Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay

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Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date24 September 1988 (heats & final)
Competitors72 from 18 nations
Winning time4:03.74 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Kristin Otto, Silke Hörner, Birte Weigang, Katrin Meissner, Cornelia Sirch*, Manuela Stellmach*
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Beth Barr, Tracey McFarlane, Janel Jorgensen, Mary Wayte, Betsy Mitchell*, Mary T. Meagher*, Dara Torres*
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Lori Melien, Allison Higson, Jane Kerr, Andrea Nugent, Keltie Duggan*, Patricia Noall*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.
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The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 24 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  East Germany  (GDR)
Ina Kleber (1:00.59)
Sylvia Gerasch (1:08.69)
Ines Geißler (59.52)
Birgit Meineke (54.89)		4:03.69 Moscow, Soviet Union 24 August 1984
Olympic recordFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Rica Reinisch (1:01.51)
Ute Geweniger (1:09.46)
Andrea Pollack (1:00.14)
Caren Metschuck (55.56)		4:06.67 Moscow, Soviet Union 20 July 1980

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
24 SeptemberFinal Kristin Otto (1:01.03)
Silke Hörner (1:08.20)
Birte Weigang (59.51)
Katrin Meissner (55.00)		Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4:03.74 OR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q). [2]

RankHeatNationSwimmersTimeNotes
12Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Cornelia Sirch (1:02.34)
Silke Hörner (1:09.37)
Birte Weigang (1:00.75)
Manuela Stellmach (56.07)		4:08.53Q
23Flag of the United States.svg  United States Betsy Mitchell (1:02.66)
Tracey McFarlane (1:10.33)
Mary T. Meagher (1:01.64)
Dara Torres (55.75)		4:10.38Q
33Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jolanda de Rover (1:04.03)
Linda Moes (1:10.74)
Conny van Bentum (1:00.62)
Karin Brienesse (56.43)		4:11.82Q
43Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Svenja Schlicht (1:03.56)
Britta Dahm (1:12.56)
Gabi Reha (1:01.54)
Marion Aizpors (55.53)		4:13.19Q
52Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Lori Melien (1:03.80)
Keltie Duggan (1:11.58)
Jane Kerr (1:02.42)
Patricia Noall (56.43)		4:14.23Q
61Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Nicole Livingstone (1:04.07)
Lara Hooiveld (1:10.97)
Fiona Alessandri (1:02.12)
Karen van Wirdum (57.16)		4:14.32Q
71Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Lorenza Vigarani (1:03.64)
Manuela Dalla Valle (1:11.17)
Ilaria Tocchini (1:02.24)
Silvia Persi (57.63)		4:14.68Q
82Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria Bistra Gospodinova (1:05.23)
Tanya Dangalakova (1:09.31)
Neviana Miteva (1:02.82)
Natasha Khristova (57.86)		4:15.22Q
93Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Katherine Read (1:04.86)
Suki Brownsdon (1:11.74)
Caroline Foot (1:01.97)
Joanna Coull (57.61)		4:16.18
103Flag of France.svg  France Laurence Guillou (1:05.28)
Pascaline Louvrier (1:13.72)
Catherine Plewinski (59.86)
Jacqueline Delord (57.35)		4:16.21
112Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Johanna Larsson (1:05.10)
Anna-Karin Persson (1:12.40)
Agneta Eriksson (1:02.95)
Eva Nyberg (57.27)		4:17.72
121Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Satoko Morishita (1:05.23)
Yoshie Nishioka (1:13.63)
Kiyomi Takahashi (1:01.95)
Ayako Nakano (58.07)		4:18.88
131Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Natalia Autric (1:06.74)
Silvia Parera (1:14.87)
María Luisa Fernández (1:02.45)
Amaya Garbayo (57.78)		4:21.84
143Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Hong Ji-hee (1:08.52)
Park Sung-won (1:14.57)
Lee Hong-mi (1:05.73)
Han Young-hee (1:00.08)		4:28.90
152Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Silvia Poll (1:04.02)
Sigrid Niehaus (1:17.56)
Marcela Cuesta (1:09.89)
Carolina Mauri (1:00.28)		4:31.75
161Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Wang Chi (1:10.75)
Carwai Seto (1:15.45)
Chang Hui-chien (1:07.95)
Kimberly Chen (1:05.34)		4:39.49
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Yang Wenyi
Huang Xiaomin
Qian Hong
Zhuang Yong 		DSQ
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Mette Jacobsen
Pia Sørensen
Annette Jørgensen
Gitta Jensen 		DSQ

Final

[3]

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Kristin Otto (1:01.03)
Silke Hörner (1:08.20)
Birte Weigang (59.51)
Katrin Meissner (55.00)		4:03.74 OR
Silver medal icon.svg5Flag of the United States.svg  United States Beth Barr (1:02.56)
Tracey McFarlane (1:10.22)
Janel Jorgensen (59.84)
Mary Wayte (55.28)		4:07.90
Bronze medal icon.svg2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Lori Melien (1:04.25)
Allison Higson (1:08.15)
Jane Kerr (1:01.78)
Andrea Nugent (56.31)		4:10.49
47Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Nicole Livingstone (1:03.43)
Lara Hooiveld (1:10.49)
Fiona Alessandri (1:00.87)
Karen van Wirdum (56.78)		4:11.57 OC
53Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jolanda de Rover (1:03.76)
Linda Moes (1:11.40)
Conny van Bentum (1:00.30)
Karin Brienesse (56.73)		4:12.19
68Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria Bistra Gospodinova (1:04.87)
Tanya Dangalakova (1:07.95)
Neviana Miteva (1:02.76)
Natasha Khristova (56.78)		4:12.36
76Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Svenja Schlicht (1:03.46)
Britta Dahm (1:12.36)
Gabi Reha (1:01.79)
Marion Aizpors (55.28)		4:12.89
81Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Lorenza Vigarani (1:03.96)
Manuela Dalla Valle (1:10.63)
Ilaria Tocchini (1:01.93)
Silvia Persi (57.33)		4:13.85

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References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 4 × 100m Medley Relay Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988 . LA84 Foundation. pp. 428–429. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 4 × 100m Medley Relay Final" (PDF). Seoul 1988 . LA84 Foundation. p. 429. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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