1988 Summer Olympics / Swimming
At the XXIV Summer Olympics in Seoul in 1988 , 31 swimming competitions were held, 16 for men and 15 for women, and two in synchronized swimming.
The outstanding swimmers of these games were Matt Biondi (five gold, one silver, one bronze) and Kristin Otto (six gold). For men, the dominance of the big swimming nations was less than in previous years. There were also medals for nations like Hungary , Italy or Spain . In the relays, the traditional nations retained the upper hand due to the range of performance. For women, the GDR was the dominant nation. They won 22 of 45 medals to be awarded. But nations like Costa Rica and the People's Republic of China also attracted attention with podium places. Since those games, China has been growing stronger as a swimming nation.
Men
50 m freestyle
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 |
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Matt Biondi | 22.14 s ( WR ) |
2 |
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Tom Jager | 22.36 s |
3 |
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Gennady Prigoda | 22.71 s |
4th |
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Daniel Halsall | 22.83 s |
5 |
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Stéfan Voléry | 22.84 s |
6th |
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Vladimir Tkachenko | 22.88 s |
7th |
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Frank Henter | 23.03 s |
8th |
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Andrew Baildon | 23.15 s |
100 m freestyle
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 |
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Matt Biondi | 48.63 s |
2 |
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Christopher Jacobs | 49.08 s |
3 |
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Stéphan Caron | 49.62 s |
4th |
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Gennady Prigoda | 49.75 s |
5 |
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Yuri Bashkatov | 50.08 s |
6th |
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Andrew Baildon | 50.23 s |
7th |
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Per Johansson | 50.35 s |
8th |
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Tommy Werner | 50.54 s |
200 m freestyle
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 |
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Duncan Armstrong | 1: 47.25 min ( WR ) |
2 |
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Not so Holmertz | 1: 47.89 min |
3 |
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Matt Biondi | 1: 47.99 min |
4th |
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Artur Wojdat | 1: 48.40 min |
5 |
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Michael Gross | 1: 48.59 min |
6th |
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Steffen Zesner | 1: 48.77 min |
7th |
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Troy Dalbey | 1: 48.86 min |
8th |
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Thomas Fahrner | 1: 49.19 min |
400 m freestyle
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 |
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Uwe Daßler | 3: 46.95 min ( WR ) |
2 |
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Duncan Armstrong | 3: 47.15 min |
3 |
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Artur Wojdat | 3: 47.34 min |
4th |
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Matt Cetlinski | 3: 48.09 min |
5 |
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Mariusz Podkościelny | 3: 48.59 min |
6th |
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Stefan Pfeiffer | 3: 49.96 min |
7th |
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Kevin Boyd | 3: 50.16 min |
8th |
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Not so Holmertz | 3: 51.04 min |
1500 m freestyle
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 |
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Vladimir Salnikov | 15: 00.40 min |
2 |
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Stefan Pfeiffer | 15: 02.69 min |
3 |
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Uwe Daßler | 15:06:15 min |
4th |
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Matt Cetlinski | 15: 06.42 min |
5 |
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Mariusz Podkościelny | 15: 14.76 min |
6th |
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Rainer Henkel | 15: 18.19 min |
7th |
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Kevin Boyd | 15: 21.16 min |
8th |
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Darjan Petrič | 15: 37.12 min |
100 m back
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 |
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Daichi Suzuki | 55.05 s |
2 |
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David Berkoff | 55.18 s |
3 |
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Igor Polyansky | 55.20 s |
4th |
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Sergei Sabolotnov | 55.37 s |
5 |
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Mark Tewksbury | 56.09 s |
6th |
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Frank Baltrusch | 56.10 s |
7th |
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Frank Hoffmeister | 56.19 s |
8th |
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Sean Murphy | 56.32 s |
After Igor Poljanski had set a new Olympic record in the sixth prelim with 55.04 s, world record holder David Berkoff undercut this achievement in the subsequent prelim and improved his own world record by 0.40 s to 54.51 s.
