Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle

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Women's 50 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date25 September 1988 (heats & finals)
Competitors50 from 33 nations
Winning time25.49 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Kristin Otto Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Yang Wenyi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Katrin Meissner Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Jill Sterkel Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1992  →

The inaugural women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 25 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 the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Wenyi  (CHN)24.98 Guangzhou, China 11 April 1988
Olympic recordInaugural event— ——

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
25 SeptemberHeat 7 Yang Wenyi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25.67 OR
25 SeptemberFinal A Kristin Otto Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 25.49 OR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
17 Yang Wenyi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25.67Q, OR
27 Katrin Meissner Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 25.77Q
36 Kristin Otto Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 25.85Q
45 Leigh Ann Fetter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25.91Q
56 Catherine Plewinski Flag of France.svg  France 26.01Q, NR
67 Jill Sterkel Flag of the United States.svg  United States 26.02Q
76 Tamara Costache Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 26.06Q
87 Karen van Wirdum Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 26.12Q, OC
97 Marion Aizpors Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 26.20q
107 Inna Abramova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 26.27q
115 Marie-Thérèse Armentero Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 26.32q
125 Christiane Pielke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 26.33q
136 Ayako Nakano Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 26.44q
144 Diana van der Plaats Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 26.49q, NR
156 Kristin Topham Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 26.50q
165 Karin Brienesse Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 26.54q
174 Adriana Pereira Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 26.56
5 Luminița Dobrescu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
196 Andrea Nugent Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 26.60
205 Gitta Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 26.61
5 Kaori Sasaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
226 Xia Fujie Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 26.66
237 Helena Aberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 26.67
246 Karin Furuhed Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 26.85
257 Alison Sheppard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 27.14
264 María Rivera Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 27.16
274 Annabelle Cripps Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 27.17
284 Karen Dieffenthaler Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 27.27
295 Senda Gharbi Pre-1999 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 27.34
304 Akiko Thomson Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 27.43
313 Mônica Rezende Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 27.44
324 Patricia Kohlmann Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 27.45
332 Carolina Mauri Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 27.96
343 Han Young-hee Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 28.02
353 Hung Cee Kay Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 28.15
363 Park Joo-li Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 28.20
372 Bryndís Ólafsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 28.38
383 Ana Joselina Fortin Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 28.46
392 Cina Munch Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 28.55
402 Catherine Fogarty Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 28.66
413 Wang Chi Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 28.73
422 Sabrina Lum Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 28.82
432 Veronica Cummings Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 28.94
442 Angela Birch Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 29.01
453 Tsang Wing Sze Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 29.14
462 Katerine Moreno Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 29.42
474 Elsa Freire Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 29.54
481 Carolina Araujo Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 29.64
493 Ana Martins Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 29.74
501 Nancy Khalaf Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 30.77

Finals

[3]

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94 Marion Aizpors Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 26.17
106 Christiane Pielke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 26.22
113 Marie-Thérèse Armentero Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 26.34
121 Kristin Topham Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 26.45
2 Ayako Nakano Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
145 Inna Abramova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 26.48
158 Karin Brienesse Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 26.66
167 Diana van der Plaats Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 26.80

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg3 Kristin Otto Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 25.49 OR
Silver medal icon.svg4 Yang Wenyi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25.64
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Katrin Meissner Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 25.71
7 Jill Sterkel Flag of the United States.svg  United States
56 Leigh Ann Fetter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25.78
61 Tamara Costache Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 25.80
72 Catherine Plewinski Flag of France.svg  France 25.90 NR
88 Karen van Wirdum Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 26.01 OC

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References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 50 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988 . LA84 Foundation. pp. 417–418. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988 . LA84 Foundation. p. 418. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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