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

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Women's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date22 September 1988 (heats & finals)
Competitors41 from 30 nations
Winning time1:00.89
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kristin Otto Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Cornelia Sirch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
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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 recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Ina Kleber  (GDR)1:00.59 Moscow, Soviet Union 24 August 1984
Olympic recordFlag of East Germany.svg  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]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
16 Kristin Otto Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:01.45Q
25 Cornelia Sirch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:01.63Q
35 Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:02.09Q
46 Beth Barr Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:02.63Q
54 Betsy Mitchell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:02.85Q
65 Silvia Poll Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1:03.21Q, NR
76 Nicole Livingstone Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:03.26Q
86 Marion Aizpors Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:03.27Q
94 Anca Pătrășcoiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1:03.29q
105 Svenja Schlicht Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:03.72q
114 Lorenza Vigarani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:03.96q
125 Lori Melien Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:04.29q
135 Jolanda de Rover Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:04.39q
145 Sharon Musson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:04.58q
156 Katherine Read Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:04.62q
164 Manuela Carosi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:04.69qSO
6 Karen Lord Flag of Australia.svg  Australia qSO
185 Sharon Page Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:04.75
194 Bistra Gospodinova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 1:04.91
204 Laurence Guillou Flag of France.svg  France 1:05.07
4 Eva Gysling Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
226 Johanna Larsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:05.10
233 Wang Bolin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:05.15
246 Satoko Morishita Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:05.38
254 Sylvia Hume Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:05.81
263 Tomoko Onogi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:06.14
273 Michelle Smith Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1:06.22
283 Akiko Thomson Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 1:06.51
293 Aileen Convery Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1:06.73
303 Hong Ji-hee Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 1:08.33
313 Rita Jean Garay Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 1:08.58
323 Wang Chi Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1:09.56
332 Ana Joselina Fortin Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 1:10.10
342 Tricia Duncan Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 1:10.37
352 Tsang Wing Sze Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 1:10.50
362 Sharon Pickering Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1:12.14
371 Angela Birch Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1:13.48
381 Katerine Moreno Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 1:14.42
392 Elsa Freire Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1:15.56
401 Carolina Araujo Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1:15.86
412 Carla Fernandes Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1:21.58

Swimoff

Round 1
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15 Manuela Carosi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:05.05qSO
4 Karen Lord Flag of Australia.svg  Australia qSO
Round 2
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15 Manuela Carosi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:04.62q
24 Karen Lord Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:04.75

Finals

[3]

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94 Anca Pătrășcoiu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1:03.33
105 Svenja Schlicht Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:03.68
118 Manuela Carosi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:03.80
126 Lori Melien Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:03.87
133 Lorenza Vigarani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:03.88
142 Jolanda de Rover Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:04.11
157 Sharon Musson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:04.17
161 Katherine Read Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:04.27

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Kristin Otto Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:00.89
Silver medal icon.svg3 Krisztina Egerszegi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:01.56
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Cornelia Sirch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:01.57
42 Betsy Mitchell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:02.71
56 Beth Barr Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:02.78
67 Silvia Poll Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1:03.34
71 Nicole Livingstone Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:04.15
88 Marion Aizpors Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:04.19

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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.
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