| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 25 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 50 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 25.49 OR | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1992 → | |||||||||||||||||
| Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The inaugural women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 25 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Yang Wenyi (CHN) |
24.98 | Guangzhou, China | 11 April 1988 |
| Olympic record | Inaugural event | — | — | — |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September | Heat 7 | Yang Wenyi |  China |
25.67 | OR |
| 25 September | Final A | Kristin Otto |  East Germany |
25.49 | OR |
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Marion Aizpors |  West Germany |
26.17 | |
| 10 | 6 | Christiane Pielke | West Germany |
26.22 | |
| 11 | 3 | Marie-Thérèse Armentero |  Switzerland |
26.34 | |
| 12 | 1 | Kristin Topham |  Canada |
26.45 | |
| 2 | Ayako Nakano |  Japan |
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| 14 | 5 | Inna Abramova |  Soviet Union |
26.48 | |
| 15 | 8 | Karin Brienesse |  Netherlands |
26.66 | |
| 16 | 7 | Diana van der Plaats | Netherlands |
26.80 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Kristin Otto | East Germany |
25.49 | OR |
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4 | Yang Wenyi | China |
25.64 | |
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5 | Katrin Meissner | East Germany |
25.71 | |
| 7 | Jill Sterkel |  United States |
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| 5 | 6 | Leigh Ann Fetter | United States |
25.78 | |
| 6 | 1 | Tamara Costache |  Romania |
25.80 | |
| 7 | 2 | Catherine Plewinski |  France |
25.90 | NR |
| 8 | 8 | Karen van Wirdum |  Australia |
26.01 | OC |
References
- "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's 50 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. pp. 417–418. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- "Seoul 1988: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Seoul 1988. LA84 Foundation. p. 418. Retrieved 29 March 2017.