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

Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Venue Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date 22 September 1988 (heats & final)
Competitors 60 from 15 nations
Winning time 3:40.63 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  East Germany (GDR)
Kristin Otto, Katrin Meissner, Daniela Hunger, Manuela Stellmach, Sabina Schulze*, Heike Friedrich*
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands (NED)
Marianne Muis, Mildred Muis, Conny van Bentum, Karin Brienesse, Diana van der Plaats*
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Mary Wayte, Mitzi Kremer, Laura Walker, Dara Torres, Paige Zemina*, Jill Sterkel*
*Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats.

The women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay 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 East Germany (GDR)
Kristin Otto (54.73)
Manuela Stellmach (54.96)
Sabina Schulze (55.52)
Heike Friedrich (55.36)
3:40.57Madrid, Spain19 August 1986
Olympic record East Germany (GDR)
Barbara Krause (54.90)
Caren Metschuck (55.61)
Ines Diers (55.90)
Sarina Hülsenbeck (56.30)
3:42.71Moscow, Soviet Union27 July 1980

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

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
22 SeptemberFinalKristin Otto (55.11)
Katrin Meissner (54.73)
Daniela Hunger (55.69)
Manuela Stellmach (55.10)
 East Germany3:40.63OR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNationSwimmersTimeNotes
11 East GermanyKatrin Meissner (55.30)
Sabina Schulze (56.32)
Heike Friedrich (55.68)
Daniela Hunger (55.83)
3:43.13Q
22 NetherlandsConny van Bentum (56.34)
Marianne Muis (55.96)
Mildred Muis (55.85)
Diana van der Plaats (55.97)
3:44.12Q
32 United StatesLaura Walker (57.46)
Paige Zemina (56.51)
Jill Sterkel (56.07)
Mary Wayte (55.06)
3:45.10Q
41 Soviet UnionInna Abramova (57.56)
Svetlana Isakova (56.55)
Yelena Dendeberova (56.02)
Svitlana Kopchykova (56.15)
3:46.28Q
52 ChinaXia Fujie (57.37)
Lou Yaping (57.23)
Yang Wenyi (55.86)
Zhuang Yong (55.90)
3:46.36Q
61 West GermanyKarin Seick (57.54)
Christiane Pielke (56.94)
Katja Ziliox (57.75)
Marion Aizpors (55.80)
3:48.03Q
72 DenmarkMette Jacobsen (57.10)
Gitta Jensen (56.85)
Pia Sørensen (56.93)
Annette Jørgensen (57.95)
3:48.83Q
82 CanadaKathy Bald (57.29)
Kristin Topham (58.08)
Allison Higson (57.09)
Jane Kerr (56.74)
3:49.20Q
91 SwedenAgneta Eriksson (58.31)
Karin Furuhed (57.31)
Suzanne Nilsson (57.59)
Eva Nyberg (57.29)
3:50.50
101 Great BritainAnnabelle Cripps (57.87)
June Croft (57.70)
Linda Donnelly (58.01)
Joanna Coull (57.26)
3:50.84
112 BrazilAdriana Pereira (58.59)
Monica Rezende (59.37)
Patrícia Amorim (59.92)
Isabelle Vieira (58.41)
3:56.29
121 Costa RicaNatasha Aguilar (1:01.45)
Marcela Cuesta (1:00.07)
Carolina Mauri (1:00.25)
Silvia Poll (57.90)
3:59.67
132 South KoreaKim Eun-jung (1:01.33)
Han Young-hee (1:00.37)
Park Joo-li (1:01.42)
Lee Hong-mi (1:00.06)
4:03.18
142 Hong KongHung Cee Kay (1:00.80)
Fenella Ng (1:01.15)
Tsang Wing Sze (1:03.67)
Annemarie Munk (1:02.96)
4:08.58
151 Chinese TaipeiWang Chi (1:02.17)
Sabrina Lum (1:03.31)
Carwai Seto (1:01.82)
Chang Hui-chien (1:02.54)
4:09.84

Final

[3]

RankLaneNationSwimmersTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4 East GermanyKristin Otto (55.11)
Katrin Meissner (54.73)
Daniela Hunger (55.69)
Manuela Stellmach (55.10)
3:40.63OR
2nd, silver medalist(s)5 NetherlandsMarianne Muis (56.26)
Mildred Muis (56.36)
Conny van Bentum (55.73)
Diana van der Plaats (55.04)
3:43.39NR
3rd, bronze medalist(s)3 United StatesMary Wayte (55.88)
Mitzi Kremer (55.68)
Laura Walker (56.71)
Dara Torres (55.98)
3:44.25
42 ChinaXia Fujie (57.78)
Yang Wenyi (55.38)
Lou Yaping (57.28)
Zhuang Yong (54.25)
3:44.69NR
56 Soviet UnionYelena Dendeberova (56.49)
Svetlana Isakova (56.20)
Natalia Trefilova (56.00)
Svitlana Kopchykova (56.30)
3:44.99
68 CanadaKathy Bald (57.01)
Patricia Noall (56.75)
Andrea Nugent (56.31)
Jane Kerr (56.68)
3:46.75
77 West GermanyStephanie Ortwig (57.91)
Marion Aizpors (55.71)
Christiane Pielke (56.46)
Karin Seick (56.82)
3:46.90
81 DenmarkGitta Jensen (56.93)
Pia Sørensen (57.28)
Mette Jacobsen (56.95)
Annette Jørgensen (58.09)
3:49.25

References

  1. "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  2. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 429–430. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay Final" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 430. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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