0 0 ▁record , ▁and ▁to ▁hold ▁off ▁U . S . ▁sw immer ▁D ara ▁Tor res ▁in ▁a ▁close ▁race ▁by ▁a ▁hundred th ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁( 0 . 0 1 ). ▁Return ing ▁from ▁an ▁eight - year ▁absence , ▁Tor res ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁in ▁Olympic ▁history ▁to ▁sw im ▁past ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 0 . ▁She ▁established ▁both ▁a ▁personal ▁best ▁and ▁an ▁American ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 4 . 0 7 ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ▁and ▁ele vent h ▁overall ▁in ▁her ▁fifth ▁Olympics ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Australian ▁te en ager ▁C ate ▁Campbell ▁picked ▁up ▁a ▁bronze ▁in ▁ 2 4 . 1 7 , ▁ed ging ▁out ▁her ▁team mate ▁Lis b eth ▁Tr ick ett ▁( 2 4 . 2 5 ) ▁by ▁ 0 . 0 8 ▁of ▁a ▁second . ▁ ▁Netherlands ' ▁Mar le en ▁V eld h uis ▁finished ▁fifth ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 4 . 2 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁spot ▁by ▁American ▁K ara ▁Lyn n ▁Joy ce ▁in ▁ 2 4 . 6 3 . ▁V eld h uis ' ▁team mate ▁H inkel ien ▁Sch re uder ▁( 2 4 . 6 5 ) ▁and ▁Bel arus ' ▁Al ia ks andra ▁Her as im enia ▁( 2 4 . 7 7 ) ▁rounded ▁out ▁the ▁finale . ▁ ▁Notable ▁sw imm ers ▁missed ▁out ▁the ▁top ▁