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100 metres Butterfly, Women

Date	29 July 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona
Participants	49 from 34 countries

China’s Qian Hong had won the silver medal in this event in Seoul and was favored in 1992, having won the 1991 World Championship. She was expected to be challenged by her teammate Wang Xiaohong. At the 1990 Asian Games the two had been the first butterflyers to break 59 seconds since Mary T. Meagher’s inviolate world record of 57.93 from 1981. But then at the US Olympic Trials, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (58.61) and Summer Sanders (59.51) swam the two fastest times of the year, with Ahmann-Leighton posting a non-Meagher world record, and actually the second fastest time ever.

In the final Ahmann-Leighton exploded off the blocks and was ahead of her Trials pace at the wall, with the two Chinese in second and third. But Qian had much more left, racing home to win by about a hand over Ahmann-Leighton. Wang faltered near the end and was passed by France’s Catherine Plewinski, the 1991 European Champion, for bronze.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	116	Qian Hong	CHN	59.37 (1 h7)	–	58.62 (1)	Gold
2	600	Crissy Ahmann-Leighton	USA	1:00.10 (2 h7)	–	58.74 (2)	Silver
3	231	Catherine Plewinski	FRA	1:00.03 (2 h5)	–	59.01 (3)	Bronze
4	118	Wang Xiaohong	CHN	59.34 (1 h6)	–	59.10 (4)
5	30	Susie O'Neill	AUS	59.95 (2 h6)	–	59.69 (5)
6	628	Summer Sanders	USA	1:00.38 (3 h5)	–	59.82 (6)
7	292	Franziska van Almsick	GER	1:00.02 (1 h5)	–	1:00.70 (7)
8	400	Rie Shito	JPN	1:01.04 (3 h6)	–	1:01.16 (8)
9	444	Inge de Bruijn	NED	1:01.12 (4 h5)	1:01.02 (1)	–
10	442	Karin Brienesse	NED	1:01.33 (5 h7)	1:01.20 (2)	–
11	387	Yoko Kando	JPN	1:01.56 (5 h6)	1:01.32 (3)	–
12	568	Therèse Lundin	SWE	1:01.38 (5 h5)	1:01.43 (4)	–
13	13	Lisa Curry-Kenny	AUS	1:01.07 (3 h7)	1:01.61 (5)	–
14	105	Kristin Topham	CAN	1:01.20 (4 h7)	1:01.91 (6)	–
15	376	Ilaria Tocchini	ITA	1:01.37 (4 h6)	1:02.06 (7)	–
16	217	Jacqueline Delord	FRA	1:01.78 (6 h6)	1:03.22 (8)	–
17	177	Olga Kirichenko	EUN	1:01.78 (6 h7)	–	–
18	291	Bettina Ustrowski	GER	1:02.07 (6 h5)	–	–
19	583	Martina Moravcová	TCH	1:02.11 (1 h4)	–	–
20	239	Madeleine Campbell	GBR	1:02.43 (7 h7)	–	–
21	525	Marianne Kriel	RSA	1:02.49 (2 h4)	–	–
22	491	Anna Uryniuk	POL	1:02.50 (1 h3)	–	–
23	518	Diana Ureche	ROU	1:02.72 (3 h4)	–	–
24	572	Malin Strömberg	SWE	1:02.78 (8 h7)	–	–
25	155	María Peláez	ESP	1:02.79 (7 h5)	–	–
26	150	Bárbara Franco	ESP	1:02.83 (2 h3)	–	–
27	92	Julie Howard	CAN	1:02.89 (7 h6)	–	–
28	258	Samantha Purvis	GBR	1:02.94 (8 h5)	–	–
=29	351	Timea Toth	ISR	1:03.18 (4 h4)	–	–
=29	174	Nataliya Yakovleva	EUN	1:03.18 (8 h6)	–	–
31	538	Joscelin Yeo	SGP	1:03.82 (1 h2)	–	–
32	205	Marja Päivinen	FIN	1:03.94 (5 h4)	–	–
33	514	Iuliana Pantelimon	ROU	1:04.07 (6 h4)	–	–
34	536	May Ooi	SGP	1:04.14 (2 h2)	–	–
35	343	Nataša Meškovska	IOA	1:04.16 (3 h3)	–	–
36	494	Ana Alegria	POR	1:04.18 (4 h3)	–	–
37	586	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	1:04.28 (3 h2)	–	–
38	135	Berit Puggaard	DEN	1:04.57 (5 h3)	–	–
39	495	Joana Arantes	POR	1:04.59 (4 h2)	–	–
40	423	Gabriela Gaja	MEX	1:04.84 (6 h3)	–	–
41	304	Blanca Morales	GUA	1:05.02 (5 h2)	–	–
42	640	Nguyễn Kiều Oanh	VIE	1:05.19 (6 h2)	–	–
43	353	Shelley Cramer	ISV	1:05.84 (7 h4)	–	–
44	72	Anja Margetić	BIH	1:06.26 (1 h1)	–	–
45	197	Sharon Pickering	FIJ	1:06.35 (2 h1)	–	–
46	440	Monica Dahl	NAM	1:06.58 (3 h1)	–	–
47	323	Ana Fortín	HON	1:07.94 (4 h1)	–	–
48	5	Elsa Freire	ANG	1:10.17 (5 h1)	–	–
49	431	Mariza Gregorio	MOZ	1:10.27 (6 h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	29 July 1992 — 18:30
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Wang Xiaohong	CHN	59.34	Q
2	–	Qian Hong	CHN	59.37	Q
3	–	Susie O'Neill	AUS	59.95	Q
4	–	Franziska van Almsick	GER	1:00.02	Q
5	–	Catherine Plewinski	FRA	1:00.03	Q
6	–	Crissy Ahmann-Leighton	USA	1:00.10	Q
7	–	Summer Sanders	USA	1:00.38	Q
8	–	Rie Shito	JPN	1:01.04	Q
9	–	Lisa Curry-Kenny	AUS	1:01.07	q
10	–	Inge de Bruijn	NED	1:01.12	q
11	–	Kristin Topham	CAN	1:01.20	q
12	–	Karin Brienesse	NED	1:01.33	q
13	–	Ilaria Tocchini	ITA	1:01.37	q
14	–	Therèse Lundin	SWE	1:01.38	q
15	–	Yoko Kando	JPN	1:01.56	q
=16	–	Jacqueline Delord	FRA	1:01.78	q
=16	–	Olga Kirichenko	EUN	1:01.78
18	–	Bettina Ustrowski	GER	1:02.07
19	–	Martina Moravcová	TCH	1:02.11
20	–	Madeleine Campbell	GBR	1:02.43
21	–	Marianne Kriel	RSA	1:02.49
22	–	Anna Uryniuk	POL	1:02.50
23	–	Diana Ureche	ROU	1:02.72
24	–	Malin Strömberg	SWE	1:02.78
25	–	María Peláez	ESP	1:02.79
26	–	Bárbara Franco	ESP	1:02.83
27	–	Julie Howard	CAN	1:02.89
28	–	Samantha Purvis	GBR	1:02.94
=29	–	Timea Toth	ISR	1:03.18
=29	–	Nataliya Yakovleva	EUN	1:03.18
31	–	Joscelin Yeo	SGP	1:03.82
32	–	Marja Päivinen	FIN	1:03.94
33	–	Iuliana Pantelimon	ROU	1:04.07
34	–	May Ooi	SGP	1:04.14
35	–	Nataša Meškovska	IOA	1:04.16
36	–	Ana Alegria	POR	1:04.18
37	–	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	1:04.28
38	–	Berit Puggaard	DEN	1:04.57
39	–	Joana Arantes	POR	1:04.59
40	–	Gabriela Gaja	MEX	1:04.84
41	–	Blanca Morales	GUA	1:05.02
42	–	Nguyễn Kiều Oanh	VIE	1:05.19
43	–	Shelley Cramer	ISV	1:05.84
44	–	Anja Margetić	BIH	1:06.26
45	–	Sharon Pickering	FIJ	1:06.35
46	–	Monica Dahl	NAM	1:06.58
47	–	Ana Fortín	HON	1:07.94
48	–	Elsa Freire	ANG	1:10.17
49	–	Mariza Gregorio	MOZ	1:10.27

