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Jenny Beth Thompson won Athens 2000 women's 100m butterfly title

Jenny Beth Thompson took the women's 100m butterfly title in 57.67, ahead of Johanna Sjoberg and Karen Campbell.

19 March 2000 Europe Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens, Greece
Source-checked report card · SwimmingChampion: Jenny Beth Thompson (United States) — 57.67

19 March 2000 · Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens, Greece

Event date:

The final

Jenny Beth Thompson won the women's 100m butterfly final at the 5th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Athens on 19 March 2000, recording 57.67. The OMEGA final ranking lists Johanna Sjoberg second in 57.96 and Karen Campbell third in 58.86.

Medal order

The result came in a 25-metre pool at the Athens championship. The official table establishes the medal order used here: United States first, Sweden second and United States third. This report counts the final once as one underlying medal decision.

Source and date precision

The event date and placings have day precision from the official final sheet. World Aquatics' competition archive independently identifies Athens as host of the fifth short-course world championships, held from 16 to 19 March 2000.

Leading official final classification

Jenny Beth Thompson won Athens 2000 women's 100m butterfly title
RankCompetitorCountryResult
1Jenny Beth ThompsonUnited States57.67
2Johanna SjobergSweden57.96
3Karen CampbellUnited States58.86

Sources

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