200 m back
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 |
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Igor Polyansky | 1: 59.37 min |
2 |
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Frank Baltrusch | 1: 59.60 min |
3 |
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Paul Kingsman | 2: 00.48 min |
4th |
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Sergei Sabolotnov | 2: 00.52 min |
5 |
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Dirk Richter | 2: 01.67 min |
6th |
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Jens-Peter Berndt | 2: 01.84 min |
7th |
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Dan Veatch | 2: 02.26 min |
8th |
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Rogério Romero | 2: 02.28 min |
100 m chest
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 |
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Adrian Moorhouse | 1: 02.04 min |
2 |
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Károly Güttler | 1: 02.05 min |
3 |
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Dimitri Volkov | 1: 02.20 min |
4th |
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Victor Davis | 1: 02.38 min |
5 |
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Tamás Debnár | 1: 02.50 min |
6th |
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Rich Schroeder | 1: 02.55 min |
7th |
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Gianni Minervini | 1: 02.93 min |
8th |
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Christian Poswiat | 1: 03.43 min |
200 m chest
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 |
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József Szabó | 2: 13.52 min |
2 |
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Nick Gillingham | 2: 14.12 min |
3 |
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Sergio López Miró | 2: 15.21 min |
4th |
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Mike Barrowman | 2: 15.45 min |
5 |
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Valeri Losyk | 2: 16.16 min |
6th |
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Vadim Alexeyev | 2: 16.70 min |
7th |
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Jon Cleveland | 2: 17.10 min |
8th |
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Péter Szabó | 2: 17.12 min |
100 m butterfly
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 |
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Anthony Nesty | 53.00 s |
2 |
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Matt Biondi | 53.01 s |
3 |
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Andrew Jameson | 53.30 s |
4th |
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Jon Seven | 53.33 s |
5 |
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Michael Gross | 53.44 s |
6th |
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Jay Mortenson | 54.07 s |
7th |
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Tom Ponting | 54.09 s |
8th |
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Vadim Yaroshchuk | 54.60 s |
200 m butterfly
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 |
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Michael Gross | 1: 56.94 min |
2 |
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Benny Nielsen | 1: 58.24 min |
3 |
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Anthony Mosse | 1: 58.28 min |
4th |
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Tom Ponting | 1: 58.91 min |
5 |
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Mel Stewart | 1: 59.19 min |
6th |
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David Wilson | 1: 59.20 min |
7th |
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Jon Kelly | 1: 59.48 min |
8th |
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Anthony Nesty | 2: 00.80 min |
200 m layers
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 |
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Tamás Darnyi | 2: 00.17 min ( WR ) |
2 |
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Patrick Kühl | 2: 01.61 min |
3 |
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Vadim Yaroshchuk | 2: 02.40 min |
4th |
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Mikhail Zubkov | 2: 02.92 min |
5 |
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Peter Bermel | 2: 03.81 min |
6th |
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Robert Bruce | 2: 04.34 min |
7th |
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Raik Hannemann | 2: 04.82 min |
8th |
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Gary Anderson | 2: 06.35 min |
400 m layers
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 |
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Tamás Darnyi | 4: 14.75 min ( WR ) |
2 |
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David Wharton | 4: 17.36 min |
3 |
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Stefano Battistelli | 4: 18.01 min |
4th |
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József Szabó | 4: 18.15 min |
5 |
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Patrick Kühl | 4: 18.44 min |
6th |
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Jens-Peter Berndt | 4: 21.71 min |
7th |
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Luca Sacchi | 4: 23.23 min |
8th |
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Peter Bermel | 4: 24.02 min |
4 × 100 m freestyle
space | country | Athletes | time |
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1 |
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Christopher Jacobs Troy Dalbey Tom Jager Matt Biondi |
3: 16.53 min ( WR ) |
2 |
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Gennady Prigoda Yuri Bashkatow Nikolai Evsejew Vladimir Tkachenko |
3: 18.33 min |
3 |
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Dirk Richter Thomas Flemming Lars Hinneburg Steffen Zesner |
3: 19.82 min |
4th |
