Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date |
Time |
Round |
| Sunday, August 10, 2008 |
18:30-19:00 |
Heats |
| Monday, August 11, 2008 |
10:00-10:10 |
Semifinals |
| Tuesday, August 12, 2008 |
10:20 |
Final |
Medalists
| Gold |
 Natalie Coughlin
United States (USA) |
| Silver |
 Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
| Bronze |
Margaret Hoelzer
United States (USA) |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World Record |
Natalie Coughlin (USA) |
58.97 |
Omaha, United States |
1 July 2008 |
| Olympic Record |
Natalie Coughlin (USA) |
59.68 |
Athens, Greece |
21 August 2004 |
Heats
| Rank |
Heat |
Lane |
Swimmer |
Time |
Notes |
| 1 |
7 |
5 |
Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) |
0:59.00 |
Q, OR |
| 2 |
6 |
6 |
Reiko Nakamura (JPN) |
0:59.36 |
Q |
| 3 |
5 |
4 |
Anastasia Zuyeva (RUS) |
0:59.61 |
Q |
| 4 |
7 |
4 |
Natalie Coughlin (USA) |
0:59.69 |
Q |
| 5 |
6 |
5 |
Laure Manaudou (FRA) |
1:00.09 |
Q |
| 6 |
7 |
6 |
Gemma Spofforth (GBR) |
1:00.11 |
Q |
| 7 |
6 |
4 |
Margaret Hoelzer (USA) |
1:00.13 |
Q |
| 8 |
6 |
3 |
Ito Hanae (JPN) |
1:00.16 |
Q |
| 9 |
5 |
5 |
Emily Seebohm (AUS) |
1:00.27 |
Q |
| 10 |
4 |
3 |
Julia Wilkinson (CAN) |
1:00.38 |
Q |
| 11 |
5 |
8 |
Antje Buschschulte (GER) |
1:00.48 |
Q |
| 12 |
5 |
2 |
Elizabeth Simmonds (GBR) |
1:00.53 |
Q |
| 13 |
5 |
6 |
Nina Alexandrovna Zhivanevskaya (ESP) |
1:00.54 |
Q |
| 14 |
5 |
3 |
Sophie Edington (AUS) |
1:00.65 |
Q |
| 15 |
7 |
1 |
Elizabeth Coster (NZL) |
1:00.66 |
Q |
| 16 |
6 |
1 |
Kseniya Moskvina (RUS) |
1:00.70 |
Q |
| 17 |
5 |
1 |
Xu Tianlongzi (CHN) |
1:00.82 |
|
| 18 |
7 |
7 |
Fabiola Molina (BRA) |
1:01.00 |
|
| 19 |
3 |
3 |
Carolina Colorado (COL) |
1:01.19 |
|
| 20 |
4 |
4 |
Melissa Ingram (NZL) |
1:01.24 |
|
| 21 |
5 |
7 |
Kateryna Zubkova (UKR) |
1:01.25 |
|
| 22 |
6 |
2 |
Sanja Jovanović (CRO) |
1:01.30 |
|
| 23 |
7 |
2 |
Alexianne Castel (FRA) |
1:01.44 |
|
| 24 |
7 |
8 |
Nikolett Szepesi (HUN) |
1:01.77 |
|
| 25 |
3 |
2 |
Anna Gostomelsky (ISR) |
1:01.87 |
|
| 26 |
4 |
6 |
Romina Armellini (ITA) |
1:02.21 |
|
| 26 |
4 |
8 |
Anja Carman (SLO) |
1:02.21 |
|
| 28 |
4 |
5 |
Mercedes Peris (ESP) |
1:02.30 |
|
| 29 |
3 |
1 |
Sarah Sjöström (SWE) |
1:02.38 |
|
| 30 |
4 |
2 |
Hanna-Maria Seppala (FIN) |
1:02.39 |
|
| 31 |
4 |
1 |
Aisling Margaret Cooney (IRL) |
1:02.50 |
|
| 32 |
3 |
7 |
