Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

Women's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueJamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date22 September 1988 (heats & finals)
Competitors41 from 30 nations
Winning time1:00.89
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kristin Otto  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Krisztina Egerszegi  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cornelia Sirch  East Germany
Swimming at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen

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]

Records

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

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Kristin Otto  East Germany 1:01.45 Q
2 5 Cornelia Sirch  East Germany 1:01.63 Q
3 5 Krisztina Egerszegi  Hungary 1:02.09 Q
4 6 Beth Barr  United States 1:02.63 Q
5 4 Betsy Mitchell  United States 1:02.85 Q
6 5 Silvia Poll  Costa Rica 1:03.21 Q, NR
7 6 Nicole Livingstone  Australia 1:03.26 Q
8 6 Marion Aizpors  West Germany 1:03.27 Q
9 4 Anca Pătrășcoiu  Romania 1:03.29 q
10 5 Svenja Schlicht  West Germany 1:03.72 q
11 4 Lorenza Vigarani  Italy 1:03.96 q
12 5 Lori Melien  Canada 1:04.29 q
13 5 Jolanda de Rover  Netherlands 1:04.39 q
14 5 Sharon Musson  New Zealand 1:04.58 q
15 6 Katherine Read  Great Britain 1:04.62 q
16 4 Manuela Carosi  Italy 1:04.69 qSO
6 Karen Lord  Australia qSO
18 5 Sharon Page  Great Britain 1:04.75
19 4 Bistra Gospodinova  Bulgaria 1:04.91
20 4 Laurence Guillou  France 1:05.07
4 Eva Gysling  Switzerland
22 6 Johanna Larsson  Sweden 1:05.10
23 3 Wang Bolin  China 1:05.15
24 6 Satoko Morishita  Japan 1:05.38
25 4 Sylvia Hume  New Zealand 1:05.81
26 3 Tomoko Onogi  Japan 1:06.14
27 3 Michelle Smith  Ireland 1:06.22
28 3 Akiko Thomson  Philippines 1:06.51
29 3 Aileen Convery  Ireland 1:06.73
30 3 Hong Ji-hee  South Korea 1:08.33
31 3 Rita Jean Garay  Puerto Rico 1:08.58
32 3 Wang Chi  Chinese Taipei 1:09.56
33 2 Ana Joselina Fortin  Honduras 1:10.10
34 2 Tricia Duncan  Virgin Islands 1:10.37
35 2 Tsang Wing Sze  Hong Kong 1:10.50
36 2 Sharon Pickering  Fiji 1:12.14
37 1 Angela Birch  Fiji 1:13.48
38 1 Katerine Moreno  Bolivia 1:14.42
39 2 Elsa Freire  Angola 1:15.56
40 1 Carolina Araujo  Mozambique 1:15.86
41 2 Carla Fernandes  Angola 1:21.58

Swimoff

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

[3]

Final B

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Kristin Otto  East Germany 1:00.89
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Krisztina Egerszegi  Hungary 1:01.56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 422–423. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 423. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

External links

  • Official Report
  • USA Swimming
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