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Anja Margetić	BIH	1:06.26	30.38 (2)	35.88 (2)
2	–	Sharon Pickering	FIJ	1:06.35	31.46 (4)	34.89 (1)
3	–	Monica Dahl	NAM	1:06.58	30.29 (1)	36.29 (3)
4	–	Ana Fortín	HON	1:07.94	30.82 (3)	37.12 (4)
5	–	Elsa Freire	ANG	1:10.17	32.90 (6)	37.27 (5)
6	–	Mariza Gregorio	MOZ	1:10.27	32.01 (5)	38.26 (6)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Joscelin Yeo	SGP	1:03.82	30.25 (2)	33.57 (2)
2	–	May Ooi	SGP	1:04.14	30.60 (5)	33.54 (1)
3	–	Praphalsai Minpraphal	THA	1:04.28	30.27 (3)	34.01 (=4)
4	–	Joana Arantes	POR	1:04.59	30.58 (4)	34.01 (=4)
5	–	Blanca Morales	GUA	1:05.02	30.24 (1)	34.78 (6)
6	–	Nguyễn Kiều Oanh	VIE	1:05.19	31.21 (6)	33.98 (3)

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Anna Uryniuk	POL	1:02.50	29.61 (2)	32.89 (1)
2	–	Bárbara Franco	ESP	1:02.83	29.91 (3)	32.92 (2)
3	–	Nataša Meškovska	IOA	1:04.16	30.26 (4)	33.90 (4)
4	–	Ana Alegria	POR	1:04.18	30.49 (6)	33.69 (3)
5	–	Berit Puggaard	DEN	1:04.57	30.42 (5)	34.15 (5)
6	–	Gabriela Gaja	MEX	1:04.84	29.56 (1)	35.28 (6)

