Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke

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London 2012 Aquatics Centre March
Women's 100 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
DateJuly 29, 2012 (heats &
semifinals)
July 30, 2012 (final)
Competitors46 from 36 nations
Winning time1:05.47
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rebecca Soni  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Satomi Suzuki  Japan
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Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the

London, United Kingdom.[1][2]

At only 15 years of age, Rūta Meilutytė defeated a vastly more sophisticated field to become Lithuania's first ever gold medalist in swimming under its own banner. Dominating the race from the start, she pulled away from the field to an unexpected triumph in a sterling time of 1:05.47.[3][4] U.S. top favorite and reigning world champion Rebecca Soni held on a sprint challenge from the Lithuanian teen at the halfway turn, but ended up defending her silver instead from Beijing four years earlier in 1:05.55.[5] Meanwhile, Satomi Suzuki powered home with the bronze in 1:06.46, handing Japan its first ever medal in the event's history.[6][7]

Jamaica's Alia Atkinson raced on the outside lane after her swim-off triumph over Canada's Tera van Beilen in the semifinals, but narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place time in 1:06.93.[8] Competing in her fourth Olympics as Australia's first ever swimmer, defending Olympic champion Leisel Jones finished fifth in a credible time of 1:06.96 to end her illustrious career with a full set of medals.[9]

U.S. swimmer

Rikke Pedersen (1:07.55) rounded out the field.[7]

Records

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

World record  Jessica Hardy (USA) 1:04.45 Federal Way, United States 7 August 2009 [12][13]
Olympic record  Leisel Jones (AUS) 1:05.17 Beijing, China 10 August 2008 [14]

Results

Heats

[15]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 6 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 1:05.56 Q, NR
2 6 4 Rebecca Soni  United States 1:05.75 Q
3 6 5 Yuliya Yefimova  Russia 1:06.51 Q
4 5 4 Breeja Larson  United States 1:06.58 Q
5 4 4 Leisel Jones  Australia 1:06.98 Q
6 5 5 Satomi Suzuki  Japan 1:07.08 Q
7 6 2 Sarah Poewe  Germany 1:07.12 Q
8 6 3 Jennie Johansson  Sweden 1:07.14 Q
9 5 3
Rikke Pedersen
  Denmark 1:07.23 Q
10 3 6 Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 1:07.39 Q, NR
11 4 5 Leiston Pickett  Australia 1:07.41 Q
12 3 2 Suzaan van Biljon  South Africa 1:07.54 Q
13 4 1 Zhao Jin  China 1:07.68 Q
14 4 2 Mina Matsushima  Japan 1:07.69 Q
15 4 3 Jillian Tyler  Canada 1:07.81 Q
16 5 2 Tera van Beilen  Canada 1:07.85 Q
17 5 7 Liu Xiaoyu  China 1:07.99
18 3 3 Sara El Bekri  Morocco 1:08.21 NR
19 5 1 Joline Höstman  Sweden 1:08.28
20 6 7 Moniek Nijhuis  Netherlands 1:08.31
21 6 8 Siobhan-Marie O'Connor  Great Britain 1:08.32
22 5 6 Caroline Ruhnau  Germany 1:08.43
23 6 6 Daria Deeva  Russia 1:08.44
24 3 5 Petra Chocová  Czech Republic 1:08.59
25 4 7
Marina Garcia Urzainqui
  Spain 1:08.64
26 4 8 Sycerika McMahon  Ireland 1:08.80
27 3 4 Michela Guzzetti  Italy 1:08.83
28 5 8 Kate Haywood  Great Britain 1:09.22
29 3 1
Dilara Buse Günaydin
  Turkey 1:09.43
30 2 4 Tjaša Vozel  Slovenia 1:09.63
31 2 5 Anna Sztankovics  Hungary 1:09.65
32 2 6 Fanny Babou  France 1:09.76
33 3 7 Kim Hye-jin  South Korea 1:09.79
34 2 3 Jenna Laukkanen  Finland 1:09.92
35 2 2 Ana Rodrigues  Portugal 1:10.62
36 2 1 Danielle Beaubrun  Saint Lucia 1:11.12
37 3 8 Mariya Liver  Ukraine 1:11.23
38 2 7 Chen I-chuan  Chinese Taipei 1:11.28
39 6 1
Concepcion Badillo Diaz
  Spain 1:12.58
40 2 8
Tatiana Chisca
  Moldova 1:13.30
41 1 4 Ivana Ninković  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1:14.04
42 1 3 Pilar Shimizu  Guam 1:15.76 NR
43 1 5 Matelita Buadromo  Fiji 1:16.33
44 1 6 Oksana Hatamkhanova  Azerbaijan 1:25.52
45 1 2
Oyungerel Gantumur
  Mongolia 1:27.17
46 1 7 Dede Camara  Guinea 1:38.54

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Rebecca Soni  United States 1:05.98 Q
2 5 Breeja Larson  United States 1:06.70 Q
3 3 Satomi Suzuki  Japan 1:07.10 Q
4 2 Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 1:07.48 QSO
8 Tera van Beilen  Canada QSO
6 6 Jennie Johansson  Sweden 1:07.57
7 7 Suzaan van Biljon  South Africa 1:07.68
8 1 Mina Matsushima  Japan 1:08.26

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 1:05.21 Q, EU, NR
2 5 Yuliya Yefimova  Russia 1:06.57 Q
3 3 Leisel Jones  Australia 1:06.81 Q
4 2
Rikke Pedersen
  Denmark 1:06.82 Q
5 6 Sarah Poewe  Germany 1:07.68
6 7 Leiston Pickett  Australia 1:07.74
7 8 Jillian Tyler  Canada 1:07.87
8 1 Zhao Jin  China 1:07.97

Semifinal swim-off

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 1:06.79 Q, NR
2 4 Tera van Beilen  Canada 1:07.73

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 1:05.47
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Rebecca Soni  United States 1:05.55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 Satomi Suzuki  Japan 1:06.46
4 8 Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 1:06.93
5 2 Leisel Jones  Australia 1:06.95
6 6 Breeja Larson  United States 1:06.96 *
7 3 Yuliya Yefimova  Russia 1:06.98
8 7
Rikke Pedersen
  Denmark 1:07.55

* False start, but she was not disqualified due to technical error.

References

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  2. ^ "100 meters Breaststroke, Women". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. ^ White, Duncan (30 July 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: 15-year-old Plymouth schoolgirl Ruta Meilutyte takes shock 100m breaststroke gold". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ^ Walker, Peter (30 July 2012). "Ruta Meilutyte grabs a gold for Lithuania". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Ruta Meilutyte wins 100m breast". ESPN. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. ^ Kano, Shintaro (31 July 2012). "Irie, Terakawa, Suzuki haul in bronze from the pool". The Japan Times. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  7. ^
    Swimming World Magazine
    . 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. Swimming World Magazine. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original
    on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  9. ABC News Australia
    . 31 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  10. ^ Williams, Charean (30 July 2012). "Texas A&M swimmer Breeja Larson derailed after jumping gun before start". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  11. ^ Scott-Elliott, Robin (30 July 2012). "Plymouth's Ruta Meilutyte wins shock gold (but it's not for Great Britain)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Jessica Hardy wins her third medal at U.S. Open". USA Today. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Hardy claims third medal in 50 free". ESPN. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Leisel's Olympic redemption with elusive gold". ABC News. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  15. LOCOG. Archived from the original
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