World Record Race Video: Watch Sjostrom swim sub 55 in 100 Butterfly scm

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WOMEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINALS

2012 World Champ: 56.13 – Ilaria Bianchi – Italy
2010 World Champ: 55.43 – Felicity Galvez – Australia
Meet Record: 55.13 – Sarah Sjostrom – Sweden – 2014
World Record: 55.05 – Diane Bui Duyet – France – 2009

Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden became the first woman to go under the 55 second mark in the women’s 100 butterfly winning the event in a time of 54.61. This was a remarkable swim for Sjostrom who came into the competition with a lifetime best in the event of 55.78.

Sjostrom took Diane Bui Duyet‘s 2009 record of 55.05.

Sjostrom – 25.96/54.61 (28.65)
Bui Duyet – 25.49/55.05 (29.56)

Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark turned first at the 50 meter mark in a time of 25.93 but was then passed by both Sjostrom and Lu Ying of China. Lu took the silver in a time of 55.25 followed by Ottesen who collected the bronze in a time of 55.32.

Both Ottesen and Lu set new national records with the final times.

Inge Dekker of the Netherlands finished fourth in a time of 56.40 followed by Chen Xinyl of China who touched in a time of 56.49.
Ilaia Bianchi of Italy finished sixth in a time of 56.67 followed by Kimberly Buys of Belgium who posted a 56.82 and Daiene Marcal Dias of Brazil who finished in a time of 57.26.