| 1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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 |
The finals and the qualifying heats of the women's 100 metres freestyle event at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Thursday 17 April 1997 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Finals
| RANK | FINAL A | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Jenny Thompson (USA)
|
53.46 |
|
 Sandra Völker (GER)
|
53.50 |
|
 Le Jingyi (CHN)
|
53.72 |
| 4. |  Martina Moravcová (SVK)
|
54.04 |
| 5. | Shan Ying (CHN)
|
54.31 |
| 6. |  Sue Rolph (GBR)
|
54.43 |
| 7. | Katrin Meissner (GER)
|
54.91 |
| 8. |  Therese Alshammar (SWE)
|
55.18 |
| RANK | FINAL B | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | Lindsey Farella (USA)
|
55.14 |
| 10. |  Sarah Ryan (AUS)
|
55.33 |
| 11. |  Laura Nicholls (CAN)
|
55.82 |
| 12. |  Luminița Dobrescu (ROM)
|
55.83 |
| 13. |  Dita Zelviene (LTU)
|
55.98 |
| 14. |  Judith Draxler (AUT)
|
56.05 |
| 15. | Claire Huddart (GBR)
|
56.19 |
| 16. |  Leah Martindale (BAR)
|
56.20 |
Qualifying heats
| RANK | HEATS RANKING | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jenny Thompson (USA)
|
53.94 |
| 2. | Sandra Völker (GER)
|
53.96 |
| 3. | Le Jingyi (CHN)
|
54.54 |
| 4. | Martina Moravcová (SVK)
|
54.70 |
| 5. | Shan Ying (CHN)
|
54.80 |
| 6. | Sue Rolph (GBR)
|
55.03 |
| 7. | Katrin Meissner (GER)
|
55.15 |
| 8. | Therese Alshammar (SWE)
|
55.18 |
| 9. | Lindsey Farella (USA)
|
55.43 |
| 10. | Sarah Ryan (AUS)
|
55.60 |
| 11. | Laura Nicholls (CAN)
|
55.83 |
| 12. | Leah Martindale (BAR)
|
55.99 |
| 13. | Claire Huddart (GBR)
|
56.02 |
| 14. | Luminița Dobrescu (ROM)
|
56.14 |
| 15. | Judith Draxler (AUT)
|
56.23 |
| 16. | Dita Zelviene (LTU)
|
56.24 |
| 17. |  Natalya Meshcheryakova (RUS)
|
56.25 |
| 18. | Ioana Diaconescu (ROM)
|
56.28 |
| 19. | Louise Jöhncke (SWE)
|
56.33 |
| 20. | Julia Greville (AUS)
|
56.43 |
| 21. |  Siobhan Cropper (TRI)
|
56.44 |
| 22. |  Charlene Wittstock (RSA)
|
56.82 |
| 23. |  Viviana Susin (ITA)
|
56.82 |
| 24. |  Alena Popchanka (BLR)
|
56.95 |
| 25. | Christine Cech (RSA)
|
57.16 |
| 26. | Michelle Cruz (CAN)
|
57.55 |
| 27. |  Sandrine Paquier (SUI)
|
58.00 |
See also
References
| World short-course champions in women's 100 m freestyle | |
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