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WOMEN’S 100 FREESTYLE – FINALS
2012 World Champ: 52.31 – Britta Steffen – Germany
2010 World Champ: 51.45 – Ranomi Kromowidjojo – Netherlands
Meet Record: 51.45 – Ranomi Kromowidjojo – Netherlands – 2010
World Record: 51.01 – Libby Trickett – Australia – 2009
The women’s 100 freestyle did not disappoint as Femke Heemskerk, Sarah Sjostrom, Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Bronte Campbell battled for the gold. Campbell turned at the 50 meter mark in the lead posting a split time of 24.59 followed by Kromowidjojo (24.78), Sjostrom (24.93), Michelle Coleman (24.95) and Heemskerk (25.05).
In the second half of the race Heemskerk passed the top four women, splitting a 26.32 and taking the race in a time of 51.37 just ahead of Sjostrom who posted a 51.39. Kromowidjojo picked up the bronze in a time of 51.47 followed by Campbell who touched in a time of 51.65.
Heemskerk’s time was a lifetime best beating her previous best of 51.62 which was the top ranked time coming into the event. She was also just nine one-hundredths of a second off of Kromowidjojo’s Dutch national record.
Coleman finished fifth in a time of 51.92 followed by Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace of the Bahamas who finished in a time of 52.34.
Miki Uchida of Japan finished seventh in a time of 52.35 followed by Russian Veronika Popova who recorded a time of 52.45.