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Stéphan Caron Christophe Kalfayan Laurent Neuville Bruno Gutzeit |
3: 20.02 min |
5 |
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Per Johansson Tommy Werner Joakim Holmquist Göran Titus |
3: 21.07 min |
6th |
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Michael Groß Thomas Fahrner Björn Zikarsky Peter Sitt |
3: 21.65 min |
7th |
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Mike Fibbens Mark Foster Roland Lee Andy Jameson |
3: 21.71 min |
8th |
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Roberto Gleria Giorgio Lamberti Fabrizio Rampazzo Andrea Ceccarini |
3: 22.93 min |
4 × 200 m freestyle
space | country | Athletes | time |
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1 |
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Troy Dalbey Matthew Cetlinski Douglas Gjertsen Matt Biondi |
7: 12.51 min ( WR ) |
2 |
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Uwe Daßler Sven Lodziewski Thomas Flemming Steffen Zesner |
7: 13.68 min |
3 |
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Erik Hochstein Thomas Fahrner Rainer Henkel Michael Groß |
7: 14.35 min |
4th |
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Tom Stachewicz Ian Brown Jason Plummer Duncan Armstrong |
7: 15.23 min |
5 |
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Roberto Gleria Giorgio Lamberti Massimo Trevisan Valerio Giambalvo |
7: 16.00 min |
6th |
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Anders Holmertz Tommy Werner Michael Söderlund Christer Wallin |
7: 19.10 min |
7th |
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Michel Pou Franck Iacono Olivier Fougeroud Ludovic Dépickère |
7: 24.69 min |
8th |
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Turlough O'Hare Donald Goss Donald Haddow Gary Vandermeulen |
7: 24.91 min |
4 × 100 m layers
space | country | Athletes | time |
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1 |
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David Berkoff Richard Schroeder Matt Biondi Christopher Jacobs |
3: 36.93 min ( WR ) |
2 |
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Mark Tewksbury Victor Davis Thomas Ponting Donald Goss |
3: 39.28 min |
3 |
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Igor Polyansky Dimitri Volkov Vadim Yaroschtschuk Gennady Prigoda |
3: 39.96 min |
4th |
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Frank Hoffmeister Alexander Mayer Michael Groß Björn Zikarsky |
3: 42.98 min |
5 |
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Daichi Suzuki Hironobu Nagahata Hiroshi Miura Shigeo Ogata |
3: 44.36 min |
6th |
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Carl Wilson Ian McAdam Jon Seven Andrew Baildon |
3: 45.85 min |
7th |
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Hans Kroes Ron Dekker Frank Drost Patrick Dybiona |
3: 46.55 min |
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Neil Harper Adrian Moorhouse Andy Jameson Mark Foster |
DQ |
Women
50 m freestyle
space | country | Athlete | time |
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1 |
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Kristin Otto | 25.49 s |
2 |
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Yang Wenyi | 25.64 s |
3 |
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Katrin Meissner | 25.71 s |
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Jill Sterkel | 25.71 s | |
5 |
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Leigh Ann Fetter | 25.78 s |
6th |
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Tamara Costache | 25.80 s |
7th |
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Catherine Plewinski | 25.90 s |
8th |
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Karen van Werdenum | 26.01 s |
100 m freestyle
space | country | Athlete | time |
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1 |
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Kristin Otto | 54.93 s |
2 |
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Zhuang Yong | 55.47 s |
3 |
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Catherine Plewinski | 55.49 s |
4th |
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Manuela Stellmach | 55.52 s |
5 |
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Silvia Poll | 55.90 s |
6th |
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Karen Brienesse | 56.15 s |
7th |
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Dara Torres | 56.25 s |
8th |
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Conny van Bentum | 56.54 s |
200 m freestyle
space | country | Athlete | time |
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1 |
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Heike Friedrich | 1: 57.65 min |
2 |
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Silvia Poll | 1: 58.67 min |
3 |
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Manuela Stellmach | 1: 59.01 min |
4th |
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Mary Wayte | 1: 59.04 min |
5 |
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Natalia Trefilova | 1: 59.24 min |
6th |
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Mitzi Kremer | 2: 00.23 min |
7th |
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Stephanie Ortwig | 2: 00.73 min |
8th |
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Cécile Prunier | 2: 02.88 min |
400 m freestyle
space | country | Athlete | time |
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1 |
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Janet Evans | 4: 03.85 min ( WR ) |
2 |
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Heike Friedrich | 4: 05.94 min |
3 |
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Anke Möhring | 4: 06.62 min |
4th |
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Tami Bruce | 4: 08.16 min |
5 |
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Janelle Elford | 4: 10.64 min |
