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100 metres Breaststroke, Women

Date	1 – 2 September 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Schwimmhalle, Olympiapark, München
Participants	40 from 22 countries

The favorite was the silver medalist from Mexico City, Halyna Prozumenshchykova, now Stepanova. She won the first semi to make the final, but in the other final American Cathy Carr posted the fastest qualifying time, with an Olympic record 1:15.00. The final was an easy victory for Carr, who took the lead on the first lap and increase her lead throughout, finishing in a world record 1:13.58. Stepanova almost 1½ seconds behind, with Australian Beverley Whitfield, earlier the winner of the 200 breaststroke, taking third.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	1058	Cathy Carr	USA	1:16.01 (1 h5)	1:15.00 (1 h2)	1:13.58 (1)	Gold
2	1041	Galina Stepanova	URS	1:17.18 (1 h4)	1:15.89 (1 h1)	1:14.99 (2)	Silver
3	–	Beverley Whitfield	AUS	1:17.59 (3 h1)	1:16.26 (3 h2)	1:15.73 (3)	Bronze
4	862	Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss	HUN	1:16.52 (2 h5)	1:16.34 (2 h1)	1:16.26 (4)
5	–	Judy Melick	USA	1:16.75 (1 h2)	1:16.22 (2 h2)	1:16.34 (5)
6	–	Vreni Eberle	FRG	1:17.67 (2 h2)	1:16.76 (4 h1)	1:17.16 (6)
7	1017	Britt-Marie Smedh	SWE	1:17.21 (3 h5)	1:16.67 (4 h2)	1:17.19 (7)
8	767	Dorothy Harrison	GBR	1:16.99 (1 h3)	1:16.53 (3 h1)	1:17.49 (8)
9	1036	Lyudmila Porubayko	URS	1:17.14 (1 h1)	1:16.85 (5 h2)	–
10	806	Renate Vogel	GDR	1:17.33 (2 h1)	1:16.87 (5 h1)	–
11	1003	Erika Rüegg	SUI	1:17.95 (4 h5)	1:17.50 (6 h1)	–
12	1016	Jeanette Pettersson	SWE	1:17.83 (2 h4)	1:17.54 (6 h2)	–
13	768	Christine Jarvis	GBR	1:18.27 (2 h3)	1:17.58 (7 h1)	–
14	861	Éva Kiss	HUN	1:18.57 (3 h4)	1:17.59 (8 h1)	–
15	1037	Tatyana Prudnikova	URS	1:18.11 (4 h1)	1:19.37 (7 h2)	–
16	798	Sylvia Langer	GDR	1:18.29 (3 h3)	1:20.03 (8 h2)	–
17	802	Brigitte Schuchardt	GDR	1:18.62 (4 h3)	–	–
18	696	Sylvia Dockerill	CAN	1:18.64 (5 h5)	–	–
19	711	Marian Stuart	CAN	1:18.69 (6 h5)	–	–
20	855	Alie te Riet	NED	1:18.79 (4 h4)	–	–
=21	832	Dagmar Sierck	FRG	1:18.80 (5 h3)	–	–
=21	1079	Lynn Vidali	USA	1:18.80 (3 h2)	–	–
23	1027	Zuzana Marková	TCH	1:18.88 (4 h2)	–	–
24	921	Yoko Yamamoto	JPN	1:18.94 (5 h1)	–	–
25	1028	Jaroslava Slavíčková	TCH	1:19.12 (5 h2)	–	–
26	880	Ann O'Connor	IRL	1:19.13 (6 h1)	–	–
27	766	Diana Harris	GBR	1:19.19 (6 h2)	–	–
28	850	Tineke Hofland	NED	1:19.38 (5 h4)	–	–
29	833	Patricia Siewert	FRG	1:19.54 (6 h4)	–	–
30	659	Judy Hudson	AUS	1:19.78 (7 h1)	–	–
31	712	Jane Wright	CAN	1:20.56 (6 h3)	–	–
32	684	Cristina Teixeira	BRA	1:20.58 (7 h3)	–	–
33	–	Béatrice Mottoulle	BEL	1:20.79 (7 h5)	–	–
34	887	Shlomit Nir	ISR	1:20.90 (8 h1)	–	–
35	941	Ana Elena de la Portilla	MEX	1:21.61 (8 h5)	–	–
36	843	Mairi Ioannidou	GRE	1:21.70 (7 h4)	–	–
37	–	Winnie Nielsen	DEN	1:23.00 (7 h2)	–	–
38	944	Leonor Urueta	MEX	1:23.21 (8 h2)	–	–
39	–	Lee Yue-Hwan	TPE	1:25.47 (8 h4)	–	–
40	928	Ani Jane Mugrditchian	LBN	1:29.71 (8 h3)	–	–

