Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly
| Women's 100 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | |||||||||
| Date | 29 July 1992 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 49 from 34 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 58.62 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1992 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 | |
| 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 metre butterfly event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 29 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | 57.93 | Brown Deer, United States | 16 August 1981 | |
| Olympic record | 59.00 | Seoul, South Korea | 23 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July | Final A | Qian Hong | 58.62 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
* Delord and Kirichenko tied for sixteenth place, but the latter elected not to participate in a swimoff, allowing the former to advance to the semifinals by default.
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | Inge de Bruijn | 1:01.02 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Karin Brienesse | 1:01.20 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Yoko Kando | 1:01.32 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Therèse Lundin | 1:01.43 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lisa Curry | 1:01.61 | ||
| 14 | 3 | Kristin Topham | 1:01.91 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Ilaria Tocchini | 1:02.06 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Jacqueline Delord | 1:03.22 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Qian Hong | 58.62 | OR | ||
| 7 | Crissy Ahmann-Leighton | 58.74 | |||
| 2 | Catherine Plewinski | 59.01 | NR | ||
| 4 | 4 | Wang Xiaohong | 59.10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Susie O'Neill | 59.69 | OC | |
| 6 | 1 | Summer Sanders | 59.82 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Franziska van Almsick | 1:00.70 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Rie Shito | 1:01.16 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Butterfly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 379. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 100m Butterfly Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 379. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