6th |
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Isabelle Arnould | 4: 11.73 min |
7th |
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Stephanie Ortwig | 4: 13.05 min |
8th |
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Natalia Trefilova | 4: 13.92 min |
800 m freestyle
space | country | Athlete | time |
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1 |
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Janet Evans | 8: 20.20 min |
2 |
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Astrid Strauss | 8: 22.09 min |
3 |
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Julie McDonald | 8: 22.93 min |
4th |
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Anke Möhring | 8: 23.09 min |
5 |
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Tami Bruce | 8: 30.86 min |
6th |
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Janelle Elford | 8: 30.94 min |
7th |
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Isabelle Arnould | 8: 37.47 min |
8th |
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Antoaneta Strumenliewa | 8: 41.05 min |
100 m back
space | country | Athlete | time |
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1 |
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Kristin Otto | 1: 00.89 min |
2 |
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Krisztina Egerszegi | 1: 01.56 min |
3 |
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Cornelia Sirch | 1: 01.57 min |
4th |
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Betsy Mitchell | 1: 02.71 min |
5 |
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Beth Barr | 1: 02.78 min |
6th |
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Silvia Poll | 1: 03.34 min |
7th |
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Nicole Livingstone | 1: 04.15 min |
8th |
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Marion Aizpors | 1: 04.19 min |
200 m back
space | country | Athlete | time |
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1 |
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Krisztina Egerszegi | 2: 09.29 min |
2 |
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Kathrin Zimmermann | 2: 10.61 min |
3 |
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Cornelia Sirch | 2: 11.45 min |
4th |
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Beth Barr | 2: 12.39 min |
5 |
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Nicole Livingstone | 2: 13.43 min |
6th |
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Andrea Hayes | 2: 15.02 min |
7th |
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Jolanda de Royer | 2: 15.17 min |
8th |
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Svenja Schlicht | 2: 15.94 min |
100 m chest
space | country | Athlete | time |
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1 |
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Tanja Dangalakowa | 1: 07.95 min |
2 |
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Antoaneta Frenkewa | 1: 08.74 min |
3 |
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Silke Hörner | 1: 08.83 min |
4th |
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Allison Higson | 1: 08.86 min |
5 |
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Jelena Volkova | 1: 09.24 min |
6th |
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Tracey McFarlane | 1: 09.60 min |
7th |
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Huang Xiaomin | 1: 10.53 min |
8th |
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Annett Rex | 1: 10.67 min |
200 m chest
space | country | Athlete | time |
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1 |
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Silke Hörner | 2: 26.71 min ( WR ) |
2 |
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Huang Xiaomin | 2: 27.49 min |
3 |
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Antoaneta Frenkewa | 2: 28.34 min |
4th |
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Tanya Bogomilova | 2: 28.43 min |
5 |
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Julia Bogacheva | 2: 28.54 min |
6th |
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Ingrid Lempereur | 2: 29.42 min |
7th |
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Allison Higson | 2: 29.60 min |
8th |
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Manuela Dalla Valle | 2: 29.86 min |
100 m butterfly
space | country | Athlete | time |
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1 |
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Kristin Otto | 59.00 s |
2 |
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Birte Weigang | 59.45 s |
3 |
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Qian Hong | 59.52 s |
4th |
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Catherine Plewinski | 59.58 s |
5 |
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Janel Jorgensen | 1: 00.48 min |
6th |
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Conny van Bentum | 1: 00.62 min |
7th |
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Mary T. Meagher | 1: 00.97 min |
8th |
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Wang Xiaohong | 1: 01.15 min |
200 m butterfly
space | country | Athlete | time |
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1 |
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Kathleen North | 2: 09.51 min |
2 |
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Birte Weigang | 2: 09.91 min |
3 |
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Mary T. Meagher | 2: 10.80 min |
4th |
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Stela Marian Pura | 2: 11.28 min |
5 |
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Trina Radke | 2: 11.55 min |
6th |
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Kiyomi Takahashi | 2: 11.62 min |
7th |
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Wang Xiaohong | 2: 12.34 min |
