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

Women's 100 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date 22 September 1988 (heats & finals)
Competitors 41 from 30 nations
Winning time 1:00.89
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Kristin Otto  East Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Krisztina Egerszegi  Hungary
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Cornelia Sirch  East Germany

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)1:00.59Moscow, Soviet Union24 August 1984
Olympic record Rica Reinisch (GDR)1:00.86Moscow, Soviet Union23 July 1980

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
16Kristin Otto East Germany1:01.45Q
25Cornelia Sirch East Germany1:01.63Q
35Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary1:02.09Q
46Beth Barr United States1:02.63Q
54Betsy Mitchell United States1:02.85Q
65Silvia Poll Costa Rica1:03.21Q, NR
76Nicole Livingstone Australia1:03.26Q
86Marion Aizpors West Germany1:03.27Q
94Anca Pătrășcoiu Romania1:03.29q
105Svenja Schlicht West Germany1:03.72q
114Lorenza Vigarani Italy1:03.96q
125Lori Melien Canada1:04.29q
135Jolanda de Rover Netherlands1:04.39q
145Sharon Musson New Zealand1:04.58q
156Katherine Read Great Britain1:04.62q
164Manuela Carosi Italy1:04.69qSO
6Karen Lord AustraliaqSO
185Sharon Page Great Britain1:04.75
194Bistra Gospodinova Bulgaria1:04.91
204Laurence Guillou France1:05.07
4Eva Gysling Switzerland
226Johanna Larsson Sweden1:05.10
233Wang Bolin China1:05.15
246Satoko Morishita Japan1:05.38
254Sylvia Hume New Zealand1:05.81
263Tomoko Onogi Japan1:06.14
273Michelle Smith Ireland1:06.22
283Akiko Thomson Philippines1:06.51
293Aileen Convery Ireland1:06.73
303Hong Ji-hee South Korea1:08.33
313Rita Jean Garay Puerto Rico1:08.58
323Wang Chi Chinese Taipei1:09.56
332Ana Joselina Fortin Honduras1:10.10
342Tricia Duncan Virgin Islands1:10.37
352Tsang Wing Sze Hong Kong1:10.50
362Sharon Pickering Fiji1:12.14
371Angela Birch Fiji1:13.48
381Katerine Moreno Bolivia1:14.42
392Elsa Freire Angola1:15.56
401Carolina Araujo Mozambique1:15.86
412Carla Fernandes Angola1:21.58

Swimoff

Round 1
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Manuela Carosi Italy1:05.05qSO
4Karen Lord AustraliaqSO
Round 2
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Manuela Carosi Italy1:04.62q
24Karen Lord Australia1:04.75

Finals

[3]

Final B

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94Anca Pătrășcoiu Romania1:03.33
105Svenja Schlicht West Germany1:03.68
118Manuela Carosi Italy1:03.80
126Lori Melien Canada1:03.87
133Lorenza Vigarani Italy1:03.88
142Jolanda de Rover Netherlands1:04.11
157Sharon Musson New Zealand1:04.17
161Katherine Read Great Britain1:04.27

Final A

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4Kristin Otto East Germany1:00.89
2nd, silver medalist(s)3Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary1:01.56
3rd, bronze medalist(s)5Cornelia Sirch East Germany1:01.57
42Betsy Mitchell United States1:02.71
56Beth Barr United States1:02.78
67Silvia Poll Costa Rica1:03.34
71Nicole Livingstone Australia1:04.15
88Marion Aizpors West Germany1:04.19

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. 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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