Aug 23, 2017 swimming womens 100m freestyle finals games record 29th sea games 2017 gold ting wen quah singapore 55. Penny oleksiak clinches gold for canada in womens 100m freestyle. The world championships 100 metres has been contested since 1983. Swimming at the 2008 summer olympics womens 100 metre. Pernille blume of denmark took the gold medal in the womens 50meter freestyle race at the 2016 rio olympics on saturday. Womens 100 metres athletics iaaf world record progression. The world records in swimming are ratified by fina, the international governing body of swimming. Jul 27, 2017 sjostrom eases into 100m freestyle swimming semis. World record progression 200 metres freestyle wikipedia. Aussie swimmer cate campbell breaks 100m freestyle world record. The 100m world record record has improved over time as track surfaces and running shoe design has improved, as well as the positive impact of advanced training methods and sports science research. Women s 50 meter freestyle swimming competition is one of the recent swimming events at olympic games. This is a history of the progression of the world record for the swimming event. Women sweep 100 meter hurdles for first time in history brianna rollins, nia ali and kristi castlin win gold, silver and bronze at rio olympics.
Popular world record progression 200 metres freestyle. Sjostrom eases into 100m freestyle swimming semis reuters. Swimming womens 100m freestyle finals games record 29th sea games 2017 gold ting wen quah singapore 55. Katie ledecky beaten in 200meter freestyle at world. It was held for the first time in 1920 and since then it is a regular swimming event at every olympic games. On the womens side the long course record hitsory is. Germanys britta steffen blasted a new olympic record to claim a gold medal in the event. Womens 50 meter freestyle swimming competition is one of the recent swimming events at olympic games. Fina 25m pool world records as of july 28, 2016 men event swimmer time place date 50m freestyle florent manaudou fra 20. On the womens side the long course record hitsory is dominated by germanys britta steffen. The women s 100 metre freestyle event at the 2016 summer olympics took place between 1011 august at the olympic aquatics stadium in one of the most unexpected results at these games, canadian teenager penny oleksiak and u. Australias cate campbell smashed the longstanding womens 100m freestyle world record on saturday at a meet in brisbane, firing an ominous warning to. Katie ledecky breaks world record, takes gold in 800meter. Penny oleksiak clinches gold for canada in womens 100m.
In fact, it was one of the premiere events to debut during the sports introduction to the olympics in 1896. The women s 100 metre freestyle event at the 2008 olympic games took place on 15 august at the beijing national aquatics center in beijing, china. Katie ledecky beaten in 200meter freestyle at world championships. Jul 25, 2014 australia has won three gold medals on night one in the pool, capped by a world record performance by the women s 4x100m freestyle relay team in the final event on the program. World record progression 800 metres freestyle wikipedia. Mens 100 metre butterfly at the 1980 summer olympics. The womens 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 summer olympics programme. Katie ledecky s last 800 meters were faster than her first 800 meters en route to a new world record in the women s 1500 meter freestyle. Swimming at the 2012 summer olympics womens 100 metre. Penny oleksiak clinches gold for canada in women s 100m freestyle.
The campbell sisters, cate and bronte, emma mckeon and brittany elmslie swam a third of a second faster than australias own world record with almost the same team that set it in the. The 200m freestyle world record is ratified and monitored by fina, the world governing body for aquatic sports, including competitive swimming. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the worlds governing body recognizes world records since march 3, 1991 until the 1960s, a world record set in the slightly longer 880 yard race could be considered a world record in. Katie ledecky resets her own american record in 500 free at metros preliminaries. The first world record in the mens 800 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1908. Women s 100 meter freestyle swimming competition is one of the earliest and regular swimming events at olympic games. Aug 11, 2014 1,500 meters seems out of reach for women in olympics katie ledecky, at the national championships on saturday, holds the world record in the women s 1,500meter freestyle. Usc finishes shortened 2020 season atop womens water polo top 25 poll. Mens championships long course freestyle 50m100m200m olympics, world, european, commonwealth, pan pacific. Katie ledeckys last 800 meters were faster than her first 800 meters en route to a new world record in the womens 1500 meter freestyle. Jul 22, 2016 american record holder keni harrison can now add world record holder to her resume, as she broke the women s 100 meter hurdles world record with a 12.
Australia has won three gold medals on night one in the pool, capped by a world record performance by the womens 4x100m freestyle relay team in the final event on the program. Mar 16, 2017 ledecky, who turns 20 friday, won the womens 500yard freestyle thursday night with a time of 4. These records are maintainedrecognized by fina, which oversees international competitive swimming and aquatics. The usas team of missy franklin, rebecca soni, dana vollmer and allison schmitt break the world record to win gold in the women s 4x100m medley in the aquatics centre at the london 2012 olympic. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the worlds governing body recognizes world records since 3 march 1991. Womens 100 metres world record progression as ratified by the international association of. Aug 07, 2016 cate and bronte campbell produce blistering 100 metre splits to deliver australia 4x100m freestyle relay gold ahead of the united states and canada, and break a world record. Access official olympic photos, video clips, records and results for the top swimming medalists in the event 100m freestyle women. Katie ledecky breaks world record, takes gold in 800meter freestyle.