8th |
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Conny van Bentum | 2: 13.17 min |
200 m layers
space | country | Athlete | time |
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1 |
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Daniela hunger | 2: 12.59 min |
2 |
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Elena Dendeberova | 2: 13.31 min |
3 |
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Noemi Lung | 2: 14.85 min |
4th |
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Jodie Clatworthy | 2: 16.31 min |
5 |
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Marianne Muis | 2: 16.40 min |
6th |
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Aneta Pătrășcoiu | 2: 16.70 min |
7th |
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Lin Li | 2: 17.42 min |
8th |
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Whitney Hedgepeth | 2: 17.99 min |
400 m layers
space | country | Athlete | time |
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1 |
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Janet Evans | 4: 37.76 min |
2 |
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Noemi Lung | 4: 39.46 min |
3 |
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Daniela hunger | 4: 39.76 min |
4th |
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Elena Dendeberova | 4: 40.44 min |
5 |
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Kathleen North | 4: 41.64 min |
6th |
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Jodie Clatworthy | 4: 45.86 min |
7th |
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Lin Li | 4: 47.05 min |
8th |
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Donna Procter | 4: 47.51 min |
4 × 100 m freestyle
space | country | Athletes | time |
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1 |
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Kristin Otto Katrin Meißner Daniela Hunger Manuela Stellmach |
3: 40.63 min |
2 |
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Marinne Muis Mildred Muis Conny van Bentum Karin Brienesse |
3: 43.39 min |
3 |
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Mary Wayte Mitzi Kremer Laura Walker Dara Torres |
3: 44.25 min |
4th |
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Xia Fujie Yang Wenyi Lou Yaping Zhuang Yong |
3: 44.69 min |
5 |
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Jelena Dendeberowa Svetlana Isakowa Natalja Trefilowa Svetlana Koptschikowa |
3: 44.99 min |
6th |
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Kathy Bald Patricia Noall Andrea Nugent Jane Kerr |
3: 46.75 min |
7th |
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Stephanie Ortwig Marion Aizpors Christiane Pielke Karin Seick |
3: 46.90 min |
8th |
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Gitta Jensen Pia Sørensen Mette Jacobsen Annette Møldrup Jørgensen |
3: 49.25 min |
4 × 100 m layers
space | country | Athletes | time |
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1 |
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Kristin Otto Silke Hörner Birte Weigang Katrin Meißner |
4: 03.74 min |
2 |
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Beth Barr Tracey McFarlane Janet Jorgensen Mary Wayte |
4: 07.90 min |
3 |
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Lori Melien Allison Higson Jane Kerr Andrea Nugent |
4: 10.49 min |
4th |
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Nicole Livingstone Lara Hooiveld Fiona Alessandri Karen van Werdenum |
4: 11.57 min |
5 |
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Jolanda de Rover Linda Moes Conny van Bentum Karen Brienesse |
4: 12.19 min |
6th |
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Bistra Gospodinowa Tanja Bogomilowa Newjana Mitewa Natascha Christowa |
4: 12.36 min |
7th |
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Svenja Schlicht Britta Dahm Gabi Rehabilitation Marion Aizpors |
4: 12.89 min |
8th |
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Lorenza Vigarani Manuela Della Valle Ilaria Tocchini Silvia Persi |
4: 13.85 min |
Synchronized swimming
singles
space | country | athlete | Points |
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1 |
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Carolyn Waldo | 200.150 |
2 |
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Tracie Ruiz-Conforto | 197.633 |
3 |
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Mikako Kotani | 191,850 |
4th |
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Muriel Hermione | 190.100 |
5 |
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Karin Singer | 185,600 |
6th |
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Nicola Shearn | 181.933 |
7th |
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Christina Thalassinidou | 180.650 |
8th |
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Gerlind Scheller | 175.983 |
duet
space | country | Athletes | Points |
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1 |
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Michelle Cameron Carolyn Waldo |
197.717 |
2 |
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Karen Josephson Sarah Josephson |
197.284 |
3 |
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Miyako Tanaka Mikako Kotani |
190.159 |
4th |
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Karine Schuler Anne Capron |
184.792 |
5 |
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Edith Boss Karin Singer |
183,950 |
6th |
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Maria Tschernjajewa Tatjana Titowa |
182.667 |
7th |
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Nicola Shearn Lian Goodwin |
179.075 |
8th |
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Sonia Cárdeñas Lourdes Candini |
176.833 |
literature
- Official Report on the Olympic Games in Seoul Volume One, Part Two (PDF) (25.99 MB)
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .