Swimming 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Kristin Otto |
 East Germany
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Yang Wenyi |
 China
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Katrin Meissner |
East Germany
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Jill Sterkel |
 United States
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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.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
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