Australia at The 2000 Summer Olympics - Swimming

Swimming

Australia was very successful in the swimming venue at the 2000 Olympics. They won 5 Gold, 9 Silver, and 4 Bronze medals. The biggest rivalry, both in the press and in the pool, was between the United States and Australia relay teams. In the 4 x 100 m relay, the Americans had won the event every time it had been contested. Australia was able to edge out the Americans by .19 seconds to win the gold medal. The Australians also set three world records. The 2000 Olympics also saw the emergence of Ian Thorpe as an Olympic champion in the Men's 400 m Freestyle.

Men's 50 m Freestyle

  • Chris Fydler
  • Preliminary Heat — 22.80
  • Semi-final — 22.41 (did not advance)
  • Brett Hawke
  • Preliminary Heat — 22.45
  • Semi-final — 22.49 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Michael Klim
  • Preliminary Heat — 49.09
  • Semi-final — 48.8
  • Final — 48.74 (4th place)
  • Chris Fydler
  • Preliminary Heat — 49.45
  • Semi-final — 49.55
  • Final — 49.44 (8th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Ian Thorpe
  • Preliminary Heat — 1:46.56
  • Semi-final — 1:45.37
  • Final — 1:45.83 (Silver medal)
  • Grant Hackett
  • Preliminary Heat — 1:49.23
  • Semi-final — 1:48.76
  • Final — 1:49.46 (8th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Ian Thorpe
  • Preliminary Heat — 03:44.65
  • Final — 03:44.59 (Gold medal) — World Record
  • Grant Hackett
  • Preliminary Heat — 03:48.91
  • Final — 03:48.22 (7th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Grant Hackett
  • Preliminary Heat — 15:07.50
  • Final — 14:48.33 (Gold medal)
  • Kieren Perkins
  • Preliminary Heat — 14:58.34
  • Final — 14:53.59 (Silver medal)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Michael Klim
  • Preliminary Heat — 52.73
  • Semi-final — 52.63
  • Final — 52.18 (Silver medal)
  • Geoff Huegill
  • Preliminary Heat — 52.79
  • Semi-final — 51.96 — Olympic Record
  • Final — 52.22 (Bronze medal)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Justin Norris
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:57.60
  • Semi-final — 01:57.10
  • Final — 01:56.17 (Bronze medal)
  • Heath Ramsay
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:58.82
  • Semi-final — 01:57.90 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Phil Rogers
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:02.77 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Regan Harrison
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:14.85
  • Semi-final — 02:13.75
  • Final — 02:12.88 (4th place)
  • Ryan Mitchell
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:14.69
  • Semi-final — 02:13.87
  • Final — 02:14.00 (8th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Matthew Welsh
  • Preliminary Heat — 54.7
  • Semi-final — 54.52
  • Final — 54.07 (Silver medal)
  • Josh Watson
  • Preliminary Heat — 55.09
  • Semi-final — 54.93
  • Final — 55.01 (4th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Cameron Delaney
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:59.61
  • Semi-final — 02:00.39 (did not advance)
  • Matthew Welsh
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:59.76
  • Semi-final — 01:58.57
  • Final — 01:57.59 (Bronze medal)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Matthew Dunn
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:02.44
  • Semi-final — 02:01.95 (did not advance)
  • Robert van der Zant
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:02.77
  • Semi-final — 02:02.91 (did not advance)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Justin Norris
  • Preliminary Heat — 04:17.36
  • Final — 04:17.87 (6th place)
  • Matthew Dunn
  • Preliminary Heat — 04:20.31 (did not advance)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle

  • Ashley Callus, Chris Fydler, Michael Klim, Todd Pearson, Adam Pine, and Ian Thorpe
  • Preliminary Heat — 03:17.37
  • Final — 03:13.67 (Gold medal) — World Record

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle

  • Grant Hackett, Bill Kirby, Michael Klim, Daniel Kowalski, Todd Pearson, Ian Thorpe
  • Preliminary Heat — 07:14.27
  • Final — 07:07.05 (Gold medal) — World Record

Men's 4x100 m Medley

  • Regan Harrison, Geoff Huegill, Michael Klim, Ryan Mitchell, Adam Pine, Ian Thorpe, Josh Watson, Matthew Welsh
  • Preliminary Heat — 03:39.38
  • Final — 03:35.27 (Silver medal)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Susie O'Neill
  • Preliminary Heat — 25.73
  • Semi-final — 25.74 (did not advance)
  • Sarah Ryan
  • Preliminary Heat — 26.05 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Sarah Ryan
  • Preliminary Heat — 56.05
  • Semi-final — 55.93 (did not advance)
  • Susie O'Neill
  • Preliminary Heat — 57.78 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Susie O'Neill
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:59.14
  • Semi-final — 01:59.37
  • Final — 01:58.24 (Gold medal)
  • Giaan Rooney
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:00.99
  • Semi-final — 02:00.84 (did not advance)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Kasey Giteau
  • Preliminary Heat — 04:15.54 (did not advance)
  • Sarah DArcy
  • Preliminary Heat — 04:18.05 (did not advance)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Rachel Harris
  • Preliminary Heat — 08:36.94 (did not advance)
  • Hayley Lewis
  • Preliminary Heat — 08:38.75 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Petria Thomas
  • Preliminary Heat — 58.52
  • Semi-final — 58.11
  • Final — 58.49 (4th place)
  • Susie O'Neill
  • Preliminary Heat — 59.49
  • Semi-final — 59.05
  • Final — 59.27 (7th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Susie O'Neill
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:07.97
  • Semi-final — 02:07.57
  • Final — 02:06.58 (Silver medal)
  • Petria Thomas
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:08.70
  • Semi-final — 02:07.63
  • Final — 02:07.12 (Bronze medal)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Leisel Jones
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:07.92
  • Semi-final — 01:08.03
  • Final — 01:07.49 (Silver medal)
  • Tarnee White
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:08.35
  • Semi-final — 01:08.61
  • Final — 01:09.09 (7th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Caroline Hildreth
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:27.60
  • Semi-final — 02:28.30 (did not advance)
  • Rebecca Brown
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:28.24
  • Semi-final — 02:29.90 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Dyana Calub
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:02.46
  • Semi-final — 01:01.86
  • Final — 01:01.61 (7th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Giaan Rooney
  • Preliminary Heat — 01:03.20 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Clementine Stoney
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:14.61
  • Semi-final — 02:14.25 (did not advance)
  • Dyana Calub
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:17.05 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Elli Overton
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:16.76
  • Semi-final — 02:15.74 (did not advance)
  • Anna Windsor
  • Preliminary Heat — 02:19.44 (did not advance)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Jennifer Reilly
  • Preliminary Heat — 04:41.51 (did not advance)
  • Final — 04:45.99 (8th place)
  • Rachel Harris
  • Preliminary Heat — 04:46.02 (did not advance)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle

  • Mel Dodd, Elka Graham, Susie O'Neill, Giaan Rooney, Sarah Ryan
  • Preliminary Heat — 03:43.56
  • Final — 03:40.91 (6th place)

Women's 4x200 m Freestyle

  • Elka Graham, Susie O'Neill, Giaan Rooney, Petria Thomas, Kirsten Thomson, Jacinta van Lint
  • Preliminary Heat — 08:03.26
  • Final — 07:58.52 (Silver medal)

Women's 4x100 m Medley

  • Dyana Calub, Leisel Jones, Susie O'Neill, Giaan Rooney, Sarah Ryan, Petria Thomas, Tarnee White
  • Preliminary Heat — 04:06.16
  • Final — 04:01.59 (Silver medal)

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