Women 100m Breaststroke at Beijing Summer Games

Women 100m Breaststroke at Beijing Summer Games is one of the popular events in the Summer Games. It is also included in the Beijing Summer Games 2008, in the swimming category. There are several other Olympics Swimming Events that are held in the Summer Games like butterfly, individual medley, backstroke, freestyle and several types of relay races. During the 1968 Summer Olympics, Women 100m Breaststroke was first introduced. From then on, this event has gained immense popularity. Today Breaststroke (women) 100m has become an inseparable part of the Olympics.

Women 100m Breaststroke has attracted numerous female swimmers from across the globe. All the swimming events of Beijing Summer Games will be held from 9th August to 21st August, 2008. Apart from the two marathons, all the other swimming events will be held in the Beijing National Aquatics Center. The sixteen day swimming extravaganza is sure to attract innumerable number of people from all parts of the world.

Breaststroke is a difficult swimming style that is swum on the breast. The front crawl is the most popular form of breaststroke. This is the first swimming stroke that is taught to any learner of swimming. But when compared to other forms of swimming, this is the most difficult one. The only advantage is that the head of the swimmer remains above water all the time.

Some of the most popular female breaststroke swimmers are as follows: