Olympic Swimming 2016: Women's 100M Butterfly Medal Winners, Times and Results

Sarah Sjostrom set a new world record while taking home the gold medal in the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.

The three-time world champion had never won an Olympic medal in her career but ended up on top of the podium after her 55.48-second showing. Penny Oleksiak of Canada took the silver medal, while American Dana Vollmer earned an impressive third-place finish.

Medal	Swimmer	Country	Time (Seconds)
Gold	Sarah Sjostrom	Sweden	55.48
Silver	Penny Oleksiak	Canada	56.46
Bronze	Dana Vollmer	United States	56.63

Sjostrom was a bit slow off the starting block, which is usually a huge deal in a short race like this one.

However, she quickly made up ground, seizing the lead after the first lap, and did more than enough to secure her first Olympic gold medal.

She finished just off the medal stand in this event four years ago, ending up in fourth place while Vollmer took home the gold with a world-record time. Since then, the Swedish star has taken command of this event with wins at the 2013 and 2015 world championships.

After posting an Olympic record in the semifinals, Sjostrom completed her run by breaking the world record to earn her first gold medal.

"It’s hard to believe I finally took a medal in the Olympic Games," the winner said after the race, per Joe Rodgers of Sporting News. "It’s my third Olympic Games and I have been working very hard and I had a lot of ups and downs the past four years. I’m so happy I made it here."

Considering she will also compete in the 50-, 100- and 200-meter freestyles, this could end up being a big week for the 22-year-old star.

Second-place finisher Oleksiak should also be proud of her performance. Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports provided an interesting note on her time:

Meanwhile, Vollmer earned the bronze medal after being out of action for most of the past few years. She gave birth to her son, Arlen, but then got back into training and performed well enough at the U.S. trials to earn a spot in Rio. In two days, she has earned a silver medal with the 4x100-meter relay team and a bronze medal in the 100-meter butterfly.

Although most would be disappointed in a bronze after winning gold four years earlier, she was more than satisfied, per the Washington Post:

As just the second American woman to medal after giving birth, per Nicole Auerbach of USA Today, there is no reason to question her accomplishment.

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