London Olympic Game Kick Off - Updates Vollmer Fastest in women’s 100m butterfly

Dana Vollmer of the us set the fastest qualifying time within the heats of the women’s one hundred metres butterfly on the gap day of the Olympic swimming competition on Saturday.

The reigning world champion broke Inge de Bruijn’s 12-year-old Olympic record of fifty six.61 when she sailed through her heat in fifty six.25 seconds, nearly a second prior to her nearest rival, China’s Lu Ying (57.17).

Australia’s Alicia Coutts was third overall whereas Swedish world record holder Sarah Sjostrom qualified fourth fastest in fifty seven.45.

“I am extremely pleased with how briskly it had been, and that i feel love it is just about to get faster,” said Vollmer.

“I am about to keep performing on what I actually have been performing on, having a tighter rhythm, hitting my walls… simply ensuring I do all those additional things.”

The top sixteen qualified for Saturday night’s semi-finals, with the fastest eight from the semis advancing to Sunday’s final.

Australia’s Jessicah Schipper, a bronze medallist within the event in Beijing four years ago, ignored when finishing twenty fourth overall, whereas Poland’s Otylia Jedrzejczak, the 2004 Olympic champion over 200m, was 25th
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