Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly

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
VenueJamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Date23 September 1988 (heats & finals)
Competitors40 from 28 nations
Winning time59.00 OR
Medalists
Kristin Otto  East Germany
Birte Weigang  East Germany
Qian Hong  China
Swimming at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Mary T. Meagher (USA)57.93Brown Deer, United States16 August 1981
Olympic record Mary T. Meagher (USA)59.05Los Angeles, United States2 August 1984

The following records were established during the competition:

DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
23 SeptemberFinal AKristin Otto East Germany59.00OR

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Catherine Plewinski France59.34Q, NR
24Birte Weigang East Germany59.97Q
35Kristin Otto East Germany1:00.40Q
44Qian Hong China1:00.66Q
55Conny van Bentum Netherlands1:00.94Q
63Janel Jorgensen United States1:00.97Q
74Wang Xiaohong China1:01.18Q
83Mary T. Meagher United States1:01.48Q
95Svitlana Kopchykova Soviet Union1:01.85q
105Fiona Alessandri Australia1:01.90q
113Neviana Miteva Bulgaria1:02.01q
123Kiyomi Takahashi Japan1:02.04q
133Ilaria Tocchini Italy1:02.07q
144Jacqueline Delord France1:02.24q
155Gabi Reha West Germany1:02.27q
164Takayo Kitano Japan1:02.39q
172María Luisa Fernández Spain1:02.47
184Caroline Foot Great Britain1:02.76
194Ina Beyermann West Germany1:02.85
205Jane Kerr Canada1:02.91
213Annabelle Cripps Great Britain1:03.34
225Agneta Eriksson Sweden1:03.45
234Andrea Nugent Canada1:03.69
243Emanuela Viola Italy1:03.91
3Stela Pura Romania
262Lee Hong-mi South Korea1:04.36
272Sandra Neves Portugal1:04.60
282Blanca Morales Guatemala1:05.02
292Marlene Bruten Mexico1:05.37
302Kim Soo-jin South Korea1:06.14
312Hung Cee Kay Hong Kong1:06.94
322Chang Hui-chien Chinese Taipei1:07.36
331Marcela Cuesta Costa Rica1:07.66
341Nguyễn Kiều Oanh Vietnam1:07.96
351Ana Joselina Fortin Honduras1:07.99
361Annemarie Munk Hong Kong1:08.35
371Sharon Pickering Fiji1:10.51
381Cina Munch Fiji1:12.03
391Elsa Freire Angola1:12.27
401Barbara Gayle Guam1:12.84

Finals

[3]

Final B
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
94Svitlana Kopchykova Soviet Union1:01.48
106Kiyomi Takahashi Japan1:01.80
117Jacqueline Delord France1:02.45
123Neviana Miteva Bulgaria1:02.47
135Fiona Alessandri Australia1:02.51
148Takayo Kitano Japan1:02.53
151Gabi Reha West Germany1:02.63
162Ilaria Tocchini Italy1:02.78

Final A
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
3Kristin Otto East Germany59.00OR
5Birte Weigang East Germany59.45
6Qian Hong China59.52
44Catherine Plewinski France59.58
57Janel Jorgensen United States1:00.48
62Conny van Bentum Netherlands1:00.62
78Mary T. Meagher United States1:00.97
81Wang Xiaohong China1:01.15

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 425–426. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 426. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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