| | Event type
Solo, Women
| Date | 8 – 12 August 1984 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympic Swim Stadium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California |
| Participants | 50 from 21 countries |
The heavy favorite was American Tracie Ruiz, winner of the 1982 World Championships and 1983 Pan-American Games. Her competition was expected to come from one of two Canadians, either Sharon Hambrook, runner-up at the 1983 Pan-American Games, or Kelly Kryczka, who was runner-up at the 1982 World Championships. But Hambrook and Kryczka competed at Los Angeles and did not qualify for the finals, as only one swimmer from each nation could advance to the final. Ruiz dominated the competition, easily winning both the preliminary round and the finals. The silver medal went to Carolyn Waldo, teammate of Hambrook and Kryczka, who previously had no significant international record. A few days before the solo final, Ruiz had paired with Candy Costie to win the duet.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Figures | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracie Ruiz |  USA | 99.467 (1) | 197.667 (1) | 198.467 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Carolyn Waldo |  CAN | 96.700 (2) | 194.500 (2) | 195.300 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Miwako Motoyoshi |  JPN | 90.250 (11) | 185.850 (3) | 187.050 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Marijke Engelen |  NED | 89.232 (12) | 181.032 (4) | 182.632 (4) | |||
| 5 | Gudrun Hänisch |  FRG | 87.817 (13) | 180.217 (6) | 182.017 (5) | |||
| 6 | Caroline Holmyard |  GBR | 87.400 (14) | 180.400 (5) | 182.000 (6) | |||
| 7 | Muriel Hermine |  FRA | 87.334 (15) | 179.534 (7) | 180.534 (7) | |||
| 8 | Karin Singer |  SUI | 87.183 (16) | 177.983 (8) | 178.383 (8) | |||
| 9 | Ana Amicarella |  VEN | 85.100 (20) | 173.700 (9) | – | |||
| 10 | Alexandra Worisch |  AUT | 84.383 (25) | 173.383 (10) | – | |||
| 11 | Chemene Sinsón |  BAR | 79.584 (33) | 167.184 (11) | – | |||
| 12 | Donella Burridge |  AUS | 79.883 (32) | 166.283 (12) | – | |||
| 13 | Paula Carvalho |  BRA | 79.900 (31) | 165.700 (13) | – | |||
| 14 | Antonella Terenzi |  ITA | 78.833 (38) | 165.033 (14) | – | |||
| 15 | Patricia Serneels |  BEL | 75.066 (43) | 160.666 (15) | – | |||
| 16 | Dahlia Mokbel |  EGY | 73.367 (44) | 155.767 (16) | – | |||
| 17 | Rosa Costa |  ESP | 69.083 (47) | 149.883 (17) | – | |||
| DNS r2/3 | Esther Croes |  AHO | 66.067 (49) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Sharon Hambrook | CAN | 96.233 (3) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Kelly Kryczka | CAN | 95.834 (4) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Candy Costie | USA | 93.700 (5) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Sarah Josephson | USA | 93.267 (6) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Carolyn Wilson | GBR | 91.900 (7) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Saeko Kimura | JPN | 91.733 (8) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Kazuno Fujiwara | JPN | 91.566 (9) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Amanda Dodd | GBR | 90.466 (10) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Edith Boss | SUI | 87.034 (17) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Pilar Ramírez |  MEX | 85.434 (18) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Caroline Sturzenegger | SUI | 85.184 (19) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Claudia Novelo | MEX | 84.983 (21) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Catrien Eijken | NED | 84.883 (22) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Marjolein Philipsen | NED | 84.867 (23) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Pascale Besson | FRA | 84.484 (24) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Tessa | BRA | 84.284 (26) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Christine Lang | FRG | 83.966 (27) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Odile Petit | FRA | 81.433 (28) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Gerlind Scheller | FRG | 81.317 (29) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Eva-Maria Edinger | AUT | 81.150 (30) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Lourdes Candini | MEX | 79.550 (34) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Lynette Sadleir |  NZL | 79.500 (35) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Maribel Solís |  DOM | 79.434 (36) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Katie Sadleir | NZL | 79.383 (37) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Lisa Steanes | AUS | 78.500 (39) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Mónica Antich | ESP | 77.867 (40) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Ximena Carias | DOM | 76.199 (41) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Katia Overfeldt | BEL | 75.666 (42) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Sahar Helal | EGY | 70.049 (45) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Ana Tarrés | ESP | 69.234 (46) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Sahar Faruq | EGY | 67.165 (48) | – | – | DNQ | ||
| AC r1/3 | Nicole Hoevertsz | AHO | 64.900 (50) | – | – | DNQ |
Figures
| Date | 8 August 1984 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | The technical figure competition served as a qualifying round for the solo and duet event. The top 18, one per nation, from the technical figures advanced to the qualifying round of the solo event. The figure scores counted towards the qualifying and the final score. |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 10 August 1984 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top eight advanced to the final, based on score from the musical routine and technical figure round. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Musical Routine Points | Figure Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracie Ruiz | USA | 197.667 | 98.20 | 99.467 | ||
| 2 | Carolyn Waldo | CAN | 194.500 | 97.80 | 96.700 | ||
| 3 | Miwako Motoyoshi | JPN | 185.850 | 95.60 | 90.250 | ||
| 4 | Marijke Engelen | NED | 181.032 | 91.80 | 89.232 | ||
| 5 | Caroline Holmyard | GBR | 180.400 | 93.00 | 87.400 | ||
| 6 | Gudrun Hänisch | FRG | 180.217 | 92.40 | 87.817 | ||
| 7 | Muriel Hermine | FRA | 179.534 | 92.20 | 87.334 | ||
| 8 | Karin Singer | SUI | 177.983 | 90.80 | 87.183 | ||
| 9 | Ana Amicarella | VEN | 173.700 | 88.60 | 85.100 | ||
| 10 | Alexandra Worisch | AUT | 173.383 | 89.00 | 84.383 | ||
| 11 | Chemene Sinsón | BAR | 167.184 | 87.60 | 79.584 | ||
| 12 | Donella Burridge | AUS | 166.283 | 86.40 | 79.883 | ||
| 13 | Paula Carvalho | BRA | 165.700 | 85.80 | 79.900 | ||
| 14 | Antonella Terenzi | ITA | 165.033 | 86.20 | 78.833 | ||
| 15 | Patricia Serneels | BEL | 160.666 | 85.60 | 75.066 | ||
| 16 | Dahlia Mokbel | EGY | 155.767 | 82.40 | 73.367 | ||
| 17 | Rosa Costa | ESP | 149.883 | 80.80 | 69.083 |
Final
| Date | 12 August 1984 |
|---|---|
| Format | Score composed of scores from the musical routine and technical figure round. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Musical Routine Points | Figure Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracie Ruiz | USA | 198.467 | 99.00 | 99.467 | ||
| 2 | Carolyn Waldo | CAN | 195.300 | 98.60 | 96.700 | ||
| 3 | Miwako Motoyoshi | JPN | 187.050 | 96.80 | 90.250 | ||
| 4 | Marijke Engelen | NED | 182.632 | 93.40 | 89.232 | ||
| 5 | Gudrun Hänisch | FRG | 182.017 | 94.20 | 87.817 | ||
| 6 | Caroline Holmyard | GBR | 182.000 | 94.60 | 87.400 | ||
| 7 | Muriel Hermine | FRA | 180.534 | 93.20 | 87.334 | ||
| 8 | Karin Singer | SUI | 178.383 | 91.20 | 87.183 |