Round One

Date	1 September 1972 — 10:25
Format	Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Cathy Carr	USA	1:16.01	Q
2	Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss	HUN	1:16.52	Q
3	Judy Melick	USA	1:16.75	Q
4	Dorothy Harrison	GBR	1:16.99	Q
5	Lyudmila Porubayko	URS	1:17.14	Q
6	Galina Stepanova	URS	1:17.18	Q
7	Britt-Marie Smedh	SWE	1:17.21	Q
8	Renate Vogel	GDR	1:17.33	Q
9	Beverley Whitfield	AUS	1:17.59	Q
10	Vreni Eberle	FRG	1:17.67	Q
11	Jeanette Pettersson	SWE	1:17.83	Q
12	Erika Rüegg	SUI	1:17.95	Q
13	Tatyana Prudnikova	URS	1:18.11	Q
14	Christine Jarvis	GBR	1:18.27	Q
15	Sylvia Langer	GDR	1:18.29	Q
16	Éva Kiss	HUN	1:18.57	Q
17	Brigitte Schuchardt	GDR	1:18.62
18	Sylvia Dockerill	CAN	1:18.64
19	Marian Stuart	CAN	1:18.69
20	Alie te Riet	NED	1:18.79
=21	Lynn Vidali	USA	1:18.80
=21	Dagmar Sierck	FRG	1:18.80
23	Zuzana Marková	TCH	1:18.88
24	Yoko Yamamoto	JPN	1:18.94
25	Jaroslava Slavíčková	TCH	1:19.12
26	Ann O'Connor	IRL	1:19.13
27	Diana Harris	GBR	1:19.19
28	Tineke Hofland	NED	1:19.38
29	Patricia Siewert	FRG	1:19.54
30	Judy Hudson	AUS	1:19.78
31	Jane Wright	CAN	1:20.56
32	Cristina Teixeira	BRA	1:20.58
33	Béatrice Mottoulle	BEL	1:20.79
34	Shlomit Nir	ISR	1:20.90
35	Ana Elena de la Portilla	MEX	1:21.61
36	Mairi Ioannidou	GRE	1:21.70
37	Winnie Nielsen	DEN	1:23.00
38	Leonor Urueta	MEX	1:23.21
39	Lee Yue-Hwan	TPE	1:25.47
40	Ani Jane Mugrditchian	LBN	1:29.71

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Lyudmila Porubayko	URS	1:17.14	37.05 (5)	40.09 (1)	Q
2	Renate Vogel	GDR	1:17.33	36.41 (2)	40.92 (3)	Q
3	Beverley Whitfield	AUS	1:17.59	36.69 (4)	40.90 (2)	Q
4	Tatyana Prudnikova	URS	1:18.11	37.12 (6)	40.99 (4)	Q
5	Yoko Yamamoto	JPN	1:18.94	36.54 (3)	42.40 (7)
6	Ann O'Connor	IRL	1:19.13	37.18 (7)	41.95 (6)
7	Judy Hudson	AUS	1:19.78	38.29 (8)	41.49 (5)
8	Shlomit Nir	ISR	1:20.90	36.22 (1)	44.68 (8)

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Judy Melick	USA	1:16.75	36.19 (1)	40.56 (1)	Q
2	Vreni Eberle	FRG	1:17.67	36.95 (4)	40.72 (2)	Q
3	Lynn Vidali	USA	1:18.80	37.25 (6)	41.55 (3)
4	Zuzana Marková	TCH	1:18.88	36.25 (2)	42.63 (6)
5	Jaroslava Slavíčková	TCH	1:19.12	37.13 (5)	41.99 (4)
6	Diana Harris	GBR	1:19.19	36.91 (3)	42.28 (5)
7	Winnie Nielsen	DEN	1:23.00	37.35 (7)	45.65 (8)
8	Leonor Urueta	MEX	1:23.21	37.83 (8)	45.38 (7)

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Dorothy Harrison	GBR	1:16.99	36.51 (1)	40.48 (1)	Q
2	Christine Jarvis	GBR	1:18.27	36.83 (3)	41.44 (5)	Q
3	Sylvia Langer	GDR	1:18.29	36.86 (4)	41.43 (4)	Q
4	Brigitte Schuchardt	GDR	1:18.62	37.27 (5)	41.35 (2)
5	Dagmar Sierck	FRG	1:18.80	37.41 (6)	41.39 (3)
6	Jane Wright	CAN	1:20.56	36.67 (2)	43.89 (7)
7	Cristina Teixeira	BRA	1:20.58	37.82 (7)	42.76 (6)
8	Ani Jane Mugrditchian	LBN	1:29.71	40.16 (8)	49.55 (8)

