Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly
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 | ||||||||||||
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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.
Records
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 |
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23 September | Final A | Kristin Otto | East Germany | 59.00 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
Finals
Final B
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Kristin Otto | East Germany | 59.00 | OR | |
5 | Birte Weigang | East Germany | 59.45 | ||
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 |