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The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 2–3 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom. [1]As the most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps continued to ramp up his already astonishing resume with an unprecedented second Olympic three-peat and another title defense.
The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 28–29 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom. [1]U.S. swimmer Dana Vollmer demolished a new world record to clear a 56-second barrier and to claim the Olympic title in the event for the first time since Amy Van Dyken did so in 1996.
The first world record in the 100 metres butterfly in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1957, for both men and women. In the short-course (25 metres) swimming events, the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
Gretchen Walsh set a world record in the women's 100-meter butterfly Saturday night, posting a time of 55.18 seconds in a semifinal heat at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials. Walsh was more than a ...
10 August 2012: Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay: Tianna Madison Allyson Felix Bianca Knight Carmelita Jeter United States: Set a world record time of 40.82 in the final. 11 August 2012: Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk: Elena Lashmanova Russia: Set a world record time of 1:25.02. 11 August 2012: Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 ...
Jesse Ssengonzi qualified to swim the men’s 100-meter butterfly for Uganda at the Paris Olympics this month. Ssengonzi grew up in Cary after his parents moved to the United States and retained ...
Walsh, a 21-year-old Harpeth Hall graduate, swam the women's 100-meter butterfly semifinal in 55.38 seconds. Sarah Sjöström of Sweden held the record at 55.48.
The 1904 Olympics freestyle race was the only one ever measured at 100 yards, instead of the usual 100 metres. A 100-metre pool was built for the 1908 Olympics and sat in the centre of the main stadium's track and field oval. The 1912 Olympics, held in the Stockholm harbour, marked the beginning of electronic timing.