Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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| Venue | McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 July 1984 (heats & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:02.55 | ||||||||||||
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Theresa Andrews |
 United States
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Betsy Mitchell |
United States
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Jolanda de Rover |
 Netherlands
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The final of the women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1984. The fastest eight qualified for the final, the next eight for the B-final.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
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