The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 23 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
| Women's 100 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 23 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 28 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 59.00 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Mary T. Meagher (USA) |
57.93 | Brown Deer, United States | 16 August 1981 |
| Olympic record |  Mary T. Meagher (USA) |
59.05 | Los Angeles, United States | 2 August 1984 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September | Final A | Kristin Otto |  East Germany |
59.00 | OR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals edit
Final B edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Svitlana Kopchykova |  Soviet Union |
1:01.48 | |
| 10 | 6 | Kiyomi Takahashi |  Japan |
1:01.80 | |
| 11 | 7 | Jacqueline Delord |  France |
1:02.45 | |
| 12 | 3 | Neviana Miteva |  Bulgaria |
1:02.47 | |
| 13 | 5 | Fiona Alessandri |  Australia |
1:02.51 | |
| 14 | 8 | Takayo Kitano | Japan |
1:02.53 | |
| 15 | 1 | Gabi Reha |  West Germany |
1:02.63 | |
| 16 | 2 | Ilaria Tocchini |  Italy |
1:02.78 |
Final A edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Kristin Otto | East Germany |
59.00 | OR |
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5 | Birte Weigang | East Germany |
59.45 | |
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6 | Qian Hong |  China |
59.52 | |
| 4 | 4 | Catherine Plewinski | France |
59.58 | |
| 5 | 7 | Janel Jorgensen | United States |
1:00.48 | |
| 6 | 2 | Conny van Bentum |  Netherlands |
1:00.62 | |
| 7 | 8 | Mary T. Meagher | United States |
1:00.97 | |
| 8 | 1 | Wang Xiaohong | China |
1:01.15 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 425–426. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 426. Retrieved 2 April 2017.