Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The women’s 100 metre butterfly event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 16–17 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney Australia.Dutch rising star Inge de Bruijn shattered her own world record by 0.03 seconds to claim the gold medal in the event. Forging a narrow lead at the initial turn she cruised her path on the final lap to hit the wall first in a sterling time of 56.61.