Date | 28 July 1992 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona |
Participants | 45 from 31 countries |
Swimming rules for backstroke were slightly different in 1992, as no hand touch was required at the turn, a rule put into effect in March 1991. It mattered little to Hungary’s Krisztina Egerszegi, who had won the silver medal in this event in 1988, trailing East German Kristin Otto. But since Seoul Egerszegi had been the world’s best backstroker, winning both events at the 1991 World and European Championships and setting world records in both events. When this event started she already had one gold in Barcelona, in the 400 IM, which she added to her 200 backstroke gold from Seoul. She would later win the 200 back, giving her four gold medals.
The final was delayed by 15 minutes because of the preceding race, the men’s 100 free, which required a review of the tape. Egerszegi went out ahead early, although American Lea Loveless stayed close throughout. But she could never move ahead and Egerszegi won her second Barcelona gold in 1:00.68, the third fastest performance ever. Loveless was passed near the end by Egerszegi’s teammate Tünde Szabó.
Pos | Swimmer | NOC | R1 | B Final | Final | |||
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1 | Krisztina Egerszegi | HUN | 1:00.85 (1 h6) | – | 1:00.68 (1) | Gold | ||
2 | Tünde Szabó | HUN | 1:02.14 (1 h4) | – | 1:01.14 (2) | Silver | ||
3 | Lea Loveless | USA | 1:01.19 (2 h6) | – | 1:01.43 (3) | Bronze | ||
4 | Nicole Stevenson | AUS | 1:02.54 (3 h5) | – | 1:01.78 (4) | |||
5 | Janie Wagstaff | USA | 1:02.29 (2 h5) | – | 1:01.81 (5) | |||
6 | Joanne Meehan | AUS | 1:02.84 (4 h5) | – | 1:02.07 (6) | |||
7 | Nina Zhivanevskaya | EUN | 1:02.25 (1 h5) | – | 1:02.36 (7) | |||
8 | Yoko Koikawa | JPN | 1:02.83 (3 h6) | – | 1:03.23 (8) | |||
9 | Dagmar Hase | GER | 1:03.35 (3 h4) | 1:02.93 (1) | – | |||
10 | Marianne Kriel | RSA | 1:03.20 (6 h5) | 1:03.12 (2) | – | |||
11 | Anna Simcic | NZL | 1:03.12 (5 h5) | 1:03.30 (3) | – | |||
12 | Noriko Inada | JPN | 1:03.21 (5 h6) | 1:03.42 (4) | – | |||
13 | He Cihong | CHN | 1:03.83 (5 h4) | 1:03.50 (5) | – | |||
14 | Nikki Dryden | CAN | 1:03.71 (4 h4) | 1:03.53 (6) | – | |||
15 | Sylvia Poll | CRC | 1:02.88 (4 h6) | 1:03.57 (7) | – | |||
16 | Sandra Völker | GER | 1:02.90 (2 h4) | 1:04.52 (8) | – | |||
17 | Ellen Elzerman | NED | 1:03.96 (6 h6) | – | – | |||
18 | Akiko Thomson | PHI | 1:04.32 (1 h3) | – | – | |||
19 | Joanne Deakins | GBR | 1:04.38 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
20 | Claudia Stănescu | ROU | 1:04.44 (7 h6) | – | – | |||
21 | Eva Gysling | SUI | 1:04.50 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
22 | Jill Brukman | RSA | 1:04.57 (1 h2) | – | – | |||
23 | Lorenza Vigarani | ITA | 1:04.65 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
24 | Kathy Read | GBR | 1:04.97 (8 h6) | – | – | |||
25 | Lara Bianconi | ITA | 1:05.02 (2 h3) | – | – | |||
26 | Nataliya Shibayeva | EUN | 1:05.08 (8 h5) | – | – | |||
27 | Núria Castelló | ESP | 1:05.09 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
28 | Julie Howard | CAN | 1:05.26 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
29 | Małgorzata Galwas | POL | 1:05.36 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
30 | Helena Straková | TCH | 1:05.38 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
31 | Martina Moravcová | TCH | 1:05.73 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
=32 | Céline Bonnet | FRA | 1:05.75 (=3 h2) | – | – | |||
=32 | Nathalie Wunderlich | SUI | 1:05.75 (=3 h2) | – | – | |||
34 | Rita Garay | PUR | 1:05.92 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
35 | Lee Chang-Ha | KOR | 1:06.08 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
36 | Ana Barros | POR | 1:06.11 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
37 | Mariya Kocheva | BUL | 1:06.17 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
38 | Diane Lacombe | FRA | 1:06.31 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
39 | Anne Lackman | FIN | 1:06.48 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
40 | Darija Alauf | IOA | 1:06.81 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
41 | Tanja Godina | SLO | 1:06.97 (7 h2) | – | – | 1 | ||
42 | Sarah Murphy | ZIM | 1:07.47 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
43 | Storme Moodie | ZIM | 1:07.60 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
44 | Ana Fortín | HON | 1:08.24 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
45 | Rania El-Wani | EGY | 1:10.12 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
Sharon Pickering | FIJ | – (DNS h1) | – | – |
Fastest eight advanced to the final. Swimmers placing 9th-16th advanced to the B Final.
