Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly

The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place on 3 and 5 December. This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.

Heats
Eight fastest swimmers from the heats advanced to the finals.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Final
Key: OR = Olympic record