Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle

Women's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date 29 July 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors 45 from 30 nations
Winning time 55.92
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Nancy Hogshead  United States
1st, gold medalist(s) Carrie Steinseifer  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Annemarie Verstappen  Netherlands

The final of the women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 29, 1984.[1] The eight fastest times qualified for the final, the next eight for the B-final.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Barbara Krause (GDR)54.79Moscow, Soviet Union21 July 1980
Olympic record Barbara Krause (GDR)54.79Moscow, Soviet Union21 July 1980

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
164Nancy Hogshead United States55.85Q
224Annemarie Verstappen Netherlands56.11Q
334Carrie Steinseifer United States56.46Q
443Michelle Pearson Australia56.75Q, OC
535Susanne Schuster West Germany56.85Q
644Conny van Bentum Netherlands56.94Q
754June Croft Great Britain57.12Q
865Angela Russell Australia57.30Q
915Iris Zscherpe West Germany57.31q
1045Pamela Rai Canada57.41q
1113Sophie Kamoun France57.49q
1223Silvia Persi Italy57.62q
1355Nicola Fibbens Great Britain57.80q
1453Maria Kardum Sweden58.22q
1563Agneta Eriksson Sweden58.43q
1625Jane Kerr Canada58.46q
1714Kaori Yanase Japan58.47
1833Maarit Vähäsaari-Sihvonen Finland58.51
1936Marie-Thérèse Armentero Switzerland58.73
2046Patricia Kohlmann Mexico58.76
2156Chikako Nakamori Japan59.00
2237Ding Jilian China59.11
2326Sofia Dara Greece59.25
2462Grazia Colombo Italy59.43
2516Teresa Rivera Mexico59.61
2667Yan Hong China1:00.45
2766Virginia Sachero Argentina1:00.53
2822Carmel Clark New Zealand1:00.63
2952Shelley Cramer Virgin Islands1:00.65
3047Kim Jin-suk South Korea1:00.91
3142Sandra Crousse Peru1:01.02
3227Kathy Wong Hong Kong1:01.03
3357Carol Ann Heavey Ireland1:01.34
3432Fenella Ng Hong Kong1:01.82
3512Faten Ghattas Tunisia1:02.00
3651Christine Jacob Philippines1:02.43
3721Blanca Morales Guatemala1:02.48
3861Helen Chow Malaysia1:02.53
3917Anna Doig New Zealand1:02.72
4041Sherwite Hafez Egypt1:02.78
4158Karen Slowing-Aceituno Guatemala1:03.46
4231Nevine Hafez Egypt1:04.06
4311Sharon Pickering Fiji1:04.25
4468Daniela Galassi San Marino1:06.19
4548María Lardizábal Honduras1:07.80

Finals

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94Iris Zscherpe West Germany57.19
106Silvia Persi Italy57.24
112Nicola Fibbens Great Britain57.36
125Pamela Rai Canada57.56
133Sophie Kamoun France57.81
148Jane Kerr Canada57.85
151Agneta Eriksson Sweden58.08
167Maria Kardum Sweden58.12

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4Nancy Hogshead United States55.92
3Carrie Steinseifer United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s)5Annemarie Verstappen Netherlands56.08
47Conny van Bentum Netherlands56.43
56Michelle Pearson Australia56.83
62Susanne Schuster West Germany56.90
71June Croft Great Britain57.11
88Angela Russell Australia58.09

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Los Angeles 1984: Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Los Angeles 1984. LA84 Foundation. p. 492. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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