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 5 | Anne Lackman | FIN | 1:06.48 | |||
2 | 1 | Darija Alauf | IOA | 1:06.81 | |||
3 | 4 | Sarah Murphy | ZIM | 1:07.47 | |||
4 | 6 | Storme Moodie | ZIM | 1:07.60 | |||
5 | 3 | Ana Fortín | HON | 1:08.24 | |||
6 | 2 | Rania El-Wani | EGY | 1:10.12 | |||
7 | Sharon Pickering | FIJ | – |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 7 | Jill Brukman | RSA | 1:04.57 | |||
2 | 5 | Małgorzata Galwas | POL | 1:05.36 | |||
=3 | 3 | Céline Bonnet | FRA | 1:05.75 | |||
=3 | 2 | Nathalie Wunderlich | SUI | 1:05.75 | |||
5 | 1 | Lee Chang-Ha | KOR | 1:06.08 | |||
6 | 4 | Diane Lacombe | FRA | 1:06.31 | |||
7 | 6 | Tanja Godina | SLO | 1:06.97 | 2 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 2 | Akiko Thomson | PHI | 1:04.32 | |||
2 | 3 | Lara Bianconi | ITA | 1:05.02 | |||
3 | 4 | Núria Castelló | ESP | 1:05.09 | |||
4 | 5 | Helena Straková | TCH | 1:05.38 | |||
5 | 6 | Martina Moravcová | TCH | 1:05.73 | |||
6 | 8 | Rita Garay | PUR | 1:05.92 | |||
7 | 7 | Ana Barros | POR | 1:06.11 | |||
8 | 1 | Mariya Kocheva | BUL | 1:06.17 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 4 | Tünde Szabó | HUN | 1:02.14 | |||
2 | 3 | Sandra Völker | GER | 1:02.90 | |||
3 | 5 | Dagmar Hase | GER | 1:03.35 | |||
4 | 7 | Nikki Dryden | CAN | 1:03.71 | |||
5 | 1 | He Cihong | CHN | 1:03.83 | |||
6 | 8 | Joanne Deakins | GBR | 1:04.38 | |||
7 | 2 | Eva Gysling | SUI | 1:04.50 | |||
8 | 6 | Julie Howard | CAN | 1:05.26 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 3 | Nina Zhivanevskaya | EUN | 1:02.25 | |||
2 | 4 | Janie Wagstaff | USA | 1:02.29 | |||
3 | 5 | Nicole Stevenson | AUS | 1:02.54 | |||
4 | 6 | Joanne Meehan | AUS | 1:02.84 | |||
5 | 2 | Anna Simcic | NZL | 1:03.12 | |||
6 | 1 | Marianne Kriel | RSA | 1:03.20 | |||
7 | 8 | Lorenza Vigarani | ITA | 1:04.65 | |||
8 | 7 | Nataliya Shibayeva | EUN | 1:05.08 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 4 | Krisztina Egerszegi | HUN | 1:00.85 | |||
2 | 5 | Lea Loveless | USA | 1:01.19 | |||
3 | 3 | Yoko Koikawa | JPN | 1:02.83 | |||
4 | 6 | Sylvia Poll | CRC | 1:02.88 | |||
5 | 1 | Noriko Inada | JPN | 1:03.21 | |||
6 | 2 | Ellen Elzerman | NED | 1:03.96 | |||
7 | 8 | Claudia Stănescu | ROU | 1:04.44 | |||
8 | 7 | Kathy Read | GBR | 1:04.97 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 7 | Dagmar Hase | GER | 1:02.93 | |||
2 | 6 | Marianne Kriel | RSA | 1:03.12 | |||
3 | 3 | Anna Simcic | NZL | 1:03.30 | |||
4 | 2 | Noriko Inada | JPN | 1:03.42 | |||
5 | 8 | He Cihong | CHN | 1:03.50 | |||
6 | 1 | Nikki Dryden | CAN | 1:03.53 | |||
7 | 4 | Sylvia Poll | CRC | 1:03.57 | |||
8 | 5 | Sandra Völker | GER | 1:04.52 |
Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | |||
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1 | 4 | Krisztina Egerszegi | HUN | 1:00.68 | |||
2 | 3 | Tünde Szabó | HUN | 1:01.14 | |||
3 | 5 | Lea Loveless | USA | 1:01.43 | |||
4 | 7 | Nicole Stevenson | AUS | 1:01.78 | |||
5 | 2 | Janie Wagstaff | USA | 1:01.81 | |||
6 | 8 | Joanne Meehan | AUS | 1:02.07 | |||
7 | 6 | Nina Zhivanevskaya | EUN | 1:02.36 | |||
8 | 1 | Yoko Koikawa | JPN | 1:03.23 |