2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Swimming: August 6-13
- Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro
- Prelims – 9:00 a.m/12:00 p.m PST/EST (1:00 p.m local), Finals – 6:00 p.m/9:00 p.m PST/EST (10:00 p.m local)
- SwimSwam previews
- Schedule & Results
- Live Stream (NBC)
Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom broke the world record in the women’s 100 meter butterfly en route to winning Olympic gold in Rio on Sunday night. Out in a 26.01, she was home in 29.47 for a final time of 55.48. Watch her race (most of it, that is) in the video below, courtesy of NBC Olympics:
Sarah Sjöström gets the Gold and a new World Record in the 100m Fly!https://t.co/BWGaUNiTHM https://t.co/AxGXIdpGcb
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 8, 2016
How is she related to us ???? My grandmother was Helen Sjrostrom???
Usually, you watch as the world record line drifts away from people, but in Sarah’s case, she actually accelerates TOWARDS the line in the last 15 meters. Her closing speed is unreal.
Class act and what fun to watch swim. Congratulations Sarah Sjostrom.