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The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on 20 July at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States.[1]
Women's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center | ||||||||||||
Date | 20 July 1996 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 44 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 54.50 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | Le Jingyi (CHN) | 54.01 | Rome, Italy | 5 September 1994 |
Olympic record | Zhuang Yong (CHN) | 54.51 | Barcelona, Spain | 28 July 1992 |
The following records were established during the competition:
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 4 | Shan Ying | China | 55.74 | |
10 | 1 | Linda Olofsson | Sweden | 55.83 | |
11 | 6 | Luminița Dobrescu | Romania | 55.98 | |
12 | 5 | Leah Martindale | Barbados | 56.03 | NR |
13 | 2 | Natalya Meshcheryakova | Russia | 56.17 | |
14 | 7 | Karen Pickering | Great Britain | 56.32 | |
15 | 3 | Martina Moravcová | Slovakia | 56.47 | |
16 | 8 | Sue Rolph | Great Britain | 56.58 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Le Jingyi | China | 54.50 | OR | |
3 | Sandra Völker | Germany | 54.88 | ||
5 | Angel Martino | United States | 54.93 | ||
4 | 7 | Amy Van Dyken | United States | 55.11 | |
5 | 6 | Franziska van Almsick | Germany | 55.59 | |
6 | 8 | Sarah Ryan | Australia | 55.85 | |
7 | 1 | Mette Jacobsen | Denmark | 56.01 | |
8 | 2 | Karin Brienesse | Netherlands | 56.12 |
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