Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle explained

Event:Women's 50 metre freestyle
Games:2016 Summer
Venue:Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates:12 August 2016 (heats &<br />semifinals)
13 August 2016 (final)
Competitors:91
Nations:76
Win Value:24.07
Gold:Pernille Blume
Goldnoc:DEN
Silver:Simone Manuel
Silvernoc:USA
Bronze:Aliaksandra Herasimenia
Bronzenoc:BLR
Longnames:yes
Prev:2012
Next:2020

The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 12–13 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]

Summary

Pernille Blume defeated the field of experienced sprinters to give Denmark its first Olympic swimming title in 68 years. Leading the program's shortest race from prelims into the semifinals, she splashed her way to a gold-medal triumph in 24.07, but fell short of her attempt to overhaul Ranomi Kromowidjojo's Olympic record by a small fraction of a second.[2] [3] U.S. sprinter Simone Manuel, newly crowned Olympic champion of the 100 m freestyle, settled for the silver in 24.09, stopping 0.02 seconds behind Blume.[4] [5] Meanwhile, London 2012 runner-up Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Belarus secured the top three spot with a 24.11 for the bronze.[6]

Great Britain's Francesca Halsall narrowly missed out of the medals by 0.02 of a second, finishing with a fourth-place time in 24.13.[7] Unable to bounce back from their out-of-medal feat in the 100 m freestyle, sisters and pre-race favorites Cate (24.15) and Bronte Campbell (24.42) slipped to fifth and seventh, respectively, while defending champion Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands split the Australian duo to take the sixth spot in 24.19.[8] [9] Brazil's hometown favorite Etiene Medeiros wrapped up the top eight with a 24.69.[6]

Notable swimmers failed to reach the top eight final, including Blume's fellow sprinter Jeanette Ottesen, London 2012 finalist Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace of the Bahamas, and Swedish tandem of three-time medalist Sarah Sjöström and Therese Alshammar, who built a historic milestone as the first ever female in the pool to compete at her sixth Olympics.[10]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

Competition format

The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[1]

Results

Heats

RankHeatLane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 12 6 24.23 Q
2 11 5 24.26 Q
3 10 6 24.42 Q
4 12 4 24.45 Q
5 10 5 24.48 Q
11 6 Q
7 11 4 24.52 Q
8 10 3 24.57 Q
10 4 Q
10 12 5 24.66 Q
11 11 3 24.71 Q
12 11 7 24.73 Q
13 9 7 24.77 Q
12 3 Q
12 7 Q
16 11 2 24.82 Q
17 11 8 24.89
18 9 4 24.91 AF
10 7
12 1
21 10 2 24.93
22 8 8 24.94 NR
11 1
24 7 4 25.05
25 10 8 25.07
26 7 6 25.12
27 9 6 25.18
28 7 5 25.25
29 9 5 25.28
30 7 2 25.35
31 8 4 25.36
32 9 3 25.36
33 8 7 25.38
34 8 3 25.40
35 9 8 25.41
36 9 2 25.45
37 8 5 25.54
38 12 8 25.55
39 8 6 25.58
40 10 1 25.60
41 7 3 25.66
42 9 1 25.67
43 8 1 25.73
44 7 8 25.92
45 7 7 26.00
46 6 2 26.12
47 6 4 26.23
48 6 8 26.26
49 6 3 26.41
7 1
51 6 7 26.48
52 6 5 26.54
53 6 6 26.60
54 5 6 26.86
55 6 1 27.37
56 5 3 27.46
57 5 5 27.95
58 4 4 28.16
59 5 2 28.20
60 4 6 28.40 NR
61 5 8 28.68
62 4 7 28.76
63 5 7 28.88
64 5 1 29.02
65 3 3 29.19
66 4 8 29.37 NR
67 3 4 29.44 NR
4 5
69 3 5 29.99 NR
70 1 6 30.25
71 4 2 30.32
72 4 1 30.83
73 2 2 31.15
74 1 3 32.28
75 3 6 32.51
76 3 7 32.55 NR
77 2 6 33.01
78 1 5 33.42
79 3 8 33.44
80 3 1 33.70
81 2 4 33.71
3 2
83 2 7 35.60NR
84 2 5 36.23
85 2 8 37.15
86 2 3 Nazlati Mohamed Andhumdine 37.66
87 2 1 39.85
88 1 4 39.93
5 4
12 2
4 3

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 24.41 Q
2 5 24.43 Q
3 8 24.45 Q, SA
4 1 24.60
5 6 24.61
6 3 24.62
7 2 24.69
8 7 24.72

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 24.28 Q
2 6 24.32 Q
3 2 24.39 Q
4 7 24.44 Q
5 5 24.53 Q
6 3 24.67
7 8 24.71
8 1 25.31

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4 align=left align=left 24.07 NR
7 align=left align=left 24.09
8 align=left align=left 24.11 NR
4 6 align=left align=left 24.13
5 5 align=left align=left 24.15
6 3 align=left align=left 24.19
7 2 align=left align=left 24.42
8 1 align=left align=left 24.69

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's 50m Freestyle . . 5 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820195219/https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-womens-50m-freestyle . 20 August 2016 .
  2. News: Denmark gets first gold as Blume wins 50m freestyle. 13 August 2016. The Local. 6 September 2016.
  3. News: Alan. Baldwin. Swimming: Blume wins Denmark's first swim gold since 1948. 13 August 2016. Reuters. 6 September 2016.
  4. News: Sam. Amick. Simone Manuel wins silver in women's 50 free. 13 August 2016. USA Today. 6 September 2016.
  5. News: Simone Manuel sprints to silver in 50 free; Denmark wins gold. 13 August 2016. Chicago Tribune. 6 September 2016.
  6. News: Pernille Blume Dashes To 50 Free Dominance. 13 August 2016. Swimming World Magazine. 6 September 2016.
  7. Web site: McGeehan . Matt . 2016-08-14 . Fran Halsall misses bronze becoming GB's SEVENTH fourth-placed finisher in pool . 2024-06-07 . The Mirror . en.
  8. News: Anthony. Sharwood. Cate Campbell 5th, Bronte 7th, In Rio Olympics 50m Freestyle. 14 August 2016. The Huffington Post. 6 September 2016.
  9. News: Cate Campbell and Bronte Campbell miss medals in Rio Olympics' 50m freestyle. 14 August 2016. Sydney Morning Herald. 6 September 2016.
  10. News: Pernille Blume Posts Fastest 50 Freestyle Prelims Time. 12 August 2016. Swimming World Magazine. 6 September 2016.

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