Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly
| Men's 100 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | London Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
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| Dates | August 2, 2012 (heats & semifinals) August 3, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 51.21 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| 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 | ||
| Marathon | ||||
| 10 km | men | women | ||
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 in his last ever individual race. Rallying from seventh at the halfway turn, he produced a remarkable swim over the rest of the field to claim his seventeenth gold and twenty-first career medal in 51.21.[2][3] Trailing behind Phelps by 0.23 seconds, South Africa's Chad le Clos and Russia's Yevgeny Korotyshkin tied for the silver in a matching time of 51.44.[4][5]
Leading early at the turn, Serbia's Milorad Čavić, who famously lost to Phelps in Beijing four years earlier by a fingertip, faded down the stretch to match Germany's Steffen Deibler with a fourth-place time in 51.81.[6] Netherlands' Joeri Verlinden (51.82), U.S. swimmer Tyler McGill (51.88), and Poland's Konrad Czerniak (52.05) also vied for an Olympic medal to round out a historic finish.[5]
Austria's Dinko Jukic (51.99), fourth-place finalist in the 200 m butterfly few days earlier; and Kenya's Jason Dunford (52.16), fifth in Beijing, missed the final roster after placing ninth and sixteenth respectively in the semifinals.[7] Other notable swimmers featured Japan's Takeshi Matsuda, who elected not to do a swimoff with Germany's Benjamin Starke (a matching time of 52.36) on the morning prelims; his teammate Takuro Fujii (52.49) and Papua New Guinea's Ryan Pini (52.68), both of whom finished sixth and eighth in Beijing; and Sweden's 2000 champion Lars Frölander, who posted a twentieth-place time of 52.47 in his sixth Olympics.[8][9]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were:
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA) | 49.82 | Rome, Italy | 1 August 2009 | [10][11] |
| Olympic record | Michael Phelps (USA) | 50.58 | Beijing, China | 16 August 2008 | [12] |
No new records were set during this competition.
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Michael Phelps | United States | 50.86 | |
| 2 | 3 | Steffen Deibler |  Germany | 51.76 | |
| 3 | 5 | Konrad Czerniak |  Poland | 51.78 | |
| 4 | 2 | Chris Wright |  Australia | 52.11 | |
| 5 | 6 | Zhou Jiawei |  China | 52.30 | |
| 6 | 7 | Bence Pulai |  Hungary | 52.40 | |
| 6 | 8 | Benjamin Starke | Germany | 52.40 | |
| 8 | 1 | François Heersbrandt | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 52.71 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Chad le Clos |  South Africa | 51.42 | NR |
| 2 | 6 | Tyler McGill | United States | 51.61 | |
| 3 | 3 | Milorad Čavić |  Serbia | 51.66 | |
| 4 | 2 | Joeri Verlinden |  Netherlands | 51.75 | NR |
| 5 | 5 | Yevgeny Korotyshkin |  Russia | 51.85 | |
| 6 | 1 | Dinko Jukić |  Austria | 51.99 | NR |
| 7 | 7 | Nikolay Skvortsov | Russia | 52.03 | |
| 8 | 8 | Jason Dunford |  Kenya | 52.16 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Michael Phelps | United States | 51.21 | |
 | 5 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 51.44 | |
| | 8 | Yevgeny Korotyshkin | Russia | 51.44 | |
| 4 | 6 | Milorad Čavić | Serbia | 51.81 | |
| 4 | 7 | Steffen Deibler | Germany | 51.81 | |
| 6 | 2 | Joeri Verlinden | Netherlands | 51.82 | |
| 7 | 3 | Tyler McGill | United States | 51.88 | |
| 8 | 1 | Konrad Czerniak | Poland | 52.05 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Phelps claims gold in 100-metre butterfly". France24. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Zaccardi, Nick (3 August 2012). "Phelps surges toward exit as Franklin, Ledecky rise to stardom". Sports Illustrated (CNN). Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "Le Clos pleased with silver". Sport24. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- 1 2 "2012 London Olympics: Michael Phelps Scores Unprecedented Second Olympic Threepeat With 100 Fly Win; Now Owns 21 Career Medals; Chad le Clos, Evgeny Korotyshkin Tie for Silver; Tyler McGill Misses Podium". Swimming World Magazine. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Addley, Esther (3 August 2012). "Michael Phelps wins 17th Olympic gold medal in 100m butterfly final". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Okoth, Omulo (4 August 2012). "Dunford bows out". London: The Standard (Kenya). Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Chad le Clos Blazes to Top Seed in 100 Fly; Michael Phelps Qualifies Second in Threepeat Bid; Milorad Cavic, Tyler McGill Also Advance". Swimming World Magazine. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "Lars Frolander doesn't advance". ESPN. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ↑ Crouse, Karen (2 August 2009). "Phelps Grabs Record in 100 Butterfly". New York Times. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ↑ "Phelps 1st to break 50 seconds in event". ESPN. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ↑ Michaelis, Vicki (16 August 2008). "Phelps wins 100m butterfly thriller to tie Spitz's record". USA Today. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Butterfly – Heats". London 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.