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
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Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | |||||||||
Date | 22 September 1988 (heats & final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 60 from 15 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:40.63 OR | |||||||||
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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.
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) |
3:40.57 | Madrid, Spain | 19 August 1986 |
Olympic record |
East Germany (GDR) Barbara Krause (54.90) Caren Metschuck (55.61) Ines Diers (55.90) Sarina Hülsenbeck (56.30) |
3:42.71 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 27 July 1980 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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22 September | Final |
Kristin Otto (55.11) Katrin Meissner (54.73) Daniela Hunger (55.69) Manuela Stellmach (55.10) |
East Germany | 3:40.63 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest teams advance to the final (Q).
Final
Rank | Lane | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
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4 | East Germany |
Kristin Otto (55.11) Katrin Meissner (54.73) Daniela Hunger (55.69) Manuela Stellmach (55.10) |
3:40.63 | OR | |
5 | Netherlands |
Marianne Muis (56.26) Mildred Muis (56.36) Conny van Bentum (55.73) Diana van der Plaats (55.04) |
3:43.39 | NR | |
3 | United States |
Mary Wayte (55.88) Mitzi Kremer (55.68) Laura Walker (56.71) Dara Torres (55.98) |
3:44.25 | ||
4 | 2 | China |
Xia Fujie (57.78) Yang Wenyi (55.38) Lou Yaping (57.28) Zhuang Yong (54.25) |
3:44.69 | NR |
5 | 6 | Soviet Union |
Yelena Dendeberova (56.49) Svetlana Isakova (56.20) Natalia Trefilova (56.00) Svitlana Kopchykova (56.30) |
3:44.99 | |
6 | 8 | Canada |
Kathy Bald (57.01) Patricia Noall (56.75) Andrea Nugent (56.31) Jane Kerr (56.68) |
3:46.75 | |
7 | 7 | West Germany |
Stephanie Ortwig (57.91) Marion Aizpors (55.71) Christiane Pielke (56.46) Karin Seick (56.82) |
3:46.90 | |
8 | 1 | Denmark |
Gitta Jensen (56.93) Pia Sørensen (57.28) Mette Jacobsen (56.95) Annette Jørgensen (58.09) |
3:49.25 |