| Date | 22 – 23 July 1980 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Plavatelny basseyn, Sportivny kompleks Olimpiysky, Moskva |
| Participants | 26 from 18 countries |
East German Rica Reinisch equalled or broke the world record in this event three times in Moscow. She started with 1:01.51 to open the medley relay team, which equalled the world record of Ulrike Richter, set in Berlin in 1976. Then Reinisch swam 1:01.50 in the prelims to qualify first for the final. She then won the final in 1:00.86 to set a world record that lasted until 1984. Reinisch would also win the 200 backstroke in Moscow, adding a third gold medal in the medley relay. It was her only year at the top of international swimming, as her health was badly damaged by the steroids given to her by the East German authorities. She was later compensated by German authorities after this was revealed, and expressed regret at what might have been, “The worst thing is they took away from me the opportunity to ever know if I could have won the gold medals without the steroids. That’s the greatest betrayal of all.”
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | Rica Reinisch |  GDR | 1:01.50 (1 h4) | 1:00.86 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 69 | Ina Kleber | GDR | 1:02.15 (1 h2) | 1:02.07 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 79 | Petra Riedel | GDR | 1:03.25 (1 h3) | 1:02.64 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 128 | Carmen Bunaciu |  ROU | 1:03.25 (1 h1) | 1:03.81 (4) | |||
| 5 | 17 | Carine Verbauwen |  BEL | 1:04.37 (2 h4) | 1:03.82 (5) | |||
| 6 | – | Larisa Gorchakova |  URS | 1:03.82 (2 h3) | 1:03.87 (6) | |||
| 7 | 89 | Monique Bosga |  NED | 1:04.36 (3 h3) | 1:04.47 (7) | |||
| 8 | 104 | Manuela Carosi |  ITA | 1:04.42 (2 h2) | 1:05.10 (8) | |||
| 9 | 119 | Teresa Rivera |  MEX | 1:04.54 (3 h4) | – | |||
| 10 | – | Lisa Forrest |  AUS | 1:04.55 (3 h2) | – | |||
| 11 | 162 | Yelena Kruglova | URS | 1:04.63 (2 h1) | – | |||
| 12 | 91 | Jolanda de Rover | NED | 1:04.79 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 13 | 106 | Laura Foralosso | ITA | 1:04.86 (4 h4) | – | |||
| 14 | – | Georgina Parkes | AUS | 1:05.06 (3 h1) | – | |||
| 15 | 16 | Yolande Van Der Straeten | BEL | 1:05.10 (4 h3) | – | |||
| 16 | 96 | Ágnes Fodor |  HUN | 1:05.47 (5 h4) | – | |||
| 17 | 52 | Helen Jameson |  GBR | 1:05.56 (6 h4) | – | |||
| 18 | 43 | Michèle Ricaud |  FRA | 1:05.81 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 19 | 146 | Annika Uvehall |  SWE | 1:06.33 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 20 | 45 | Joy Beasley | GBR | 1:06.84 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 21 | 11 | Marianne Humpelstetter |  AUT | 1:07.68 (5 h3) | – | |||
| 22 | 26 | María París |  CRC | 1:09.02 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 23 | 28 | Anabel Drousiotou |  CYP | 1:15.85 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 24 | 111 | Soad Fezzani |  LBA | 1:16.83 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 25 | 174 | Nguyễn Thị Hồng Bích |  VIE | 1:20.34 (7 h4) | – | |||
| 26 | 179 | Michele Pessoa |  ANG | 1:26.59 (6 h3) | – | |||
| 98 | Andrea Kalman | HUN | – (DNS h3) | – |
| Date | 22 July 1980 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Rica Reinisch | GDR | 1:01.50 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Ina Kleber | GDR | 1:02.15 | ||
| =3 | 4 | Carmen Bunaciu | ROU | 1:03.25 | ||
| =3 | 4 | Petra Riedel | GDR | 1:03.25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Larisa Gorchakova | URS | 1:03.82 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Monique Bosga | NED | 1:04.36 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Carine Verbauwen | BEL | 1:04.37 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Manuela Carosi | ITA | 1:04.42 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Teresa Rivera | MEX | 1:04.54 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lisa Forrest | AUS | 1:04.55 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Yelena Kruglova | URS | 1:04.63 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Jolanda de Rover | NED | 1:04.79 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Laura Foralosso | ITA | 1:04.86 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Georgina Parkes | AUS | 1:05.06 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Yolande Van Der Straeten | BEL | 1:05.10 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Ágnes Fodor | HUN | 1:05.47 | ||
| 17 | 2 | Helen Jameson | GBR | 1:05.56 | ||
| 18 | 3 | Michèle Ricaud | FRA | 1:05.81 | ||
| 19 | 6 | Annika Uvehall | SWE | 1:06.33 | ||
| 20 | 2 | Joy Beasley | GBR | 1:06.84 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Marianne Humpelstetter | AUT | 1:07.68 | ||
| 22 | 7 | María París | CRC | 1:09.02 | ||
| 23 | 1 | Anabel Drousiotou | CYP | 1:15.85 | ||
| 24 | 7 | Soad Fezzani | LBA | 1:16.83 | ||
| 25 | 1 | Nguyễn Thị Hồng Bích | VIE | 1:20.34 | ||
| 26 | 1 | Michele Pessoa | ANG | 1:26.59 | ||
| 2 | Andrea Kalman | HUN | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Carmen Bunaciu | ROU | 1:03.25 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Yelena Kruglova | URS | 1:04.63 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Georgina Parkes | AUS | 1:05.06 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Michèle Ricaud | FRA | 1:05.81 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Annika Uvehall | SWE | 1:06.33 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Soad Fezzani | LBA | 1:16.83 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ina Kleber | GDR | 1:02.15 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Manuela Carosi | ITA | 1:04.42 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Lisa Forrest | AUS | 1:04.55 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Jolanda de Rover | NED | 1:04.79 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Joy Beasley | GBR | 1:06.84 | ||
| 6 | 7 | María París | CRC | 1:09.02 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Anabel Drousiotou | CYP | 1:15.85 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Petra Riedel | GDR | 1:03.25 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Larisa Gorchakova | URS | 1:03.82 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Monique Bosga | NED | 1:04.36 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Yolande Van Der Straeten | BEL | 1:05.10 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Marianne Humpelstetter | AUT | 1:07.68 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Michele Pessoa | ANG | 1:26.59 | ||
| 2 | Andrea Kalman | HUN | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Rica Reinisch | GDR | 1:01.50 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Carine Verbauwen | BEL | 1:04.37 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Teresa Rivera | MEX | 1:04.54 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Laura Foralosso | ITA | 1:04.86 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Ágnes Fodor | HUN | 1:05.47 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Helen Jameson | GBR | 1:05.56 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Nguyễn Thị Hồng Bích | VIE | 1:20.34 |
| Date | 23 July 1980 — 18:30 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Rica Reinisch | GDR | 1:00.86 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Ina Kleber | GDR | 1:02.07 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Petra Riedel | GDR | 1:02.64 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Carmen Bunaciu | ROU | 1:03.81 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Carine Verbauwen | BEL | 1:03.82 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Larisa Gorchakova | URS | 1:03.87 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Monique Bosga | NED | 1:04.47 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Manuela Carosi | ITA | 1:05.10 |
