The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 22 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 22 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:00.89 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Ina Kleber (GDR) |
1:00.59 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 24 August 1984 |
| Olympic record |  Rica Reinisch (GDR) |
1:00.86 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 23 July 1980 |
Results edit
Heats edit
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Swimoff edit
- Round 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Manuela Carosi |  Italy |
1:05.05 | qSO |
| 4 | Karen Lord |  Australia |
qSO |
- Round 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Manuela Carosi | Italy |
1:04.62 | q |
| 2 | 4 | Karen Lord | Australia |
1:04.75 |
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Anca Pătrășcoiu |  Romania |
1:03.33 | |
| 10 | 5 | Svenja Schlicht |  West Germany |
1:03.68 | |
| 11 | 8 | Manuela Carosi | Italy |
1:03.80 | |
| 12 | 6 | Lori Melien |  Canada |
1:03.87 | |
| 13 | 3 | Lorenza Vigarani | Italy |
1:03.88 | |
| 14 | 2 | Jolanda de Rover |  Netherlands |
1:04.11 | |
| 15 | 7 | Sharon Musson |  New Zealand |
1:04.17 | |
| 16 | 1 | Katherine Read |  Great Britain |
1:04.27 |
Final A edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Kristin Otto | East Germany |
1:00.89 | |
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3 | Krisztina Egerszegi |  Hungary |
1:01.56 | |
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5 | Cornelia Sirch | East Germany |
1:01.57 | |
| 4 | 2 | Betsy Mitchell |  United States |
1:02.71 | |
| 5 | 6 | Beth Barr | United States |
1:02.78 | |
| 6 | 7 | Silvia Poll |  Costa Rica |
1:03.34 | |
| 7 | 1 | Nicole Livingstone | Australia |
1:04.15 | |
| 8 | 8 | Marion Aizpors | West Germany |
1:04.19 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 422–423. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 423. Retrieved 2 April 2017.