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Galina Stepanova	URS	1:17.18	36.70 (=1)	40.48 (2)	Q
2	Jeanette Pettersson	SWE	1:17.83	36.70 (=1)	41.13 (4)	Q
3	Éva Kiss	HUN	1:18.57	38.44 (7)	40.13 (1)	Q
4	Alie te Riet	NED	1:18.79	37.81 (5)	40.98 (3)
5	Tineke Hofland	NED	1:19.38	37.31 (4)	42.07 (5)
6	Patricia Siewert	FRG	1:19.54	37.27 (3)	42.27 (6)
7	Mairi Ioannidou	GRE	1:21.70	38.18 (6)	43.52 (7)
8	Lee Yue-Hwan	TPE	1:25.47	40.31 (8)	45.16 (8)

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Cathy Carr	USA	1:16.01	35.74 (1)	40.27 (2)	Q
2	Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss	HUN	1:16.52	36.46 (3)	40.06 (1)	Q
3	Britt-Marie Smedh	SWE	1:17.21	36.20 (2)	41.01 (4)	Q
4	Erika Rüegg	SUI	1:17.95	36.48 (4)	41.47 (5)	Q
5	Sylvia Dockerill	CAN	1:18.64	36.72 (5)	41.92 (6)
6	Marian Stuart	CAN	1:18.69	37.77 (6)	40.92 (3)
7	Béatrice Mottoulle	BEL	1:20.79	37.78 (7)	43.01 (7)
8	Ana Elena de la Portilla	MEX	1:21.61	38.22 (8)	43.39 (8)

Semi-Finals

Date	1 September 1972 — 18:10
Format	Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Cathy Carr	USA	1:15.00	QOR
2	Galina Stepanova	URS	1:15.89	Q
3	Judy Melick	USA	1:16.22	Q
4	Beverley Whitfield	AUS	1:16.26	Q
5	Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss	HUN	1:16.34	Q
6	Dorothy Harrison	GBR	1:16.53	Q
7	Britt-Marie Smedh	SWE	1:16.67	Q
8	Vreni Eberle	FRG	1:16.76	Q
9	Lyudmila Porubayko	URS	1:16.85
10	Renate Vogel	GDR	1:16.87
11	Erika Rüegg	SUI	1:17.50
12	Jeanette Pettersson	SWE	1:17.54
13	Christine Jarvis	GBR	1:17.58
14	Éva Kiss	HUN	1:17.59
15	Tatyana Prudnikova	URS	1:19.37
16	Sylvia Langer	GDR	1:20.03

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Galina Stepanova	URS	1:15.89	36.34 (4)	39.55 (2)	Q
2	Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss	HUN	1:16.34	36.59 (6)	39.75 (3)	Q
3	Dorothy Harrison	GBR	1:16.53	36.51 (5)	40.02 (4)	Q
4	Vreni Eberle	FRG	1:16.76	37.43 (8)	39.33 (1)	Q
5	Renate Vogel	GDR	1:16.87	36.19 (2)	40.68 (5)
6	Erika Rüegg	SUI	1:17.50	36.21 (3)	41.29 (7)
7	Christine Jarvis	GBR	1:17.58	35.53 (1)	42.05 (8)
8	Éva Kiss	HUN	1:17.59	36.65 (7)	40.94 (6)

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	Cathy Carr	USA	1:15.00	35.79 (2)	39.21 (1)	QOR
2	Judy Melick	USA	1:16.22	35.78 (1)	40.44 (5)	Q
3	Beverley Whitfield	AUS	1:16.26	36.30 (3)	39.96 (2)	Q
4	Britt-Marie Smedh	SWE	1:16.67	36.43 (4)	40.24 (3)	Q
5	Lyudmila Porubayko	URS	1:16.85	36.57 (7)	40.28 (4)
6	Jeanette Pettersson	SWE	1:17.54	36.55 (6)	40.99 (6)
7	Tatyana Prudnikova	URS	1:19.37	36.60 (8)	42.77 (7)
8	Sylvia Langer	GDR	1:20.03	36.48 (5)	43.55 (8)

Final Round

Date	2 September 1972 — 19:10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Cathy Carr	USA	1:13.58	35.00 (1)	38.58 (1)	WR
2	–	Galina Stepanova	URS	1:14.99	35.51 (3)	39.48 (2)
3	–	Beverley Whitfield	AUS	1:15.73	36.14 (6)	39.59 (3)
4	–	Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss	HUN	1:16.26	35.93 (5)	40.33 (4)
5	–	Judy Melick	USA	1:16.34	35.41 (2)	40.93 (6)
6	–	Vreni Eberle	FRG	1:17.16	36.52 (8)	40.64 (5)
7	–	Britt-Marie Smedh	SWE	1:17.19	35.70 (4)	41.49 (8)
8	–	Dorothy Harrison	GBR	1:17.49	36.48 (7)	41.01 (7)