Alana Dillette (BAH) |
1:02.56 |
|
| 33 |
1 |
4 |
Kiera Aitken (BER) |
1:02.62 |
|
| 34 |
3 |
4 |
Tsai Hiu Wai Sherry (HKG) |
1:02.68 |
|
| 35 |
3 |
5 |
Fernanda Gonzalez (MEX) |
1:02.76 |
|
| 35 |
2 |
4 |
Zuzanna Mazurek (ESP) |
1:02.77 |
|
| 37 |
6 |
7 |
Iryna Amshennikova (UKR) |
1:02.85 |
|
| 38 |
2 |
5 |
Gisela Morales (GUA) |
1:02.92 |
|
| 39 |
3 |
6 |
Petra Klosová (CZE) |
1:03.36 |
|
| 40 |
2 |
3 |
Marica Strazmester (SRB) |
1:03.56 |
|
| 41 |
3 |
8 |
Sarah Blake Bateman (ISL) |
1:03.82 |
|
| 42 |
6 |
8 |
Christin Zenner (GER) |
1:03.87 |
|
| 43 |
2 |
7 |
Erin Nicole Volcan Smith (VEN) |
1:03.90 |
|
| 44 |
2 |
6 |
Kim Yuyon (KOR) |
1:04.63 |
|
| 45 |
2 |
2 |
Yekaterina Rudenko (KAZ) |
1:04.85 |
|
| 46 |
1 |
5 |
Maria Virginia Baez (PAR) |
1:05.39 |
|
| 47 |
1 |
3 |
Christie Marie Bodden Baca (PAN) |
1:07.18 |
|
| DNS |
4 |
7 |
Svetlana Khokhlova (BLR) |
DNS |
|
| DSQ |
7 |
3 |
Zhao Jing (CHN) |
DSQ |
|
Semifinals
| Rank |
Heat |
Lane |
Swimmer |
Time |
Notes |
| 1 |
2 |
4 |
Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) |
0:58.77 |
Q, WR |
| 2 |
1 |
5 |
Natalie Coughlin (USA) |
0:59.43 |
Q |
| 3 |
1 |
4 |
Reiko Nakamura (JPN) |
0:59.64 |
Q |
| 4 |
2 |
5 |
Anastasia Zuyeva (RUS) |
0:59.77 |
Q |
| 5 |
1 |
3 |
Gemma Spofforth (GBR) |
0:59.79 |
Q |
| 6 |
2 |
6 |
Margaret Hoelzer (USA) |
0:59.84 |
Q |
| 7 |
1 |
6 |
Ito Hanae (JPN) |
1:00.13 |
Q |
| 8 |
2 |
3 |
Laure Manaudou (FRA) |
1:00.19 |
Q |
| 9 |
2 |
2 |
Emily Seebohm (AUS) |
1:00.31 |
|
| 10 |
1 |
7 |
Elizabeth Simmonds (GBR) |
1:00.39 |
|
| 11 |
2 |
1 |
Nina Alexandrovna Zhivanevskaya (ESP) |
1:00.50 |
|
| 12 |
1 |
2 |
Julia Wilkinson (CAN) |
1:00.60 |
|
| 13 |
1 |
1 |
Sophie Edington (AUS) |
1:01.05 |
|
| 14 |
1 |
8 |
Kseniya Moskvina (RUS) |
1:01.06 |
|
| 15 |
2 |
7 |
Antje Buschschulte (GER) |
1:01.15 |
|
| 16 |
2 |
8 |
Elizabeth Coster (NZL) |
1:01.45 |
|
Final
| Rank |
Lane |
Swimmer |
Time |
Notes |
| |
5 |
Natalie Coughlin (USA) |
0:58.96 |
|
| |
4 |
Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) |
0:59.19 |
|
| |
7 |
Margaret Hoelzer (USA) |
0:59.34 |
|
| 4 |
2 |
Gemma Spofforth (GBR) |
0:59.38 |
ER |
| 5 |
6 |
Anastasia Zuyeva (RUS) |
0:59.40 |
|
| 6 |
3 |
Reiko Nakamura (JPN) |
0:59.72 |
|
| 7 |
8 |
Laure Manaudou (FRA) |
0:1:00.10 |
|
| 8 |
1 |
Ito Hanae (JPN) |
0:1:00.18 |
|
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