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100 metres Backstroke, Women

Date28 July 1992
StatusOlympic
LocationPiscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona
Participants45 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.

PosSwimmerNOCR1B FinalFinal
1Krisztina EgerszegiHUN1:00.85 (1 h6)1:00.68 (1)Gold
2Tünde SzabóHUN1:02.14 (1 h4)1:01.14 (2)Silver
3Lea LovelessUSA1:01.19 (2 h6)1:01.43 (3)Bronze
4Nicole StevensonAUS1:02.54 (3 h5)1:01.78 (4)
5Janie WagstaffUSA1:02.29 (2 h5)1:01.81 (5)
6Joanne MeehanAUS1:02.84 (4 h5)1:02.07 (6)
7Nina ZhivanevskayaEUN1:02.25 (1 h5)1:02.36 (7)
8Yoko KoikawaJPN1:02.83 (3 h6)1:03.23 (8)
9Dagmar HaseGER1:03.35 (3 h4)1:02.93 (1)
10Marianne KrielRSA1:03.20 (6 h5)1:03.12 (2)
11Anna SimcicNZL1:03.12 (5 h5)1:03.30 (3)
12Noriko InadaJPN1:03.21 (5 h6)1:03.42 (4)
13He CihongCHN1:03.83 (5 h4)1:03.50 (5)
14Nikki DrydenCAN1:03.71 (4 h4)1:03.53 (6)
15Sylvia PollCRC1:02.88 (4 h6)1:03.57 (7)
16Sandra VölkerGER1:02.90 (2 h4)1:04.52 (8)
17Ellen ElzermanNED1:03.96 (6 h6)
18Akiko ThomsonPHI1:04.32 (1 h3)
19Joanne DeakinsGBR1:04.38 (6 h4)
20Claudia StănescuROU1:04.44 (7 h6)
21Eva GyslingSUI1:04.50 (7 h4)
22Jill BrukmanRSA1:04.57 (1 h2)
23Lorenza VigaraniITA1:04.65 (7 h5)
24Kathy ReadGBR1:04.97 (8 h6)
25Lara BianconiITA1:05.02 (2 h3)
26Nataliya ShibayevaEUN1:05.08 (8 h5)
27Núria CastellóESP1:05.09 (3 h3)
28Julie HowardCAN1:05.26 (8 h4)
29Małgorzata GalwasPOL1:05.36 (2 h2)
30Helena StrakováTCH1:05.38 (4 h3)
31Martina MoravcováTCH1:05.73 (5 h3)
=32Céline BonnetFRA1:05.75 (=3 h2)
=32Nathalie WunderlichSUI1:05.75 (=3 h2)
34Rita GarayPUR1:05.92 (6 h3)
35Lee Chang-HaKOR1:06.08 (5 h2)
36Ana BarrosPOR1:06.11 (7 h3)
37Mariya KochevaBUL1:06.17 (8 h3)
38Diane LacombeFRA1:06.31 (6 h2)
39Anne LackmanFIN1:06.48 (1 h1)
40Darija AlaufIOA1:06.81 (2 h1)
41Tanja GodinaSLO1:06.97 (7 h2)1
42Sarah MurphyZIM1:07.47 (3 h1)
43Storme MoodieZIM1:07.60 (4 h1)
44Ana FortínHON1:08.24 (5 h1)
45Rania El-WaniEGY1:10.12 (6 h1)
DNSSharon PickeringFIJ– (DNS h1)

Round One (28 July 1992 — 11:30)

Fastest eight advanced to the final. Swimmers placing 9th-16th advanced to the B Final.

Heat One

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
15Anne LackmanFIN1:06.48
21Darija AlaufIOA1:06.81
34Sarah MurphyZIM1:07.47
46Storme MoodieZIM1:07.60
53Ana FortínHON1:08.24
62Rania El-WaniEGY1:10.12
DNS7Sharon PickeringFIJ

Heat Two

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
17Jill BrukmanRSA1:04.57
25Małgorzata GalwasPOL1:05.36
=33Céline BonnetFRA1:05.75
=32Nathalie WunderlichSUI1:05.75
51Lee Chang-HaKOR1:06.08
64Diane LacombeFRA1:06.31
76Tanja GodinaSLO1:06.972

Heat Three

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
12Akiko ThomsonPHI1:04.32
23Lara BianconiITA1:05.02
34Núria CastellóESP1:05.09
45Helena StrakováTCH1:05.38
56Martina MoravcováTCH1:05.73
68Rita GarayPUR1:05.92
77Ana BarrosPOR1:06.11
81Mariya KochevaBUL1:06.17

Heat Four

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
14Tünde SzabóHUN1:02.14Q
23Sandra VölkerGER1:02.90q
35Dagmar HaseGER1:03.35q
47Nikki DrydenCAN1:03.71q
51He CihongCHN1:03.83q
68Joanne DeakinsGBR1:04.38
72Eva GyslingSUI1:04.50
86Julie HowardCAN1:05.26

Heat Five

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
13Nina ZhivanevskayaEUN1:02.25Q
24Janie WagstaffUSA1:02.29Q
35Nicole StevensonAUS1:02.54Q
46Joanne MeehanAUS1:02.84Q
52Anna SimcicNZL1:03.12q
61Marianne KrielRSA1:03.20q
78Lorenza VigaraniITA1:04.65
87Nataliya ShibayevaEUN1:05.08

Heat Six

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
14Krisztina EgerszegiHUN1:00.85QOR
25Lea LovelessUSA1:01.19Q
33Yoko KoikawaJPN1:02.83Q
46Sylvia PollCRC1:02.88q
51Noriko InadaJPN1:03.21q
62Ellen ElzermanNED1:03.96
78Claudia StănescuROU1:04.44
87Kathy ReadGBR1:04.97

B Final (28 July 1992 — 19:00)

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
17Dagmar HaseGER1:02.93
26Marianne KrielRSA1:03.12
33Anna SimcicNZL1:03.30
42Noriko InadaJPN1:03.42
58He CihongCHN1:03.50
61Nikki DrydenCAN1:03.53
74Sylvia PollCRC1:03.57
85Sandra VölkerGER1:04.52

Final (28 July 1992 — 19:00)

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
14Krisztina EgerszegiHUN1:00.68OR
23Tünde SzabóHUN1:01.14
35Lea LovelessUSA1:01.43
47Nicole StevensonAUS1:01.78
52Janie WagstaffUSA1:01.81
68Joanne MeehanAUS1:02.07
76Nina ZhivanevskayaEUN1:02.36
81Yoko KoikawaJPN1:03.23