Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle
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Swimming events 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 women's 100 freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics was contested on September 18 (prelims) and September 19 (finals).
Records
The existing World and Olympic records at the time of the event were:
World record | ![]() |
54.73 | Madrid, Spain | 19 August 1986 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
54.79 | Moscow, USSR | 21 July 1980 |
Finals
A Final
Place | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Kristin Otto | ![]() |
54.93 | |
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Zhuang Yong | ![]() |
55.47 | |
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Catherine Plewinski | ![]() |
55.49 | |
4th | Manuela Stellmach | ![]() |
55.52 | |
5th | Silvia Poll | ![]() |
55.90 | |
6th | Karin Brienesse | ![]() |
56.15 | |
7th | Dara Torres | ![]() |
56.25 | |
8th | Conny van Bentum | ![]() |
56.54 |
B Final
Place | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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9th | Natalia Trefilova | ![]() |
56.48 | |
10th | Ayako Nakano | ![]() |
56.72 | |
11th | Liliana Dobrescu | ![]() |
56.79 | |
12th | Mitzi Kremer | ![]() |
56.83 | |
13th | Gitta Jensen | ![]() |
57.02 | |
14th | Karen van Wirdum | ![]() |
57.04 | |
15th | Svetlana Issakova | ![]() |
57.07 | |
16th | Tamara Costache | ![]() |
57.11 |
Preliminary heats
References
- Swimming World Magazine, November 1988