The 100 meter run is as much a glamor event for women as for men. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the world s governing body recognizes world records since 3 march 1991. Access official results for the swimming event 100m freestyle women at the london 2012 summer games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances. Select event mens 100 metres freestyle mens 400 metres freestyle mens 1,500 metres freestyle mens 4 a 200 metres freestyle relay mens 100 metres backstroke mens 200 metres breaststroke mens 400 metres breaststroke womens 100 metres freestyle womens 300. Each year, the event gets even faster as swimmers continue to raise the bar by setting world records. Swimming at the 1936 summer olympics womens 100 metre. Superstar katie ledecky just broke the only major distance freestyle record shes yet to take. Fina recognises world records in the following events for both men and women, except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order. How australia broke their own record in the womens 4x100. Women s 100 metres world record progression as ratified by the international association of athletics federations.
Usa break womens 4 x 100m medley world record london. Womens 100 meter freestyle swimming competition is one of the earliest and regular swimming events at olympic games. The record has been broken august 16, 2009 in berlin, germany. Campbell sisters lead aussies to relay gold in worldrecord time. On 25 july 20, fina technical swimming congress voted to allow world records in the long course mixed 400 free relay and mixed 400 medley relay, as well as in six events in short course meters. It is a listing of the fastesttimeever swum in the event, in both long course 50m and short course 25m swimming pool. Women sweep 100meter hurdles for first time in history brianna rollins, nia ali and kristi castlin win gold, silver and bronze at rio olympics. The following is a breakdown of the 100m freestyle world records for both men and women, in both long course and short course meters. American record holder keni harrison can now add world record holder to her resume, as she broke the womens 100meter hurdles world record. Jun 20, 2015 high school sophomore candace hill set a girls high school record for the 100 meter dash while running 10. Aussie yearold sets national age group record swimming. What is the world record for 100 meter freestyle swimming. Womens world record progression long course freestyle 50 metres 100 metres 200 metres. Swimming womens 100m freestyle finals games record.
Olympics womens 50 meter freestyle winners list of gold. Its also the only womens individual running event thats been included in every olympics since womens olympic track and field debuted in 1928. The 100 metres, or 100 metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. Women s world record progression short course freestyle 50 metres 100 metres 200 metres. Katie ledecky made a new record in womens 400m freestyle. Find the olympic goldmedal times for the women s 100m freestyle swimming competition from 1912 to the present. Olympics womens 100 meter freestyle winners list of. Swimming at the 2016 summer olympics womens 100 metre. Womens 100 metres world record progression as ratified by the international association of athletics federations.
Records can be set in long course 50 metres or short course 25 metres swimming pools. Canadas gold medal winner kylie masse celebrates after setting a new world record in the womens 100 metre backstroke final at the world aquatics championships in. Cate and bronte campbell produce blistering 100 metre splits to deliver australia 4x100m freestyle relay gold ahead of the united states and canada, and break a world record. Olympics womens 100 meter freestyle winners list of gold. Katie ledecky breaks world record in womens 1500 meter. National championships in irvine, california on saturday, while michael phelps struggled home. Jul 25, 2017 canadas gold medal winner kylie masse celebrates after setting a new world record in the womens 100 metre backstroke final at the world aquatics championships in budapest, hungary, tuesday, july. As a result, the women s 100 meter world record is one of the sports most iconic standards. Jul 26, 2017 katie ledecky beaten in 200meter freestyle at world championships. Relay 4 x 100m freestyle, 4 x 200m freestyle, 4 x 100m medley. World record progression 100 metres freestyle wikipedia. She has lowered the record 5 times dating back to 2006 at the european championships, where she broke australias lisbeth lentons mark of 53. Katie ledecky breaks world record in womens 1500 meter freestyle. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics.
Federica pellegrini of italy celebrated after winning the womens 200meter freestyle on wednesday at the swimming world. Womens 100 metres world record progression wikipedia. Please note that because a number of antidoping rules violations procedures are still in progress including procedures involving medalists further to the results of the retesting programmes carried out on the samples collected in beijing 2008 and london 2012 the information contained in the list is not final. Canadas kylie masse breaks 100m backstroke world record. Swimming womens 100m freestyle finals games record 29th. The 100 m freestyle has been a part of competitive swimming for more than a century. The first world record in the men s 100 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1905. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content. Jul 02, 2016 australia s cate campbell smashed the longstanding women s 100m freestyle world record on saturday at a meet in brisbane, firing an ominous warning to her rivals ahead of the rio olympics. Womens world records lcm share womens world records lcm on facebook.
High school sophomore candace hill set a girls high school record for the 100meter dash while running 10. The long course world record was destroyed repeatedly numerous times during the supersuit frenzy of 20082009 by three different swimmers. Reuters american teenager katie ledecky set a world record in the 400 meters freestyle at the u. Tianna bartoletta of the united states of america, mariejosee ta lou of the ivory coast, shellyann fraserpryce cr of jamaica and dafne schippers of the netherlands compete in the womens 100m semi final on day 8 of the rio 2016 olympic games at the olympic stadium on. Relay 4 x 50 metres freestyle 4 x 100 metres freestyle 4 x 200 metres freestyle. Keni harrison breaks 100meter hurdles world record. Find the olympic goldmedal times for the womens 100m freestyle swimming competition from 1912 to the present. The first world record in the mens 100 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1905. Katie ledecky earned her first medal of the games, a silver, by again swimming the anchor leg in the 4. The competition was held from saturday to monday, 8 to 10 august 1936. For greater legibility, times which equal the record in the same calendar year are not shown. It has been contested at the summer olympics since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women. Aussie swimmer cate campbell breaks 100m freestyle world. Ledecky, who turns 20 friday, won the womens 500yard freestyle thursday night with a time of 4.
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