Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 July 1992 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 50 from 35 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 24.79 WR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | |
| 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 50 metre freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 31 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 | 24.98 | Guangzhou, China | 11 April 1988 | |
| Olympic record | 25.49 | Seoul, South Korea | 25 September 1988 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July | Final A | Yang Wenyi | 24.79 | WR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | Lisa Curry | 25.87 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Kristin Topham | 26.17 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Marianne Muis | 26.24 | ||
| 6 | Andrea Nugent | ||||
| 13 | 5 | Marianne Kriel | 26.47 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Yevgeniya Yermakova | 26.49 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Linda Olofsson | 26.51 | ||
| 4 | Franziska van Almsick | DSQ |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Yang Wenyi | 24.79 | WR | ||
| 4 | Zhuang Yong | 25.08 | |||
| 3 | Angel Martino | 25.23 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Catherine Plewinski | 25.36 | NR | |
| 5 | 5 | Jenny Thompson | 25.37 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Natalya Meshcheryakova | 25.47 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Simone Osygus | 25.74 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Inge de Bruijn | 25.84 |
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's 50 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 372. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 372. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
