Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The women’s 100 metre freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 1–2 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London United Kingdom.Dutch swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo blasted a new Olympic record to become the country’s third gold medalist in the event since Rie Mastenbroek topped the podium in 1936 and Inge de Bruijn in 2000. Flipping fourth at the halfway turn she pulled ahead of a tightly-packed field to touch the wall first and improve her own record in 53.00.