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Martina Moravcová	TCH	1:02.11	29.15 (3)	32.96 (1)
2	–	Marianne Kriel	RSA	1:02.49	29.02 (1)	33.47 (3)
3	–	Diana Ureche	ROU	1:02.72	29.13 (2)	33.59 (4)
4	–	Timea Toth	ISR	1:03.18	29.88 (5)	33.30 (2)
5	–	Marja Päivinen	FIN	1:03.94	29.55 (4)	34.39 (6)
6	–	Iuliana Pantelimon	ROU	1:04.07	30.40 (7)	33.67 (5)
7	–	Shelley Cramer	ISV	1:05.84	30.29 (6)	35.55 (7)

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Franziska van Almsick	GER	1:00.02	28.00 (2)	32.02 (2)	Q
2	–	Catherine Plewinski	FRA	1:00.03	28.17 (3)	31.86 (1)	Q
3	–	Summer Sanders	USA	1:00.38	27.96 (1)	32.42 (3)	Q
4	–	Inge de Bruijn	NED	1:01.12	28.26 (4)	32.86 (5)	q
5	–	Therèse Lundin	SWE	1:01.38	28.58 (5)	32.80 (4)	q
6	–	Bettina Ustrowski	GER	1:02.07	28.65 (6)	33.42 (7)
7	–	María Peláez	ESP	1:02.79	29.52 (8)	33.27 (6)
8	–	Samantha Purvis	GBR	1:02.94	29.49 (7)	33.45 (8)

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Wang Xiaohong	CHN	59.34	28.03 (1)	31.31 (1)	Q
2	–	Susie O'Neill	AUS	59.95	28.27 (2)	31.68 (3)	Q
3	–	Rie Shito	JPN	1:01.04	29.42 (6)	31.62 (2)	Q
4	–	Ilaria Tocchini	ITA	1:01.37	28.59 (3)	32.78 (5)	q
5	–	Yoko Kando	JPN	1:01.56	29.02 (5)	32.54 (4)	q
6	–	Jacqueline Delord	FRA	1:01.78	28.80 (4)	32.98 (6)	q
7	–	Julie Howard	CAN	1:02.89	29.68 (7)	33.21 (7)
8	–	Nataliya Yakovleva	EUN	1:03.18	29.89 (8)	33.29 (8)

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Qian Hong	CHN	59.37	28.02 (2)	31.35 (1)	Q
2	–	Crissy Ahmann-Leighton	USA	1:00.10	27.91 (1)	32.19 (2)	Q
3	–	Lisa Curry-Kenny	AUS	1:01.07	28.80 (5)	32.27 (3)	q
4	–	Kristin Topham	CAN	1:01.20	28.37 (3)	32.83 (6)	q
5	–	Karin Brienesse	NED	1:01.33	28.75 (4)	32.58 (5)	q
6	–	Olga Kirichenko	EUN	1:01.78	29.37 (6)	32.41 (4)
7	–	Madeleine Campbell	GBR	1:02.43	29.51 (8)	32.92 (7)
8	–	Malin Strömberg	SWE	1:02.78	29.50 (7)	33.28 (8)

B Final

Date	29 July 1992 — 18:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Inge de Bruijn	NED	1:01.02	28.22 (1)	32.80 (5)
2	–	Karin Brienesse	NED	1:01.20	28.93 (5)	32.27 (2)
3	–	Yoko Kando	JPN	1:01.32	29.59 (7)	31.73 (1)
4	–	Therèse Lundin	SWE	1:01.43	28.81 (3)	32.62 (3)
5	–	Lisa Curry-Kenny	AUS	1:01.61	28.28 (2)	33.33 (7)
6	–	Kristin Topham	CAN	1:01.91	28.89 (4)	33.02 (6)
7	–	Ilaria Tocchini	ITA	1:02.06	29.32 (6)	32.74 (4)
8	–	Jacqueline Delord	FRA	1:03.22	29.81 (8)	33.41 (8)

Final Round

Date	29 July 1992 — 18:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Qian Hong	CHN	58.62	27.83 (3)	30.79 (1)	OR
2	–	Crissy Ahmann-Leighton	USA	58.74	27.50 (1)	31.24 (3)
3	–	Catherine Plewinski	FRA	59.01	27.88 (4)	31.13 (2)
4	–	Wang Xiaohong	CHN	59.10	27.81 (2)	31.29 (4)
5	–	Susie O'Neill	AUS	59.69	28.09 (6)	31.60 (5)
6	–	Summer Sanders	USA	59.82	27.99 (5)	31.83 (7)
7	–	Franziska van Almsick	GER	1:00.70	28.48 (7)	32.22 (8)
8	–	Rie Shito	JPN	1:01.16	29.48 (8)	31.68 (6)