Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly

The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between August 31 and September 1. 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
Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Semifinals
Heat 1

Heat 2

Final
Key: OR = Olympic record