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DeutschSwimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 25 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 50 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 25.49 OR | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1988 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 | 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 inaugural women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 25 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Yang Wenyi (CHN) | 24.98 | Guangzhou, China | 11 April 1988 |
| Olympic record | Inaugural event | — | — | — |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September | Heat 7 | Yang Wenyi |  China | 25.67 | OR |
| 25 September | Final A | Kristin Otto |  East Germany | 25.49 | OR |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
Finals
[edit]Final B
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Marion Aizpors |  West Germany | 26.17 | |
| 10 | 6 | Christiane Pielke | West Germany | 26.22 | |
| 11 | 3 | Marie-Thérèse Armentero |  Switzerland | 26.34 | |
| 12 | 1 | Kristin Topham |  Canada | 26.45 | |
| 2 | Ayako Nakano |  Japan | |||
| 14 | 5 | Inna Abramova |  Soviet Union | 26.48 | |
| 15 | 8 | Karin Brienesse |  Netherlands | 26.66 | |
| 16 | 7 | Diana van der Plaats | Netherlands | 26.80 |
Final A
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Kristin Otto | East Germany | 25.49 | OR |
 | 4 | Yang Wenyi | China | 25.64 | |
 | 5 | Katrin Meissner | East Germany | 25.71 | |
| 7 | Jill Sterkel |  United States | |||
| 5 | 6 | Leigh Ann Fetter | United States | 25.78 | |
| 6 | 1 | Tamara Costache |  Romania | 25.80 | |
| 7 | 2 | Catherine Plewinski |  France | 25.90 | NR |
| 8 | 8 | Karen van Wirdum |  Australia | 26.01 | OC |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 50 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 417–418. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 418. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
External links
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