Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle
Women's 50 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||||||
Date | 25 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 50 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 25.49 OR | ||||||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
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 record | 24.98 | Guangzhou, China | 11 April 1988 | |
Olympic record | Inaugural event | — | — | — |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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25 September | Heat 7 | Yang Wenyi | 25.67 | OR | |
25 September | Final A | Kristin Otto | 25.49 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9 | 4 | Marion Aizpors | 26.17 | ||
10 | 6 | Christiane Pielke | 26.22 | ||
11 | 3 | Marie-Thérèse Armentero | 26.34 | ||
12 | 1 | Kristin Topham | 26.45 | ||
2 | Ayako Nakano | ||||
14 | 5 | Inna Abramova | 26.48 | ||
15 | 8 | Karin Brienesse | 26.66 | ||
16 | 7 | Diana van der Plaats | 26.80 |
Final A
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Kristin Otto | 25.49 | OR | ||
4 | Yang Wenyi | 25.64 | |||
5 | Katrin Meissner | 25.71 | |||
7 | Jill Sterkel | ||||
5 | 6 | Leigh Ann Fetter | 25.78 | ||
6 | 1 | Tamara Costache | 25.80 | ||
7 | 2 | Catherine Plewinski | 25.90 | NR | |
8 | 8 | Karen van Wirdum | 26.01 | OC |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 50 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 417–418. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ↑ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 418. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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