Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle
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The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 July 1992 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 50 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 24.79 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Yang Wenyi (CHN) |
24.98 | Guangzhou, China | 11 April 1988 |
| Olympic record |  Kristin Otto (GDR) |
25.49 | Seoul, South Korea | 25 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July | Final A | Yang Wenyi |  China |
24.79 | WR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | Lisa Curry |  Australia |
25.87 | |
| 10 | 2 | Kristin Topham |  Canada |
26.17 | |
| 11 | 7 | Marianne Muis |  Netherlands |
26.24 | |
| 6 | Andrea Nugent | Canada |
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| 13 | 5 | Marianne Kriel |  South Africa |
26.47 | |
| 14 | 8 | Yevgeniya Yermakova |  Unified Team |
26.49 | |
| 15 | 1 | Linda Olofsson |  Sweden |
26.51 | |
| 4 | Franziska van Almsick |  Germany |
DSQ |
Final A edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | Yang Wenyi | China |
24.79 | WR |
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4 | Zhuang Yong | China |
25.08 | |
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3 | Angel Martino |  United States |
25.23 | |
| 4 | 6 | Catherine Plewinski |  France |
25.36 | NR |
| 5 | 5 | Jenny Thompson | United States |
25.37 | |
| 6 | 8 | Natalya Meshcheryakova | Unified Team |
25.47 | |
| 7 | 2 | Simone Osygus | Germany |
25.74 | |
| 8 | 1 | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands |
25.84 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 50 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 372. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 372. Retrieved 2 September 2017.