Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly
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The women's 100 metre butterfly
event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between August 31 and September 1. This swimming
event used the butterfly stroke
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Key: OR = Olympic record
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between August 31 and September 1. This swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
event used the butterfly stroke
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mayumi Aoki Mayumi Aoki is a Japanese swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where she received a gold medal in 100 m butterfly... |
1:03.34 | OR | |
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Roswitha Beier | 1:03.61 | ||
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Andrea Gyarmati Andrea Gyarmati Andrea Gyarmati is a Hungarian retired female swimmer. She won two medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.... |
1:03.73 | ||
| 4 | Deena Deardurff Deena Deardurff Deena Deardurff is an American swimmer and Olympic champion, former college swim coach, and a self-identified victim of sex abuse allegedly by her former coach.-Swimming:... |
1:03.95 | ||
| 5 | Dana Shrader | 1:03.98 | ||
| 6 | Ellie Daniel Ellie Daniel Eleanor Suzanne Daniel is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where she received a gold medal in 4 × 100 m medley relay, a silver medal in 100 m butterley, and a bronze medal in 200 m butterfly... |
1:04.08 | ||
| 7 | Gudrun Beckmann | 1:04.15 | ||
| 8 | Noriko Asano | 1:04.25 |
Key: OR = Olympic record