshi | 1:05.80 |
| 46 | SENSenegal | Mareme Faye | 1:06.42 |
| 47 | NEPNepal | Shreya Dhital | 1:10.80 |
| 48 | COMComoros | Sihame Ayouba Ali | 1:14.40 |
| 49 | AUSAustralia | Cate Campbell | DNS |
| 49 | FSMFederated States of Micronesia | Debra Daniel | |
| 49 | SWESweden | Therese Alshammar | DNS |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Final | |||
| 1 | SENSenegal | Mareme Faye | 1:06.42 |
| 2 | NEPNepal | Shreya Dhital | 1:10.80 |
| 3 | COMComoros | Sihame Ayouba Ali | 1:14.40 |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Heats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Final | |||
| 1 | CHNChina | Tang Yi | 53.28 |
| 2 | AUSAustralia | Melanie Schlanger | 53.50 |
| 3 | DENDenmark | Jeanette Ottesen | 53.51 |
| 4 | BLRBelarus | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | 53.63 |
| 5 | NEDNetherlands | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 53.66 |
| 6 | BAHBahamas | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | 53.73 |
| 7 | GBRGreat Britain | Francesca Halsall | 54.02 |
| 8 | USAUnited States | Jessica Hardy | 54.09 |
| 9 | CANCanada | Julia Wilkinson | 54.16 |
| 10 | SWESweden | Sarah Sjöström | 54.26 |
| 10 | USAUnited States | Missy Franklin | 54.26 |
| 12 | JPNJapan | Haruka Ueda | 54.35 |
| 13 | GBRGreat Britain | Amy Smith | 54.37 |
| 14 | GERGermany | Britta Steffen | 54.42 |
| 15 | GERGermany | Daniela Schreiber | 54.43 |
| 15 | NEDNetherlands | Femke Heemskerk | 54.43 |
| 17 | RUSRussia | Veronika Popova | 54.66 |
| 18 | FINFinland | Hanna-Maria Seppälä | 54.93 |
| 19 | DENDenmark | Pernille Blume | 55.04 |
| 20 | FRAFrance | Charlotte Bonnet | 55.12 |
| 21 | HKGHong Kong | Hannah Wilson | 55.33 |
| 22 | TURTürkiye | Burcu Dolunay | 55.35 |
| 23 | HUNHungary | Eszter Dara | 55.37 |
| 24 | BULBulgaria | Nina Rangelova | 55.52 |
| 25 | MEXMexico | Liliana Ibanez | 55.71 |
| 26 | BRABrazil | Daynara De Paula | 55.94 |
| 27 | POLPoland | Katarzyna Wilk | 56.13 |
| 28 | SLOSlovenia | Nastja Govejsek | 56.21 |
| 29 | LTULithuania | Ruta Meilutyte | 56.33 |
| 29 | SGPSingapore | Mylene Ong | 56.33 |
| 31 | SVKSlovakia | Katarina Filova | 56.58 |
| 32 | GREGreece | Nery-Mantey Niangkouara | 56.63 |
| 33 | VENVenezuela | Arlene Semeco | 56.90 |
| 34 | PHIPhilippines | Jasmine Alkhaldi | 57.13 |
| 35 | ASAAmerican Samoa | Megan Fonteno | 57.45 |
| 35 | SRBSerbia Republic | Miroslava Najdanovski | 57.45 |
| 37 | BOLBolivia | Karen Torrez | 57.78 |
| 38 | SMRSan Marino | Clelia Tini | 58.29 |
| 39 | ZAMZambia | Jade Howard | 59.35 |
| 40 | SYRSyria | Baean Jouma | 59.78 |
| 41 | PARParaguay | Karen Riveros | 59.86 |
| 42 | GUYGuyana | Britany Van Lange | 1:01.62 |
| 43 | MADMadagascar | Estellah Fils Rabetsara | 1:02.39 |
| 44 | SRISri Lanka | Reshika Amali Udugampola | 1:04.93 |
| 45 | TANTanzania | Magdalena Moshi | 1:05.80 |
| 46 | SENSenegal | Mareme Faye | 1:06.42 |
| 47 | NEPNepal | Shreya Dhital | 1:10.80 |
| 48 | COMComoros | Sihame Ayouba Ali | 1:14.40 |
| 99 | AUSAustralia | Cate Campbell | DNS |
| 99 | FSMFederated States of Micronesia | Debra Daniel | |
| 99 | SWESweden | Therese Alshammar | DNS |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2 - Final | |||
| 1 | NEDNetherlands | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 53.00 OR |
| 2 | BLRBelarus | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | 53.38 |
| 3 | CHNChina | Tang Yi | 53.44 |
| 4 | AUSAustralia | Melanie Schlanger | 53.47 |
| 5 | USAUnited States | Missy Franklin | 53.64 |
| 6 | GBRGreat Britain | Francesca Halsall | 53.66 |
| 7 | DENDenmark | Jeanette Ottesen | 53.75 |
| 8 | USAUnited States | Jessica Hardy | 54.02 |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Semifinal, Semifinal 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Final | |||
| 1 | NEDNetherlands | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 53.05 |
| 2 | USAUnited States | Missy Franklin | 53.59 |
| 3 | CHNChina | Tang Yi | 53.60 |
| 4 | DENDenmark | Jeanette Ottesen | 53.77 |
| 4 | GBRGreat Britain | Francesca Halsall | 53.77 |
| 6 | NEDNetherlands | Femke Heemskerk | 54.13 |
| 7 | CANCanada | Julia Wilkinson | 54.25 |
| 8 | GBRGreat Britain | Amy Smith | 54.28 |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Semifinal, Semifinal 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Final | |||
| 1 | AUSAustralia | Melanie Schlanger | 53.38 |
| 2 | BLRBelarus | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | 53.78 |
| 3 | USAUnited States | Jessica Hardy | 53.86 |
