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Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle

Women's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium
Date 29 July 1984 (heats & final)
Competitors 45 from 30 nations
Winning time 55.92
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Nancy Hogshead  United States
1st, gold medalist(s) Carrie Steinseifer  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Annemarie Verstappen  Netherlands
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1st, gold medalist(s) Nancy Hogshead  United States
1st, gold medalist(s) Carrie Steinseifer  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Annemarie Verstappen  Netherlands

The final of the women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 29, 1984. The eight fastest times 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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