Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 22 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:00.89 | ||||||||||||
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Kristin Otto |
 East Germany
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Krisztina Egerszegi |
 Hungary
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Cornelia Sirch |
East Germany
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The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 22 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
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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