| 4 | SWESweden | Sarah Sjöström | 53.93 |
| 5 | BAHBahamas | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | 54.12 |
| 6 | GERGermany | Britta Steffen | 54.18 |
| 7 | GERGermany | Daniela Schreiber | 54.39 |
| 8 | JPNJapan | Haruka Ueda | 54.59 |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Semifinal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Final | |||
| 1 | NEDNetherlands | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 53.05 OR |
| 2 | AUSAustralia | Melanie Schlanger | 53.38 |
| 3 | USAUnited States | Missy Franklin | 53.59 |
| 4 | CHNChina | Tang Yi | 53.60 |
| 5 | DENDenmark | Jeanette Ottesen | 53.77 |
| 5 | GBRGreat Britain | Francesca Halsall | 53.77 |
| 7 | BLRBelarus | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | 53.78 |
| 8 | USAUnited States | Jessica Hardy | 53.86 |
| 9 | SWESweden | Sarah Sjöström | 53.93 |
| 10 | BAHBahamas | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | 54.12 |
| 11 | NEDNetherlands | Femke Heemskerk | 54.13 |
| 12 | GERGermany | Britta Steffen | 54.18 |
| 13 | CANCanada | Julia Wilkinson | 54.25 |
| 14 | GBRGreat Britain | Amy Smith | 54.28 |
| 15 | GERGermany | Daniela Schreiber | 54.39 |
| 16 | JPNJapan | Haruka Ueda | 54.59 |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Canceled |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 11 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Canceled |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Canceled |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 9 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Canceled |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 8 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Canceled |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Final | |||
| 1 | AUSAustralia | Melanie Schlanger | 53.50 |
| 2 | BLRBelarus | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | 53.63 |
| 3 | NEDNetherlands | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 53.66 |
| 4 | USAUnited States | Missy Franklin | 54.26 |
| 5 | JPNJapan | Haruka Ueda | 54.35 |
| 6 | RUSRussia | Veronika Popova | 54.66 |
| 7 | FRAFrance | Charlotte Bonnet | 55.12 |
| 99 | SWESweden | Therese Alshammar | DNS |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Final | |||
| 1 | BAHBahamas | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | 53.73 |
| 2 | GBRGreat Britain | Francesca Halsall | 54.02 |
| 3 | CANCanada | Julia Wilkinson | 54.16 |
| 4 | SWESweden | Sarah Sjöström | 54.26 |
| 5 | GBRGreat Britain | Amy Smith | 54.37 |
| 6 | GERGermany | Britta Steffen | 54.42 |
| 7 | FINFinland | Hanna-Maria Seppälä | 54.93 |
| 99 | AUSAustralia | Cate Campbell | DNS |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Final | |||
| 1 | CHNChina | Tang Yi | 53.28 |
| 2 | DENDenmark | Jeanette Ottesen | 53.51 |
| 3 | USAUnited States | Jessica Hardy | 54.09 |
| 4 | GERGermany | Daniela Schreiber | 54.43 |
| 4 | NEDNetherlands | Femke Heemskerk | 54.43 |
| 6 | DENDenmark | Pernille Blume | 55.04 |
| 7 | HKGHong Kong | Hannah Wilson | 55.33 |
| 8 | GREGreece | Nery-Mantey Niangkouara | 56.63 |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Final | |||
| 1 | TURTürkiye | Burcu Dolunay | 55.35 |
| 2 | BULBulgaria | Nina Rangelova | 55.52 |
| 3 | BRABrazil | Daynara De Paula | 55.94 |
| 4 | POLPoland | Katarzyna Wilk | 56.13 |
| 5 | LTULithuania | Ruta Meilutyte | 56.33 |
| 6 | SVKSlovakia | Katarina Filova | 56.58 |
| 7 | VENVenezuela | Arlene Semeco | 56.90 |
| 8 | SRBSerbia Republic | Miroslava Najdanovski | 57.45 |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Final | |||
| 1 | HUNHungary | Eszter Dara | 55.37 |
| 2 | MEXMexico | Liliana Ibanez | 55.71 |
| 3 | SLOSlovenia | Nastja Govejsek | 56.21 |
| 4 | SGPSingapore | Mylene Ong | 56.33 |
| 5 | PHIPhilippines | Jasmine Alkhaldi | 57.13 |
| 6 | ASAAmerican Samoa | Megan Fonteno | 57.45 |
| 7 | BOLBolivia | Karen Torrez | 57.78 |
| 8 | SMRSan Marino | Clelia Tini | 58.29 |
| Women's 100m Freestyle, Heats, Heat 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 - Final | |||
| 1 | ZAMZambia | Jade Howard | 59.35 |
| 2 | SYRSyria | Baean Jouma | 59.78 |
| 3 | PARParaguay | Karen Riveros | 59.86 |
| 4 | GUYGuyana | Britany Van Lange | 1:01.62 |
| 5 | MADMadagascar | Estellah Fils Rabetsara | 1:02.39 |
| 6 | SRISri Lanka | Reshika Amali Udugampola | 1:04.93 |
| 7 | TANTanzania | Magdalena Moshi | 1:05.80 |
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