Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition:

Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition:

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record

6 August	Semifinal	Sarah Sjöström	Sweden	55.84	OR

7 August	Final	Sarah Sjöström	Sweden	55.48	WR, OR

Sentence(s)

In the semifinals, Sjöström established a Olympic record time of 55.84.

final_sentence: In the semifinals, Sjöström established a Olympic record time of 55.84.