Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle
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| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre |
| Date | August 20, 2004 (heats & semifinals) August 21, 2004 (final) |
| Competitors | 75 from 67 nations |
| Winning time | 24.58 |
| Medalists | |
| Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics | ||
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| File:Swimming pictogram.svg | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2004 Olympic Games was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece on August 20 and 21.[1] Dutch swimmer and world record holder Inge de Bruijn managed to defend her title in this event, outside her record time of 24.58 seconds.[2] The silver medal was awarded to France's Malia Metella, with a time of 24.89 seconds. Australia's Lisbeth Lenton, who finished behind Metella by two hundredths of a second (0.02), took home the bronze at 24.91. This was also the final appearance for de Bruijn at the Olympics, before she retired from her swimming career in 2007.[3]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Inge de Bruijn (NED) | 24.13 | Sydney, Australia | 22 September 2000 |
| Olympic record | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Inge de Bruijn (NED) | 24.13 | Sydney, Australia | 22 September 2000 |
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kara Lynn Joyce | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 25.06 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Therese Alshammar | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 25.15 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Marleen Veldhuis | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 25.27 | |
| 4 | 1 | Rebeca Gusmão | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 25.31 | |
| 5 | 6 | Alison Sheppard | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 25.36 | |
| 6 | 7 | Eileen Coparropa | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 25.37 | |
| 8 | Cristina Chiuso | File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy | |||
| 8 | 5 | Sviatlana Khakhlova | File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus | 25.47 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Inge de Bruijn | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 24.56 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Lisbeth Lenton | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 24.90 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Malia Metella | File:Flag of France.svg France | 24.99 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Michelle Engelsman | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 25.13 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Flávia Cazziolato | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 25.17 | Q |
| 7 | Jenny Thompson | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Q | ||
| 7 | 1 | Nery Mantey Niangkouara | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 25.27 | |
| 8 | 8 | Dorothea Brandt | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 25.83 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 4 | Inge de Bruijn | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 24.58 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 3 | Malia Metella | File:Flag of France.svg France | 24.89 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 5 | Lisbeth Lenton | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 24.91 | |
| 4 | 7 | Therese Alshammar | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 24.93 | |
| 5 | 6 | Kara Lynn Joyce | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 25.00 | |
| 6 | 2 | Michelle Engelsman | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 25.06 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jenny Thompson | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 25.11 | |
| 8 | 8 | Flávia Cazziolato | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 25.20 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming schedule". BBC Sport. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2007.
- ↑ "Inge de Bruijn defends 50m free title". Xinhua News Agency. People's Daily. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ "Olympic champion de Bruijn retires". Associated Press. NDTV. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
