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100 metres Breaststroke, Women

Date	23 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Su-yeong-jang, Ol-lim-pik Gong-won, Seoul
Participants	42 from 27 countries

After the 1986 World Championships, Bulgaria’s Tanya Dangalakova took a year off from competition, giving birth to a daughter, Anna, born in June 1987. She required further surgery in October 1987, and was hoping just to win a medal in Seoul, as the gold medal in the 100 breast was conceded to East German Silke Hörner, who had already won the 200 breaststroke in world record time, with Dangalakova fourth. In qualifying Dangalakova and Hörner tied for the best time with 1:08.35. Dangalakova realized that the prelims had felt easy and actually predicted that she could break the world record in the final.

That was not to be, but she did win the gold medal. Hörner led the final at 50 metres in world record pace, but Dangalakova was on her shoulder, and the Bulgarian had much more left, coming home for gold in 1:07.95, the second fastest time ever, behind Hörner’s world record. Dangalakova’s teammate Antoaneta Frenkeva also finished strongly and passed Hörner for the silver.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	45	Tanya Dangalakova	BUL	1:08.35 (1 h4)	–	1:07.95 (1)	Gold
2	46	Antoaneta Frenkeva	BUL	1:10.09 (1 h5)	–	1:08.74 (2)	Silver
3	172	Silke Hörner	GDR	1:08.35 (1 h6)	–	1:08.83 (3)	Bronze
4	60	Allison Higson	CAN	1:09.39 (2 h6)	–	1:08.86 (4)
5	315	Yelena Volkova	URS	1:09.86 (2 h4)	–	1:09.24 (5)
6	330	Tracey McFarlane	USA	1:10.59 (3 h4)	–	1:09.60 (6)
7	73	Huang Xiaomin	CHN	1:10.78 (3 h5)	–	1:10.53 (7)
8	178	Annett Rex	GDR	1:10.61 (2 h5)	–	1:10.67 (8)
9	308	Svetlana Kuzmina	URS	1:10.83 (4 h5)	1:10.42 (1)	–
10	57	Keltie Duggan	CAN	1:10.95 (5 h5)	1:10.58 (2)	–
11	34	Ingrid Lempereur	BEL	1:11.00 (3 h6)	1:10.86 (3)	–
12	214	Manuela Dalla Valle	ITA	1:11.25 (6 h5)	1:10.95 (4)	–
13	323	Susan Johnson	USA	1:11.09 (4 h6)	1:11.08 (5)	–
14	202	Gabriella Csépe	HUN	1:11.10 (5 h6)	1:11.24 (6)	–
15	18	Lara Hooiveld	AUS	1:11.40 (6 h6)	1:11.26 (7)	–
16	147	Suki Brownsdon	GBR	1:11.66 (4 h4)	1:11.95 (8)	–
17	195	Linda Moes	NED	1:11.84 (7 h5)	–	–
18	248	Park Seong-Won	KOR	1:12.32 (1 h3)	–	–
19	267	Dorota Chylak	POL	1:12.38 (7 h6)	–	–
20	157	Maggie Hohmann	GBR	1:12.67 (8 h5)	–	–
21	32	Brigitte Becue	BEL	1:12.90 (2 h3)	–	–
22	127	Britta Dahm	FRG	1:12.98 (5 h4)	–	–
23	211	Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir	ISL	1:13.01 (3 h3)	–	–
24	119	Pascaline Louvrier	FRA	1:13.21 (6 h4)	–	–
25	233	Yoshie Nishioka	JPN	1:13.36 (4 h3)	–	–
26	113	Virginie Bojaryn	FRA	1:13.55 (5 h3)	–	–
27	70	Chen Huiling	CHN	1:13.65 (7 h4)	–	–
28	265	Karen Horning	PER	1:14.03 (1 h2)	–	–
29	250	Nancy Arendt	LUX	1:14.99 (6 h3)	–	–
30	279	Patricia Brülhart	SUI	1:15.00 (7 h3)	–	–
31	268	Kornelia Stawicka	POL	1:15.41 (8 h3)	–	–
32	297	Seto Car-Wai	TPE	1:15.47 (2 h2)	–	–
33	8	Alicia María Boscatto	ARG	1:15.67 (3 h2)	–	–
34	230	Hiroko Nagasaki	JPN	1:16.63 (8 h6)	–	–
35	348	Sigrid Niehaus	CRC	1:16.65 (4 h2)	–	–
36	91	Montserrat Hidalgo	CRC	1:18.42 (1 h1)	–	–
37	7	Valentina Aracil	ARG	1:19.60 (5 h2)	–	–
38	276	Dipika Chanmugam	SRI	1:20.18 (6 h2)	–	–
39	295	Kim Chen	TPE	1:20.95 (7 h2)	–	–
40	36	Katerine Moreno	BOL	1:22.62 (2 h1)	–	–
41	4	Ana Martins	ANG	1:24.01 (3 h1)	–	–
42	1	Nádia Cruz	ANG	1:24.46 (4 h1)	–	–
DNS	129	Heike Esser	FRG	– (DNS h4)	–	–
DNS	189	Annemarie Munk	HKG	– (DNS h2)	–	–

Round One

Date	23 September 1988 — 10:00
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
=1	–	Tanya Dangalakova	BUL	1:08.35	QOR
=1	–	Silke Hörner	GDR	1:08.35	Q=OR
3	–	Allison Higson	CAN	1:09.39	Q
4	–	Yelena Volkova	URS	1:09.86	Q
5	–	Antoaneta Frenkeva	BUL	1:10.09	Q
6	–	Tracey McFarlane	USA	1:10.59	Q
7	–	Annett Rex	GDR	1:10.61	Q
8	–	Huang Xiaomin	CHN	1:10.78	Q
9	–	Svetlana Kuzmina	URS	1:10.83	q
10	–	Keltie Duggan	CAN	1:10.95	q
11	–	Ingrid Lempereur	BEL	1:11.00	q
12	–	Susan Johnson	USA	1:11.09	q
13	–	Gabriella Csépe	HUN	1:11.10	q
14	–	Manuela Dalla Valle	ITA	1:11.25	q
15	–	Lara Hooiveld	AUS	1:11.40	q
16	–	Suki Brownsdon	GBR	1:11.66	q
17	–	Linda Moes	NED	1:11.84
18	–	Park Seong-Won	KOR	1:12.32
19	–	Dorota Chylak	POL	1:12.38
20	–	Maggie Hohmann	GBR	1:12.67
21	–	Brigitte Becue	BEL	1:12.90
22	–	Britta Dahm	FRG	1:12.98
23	–	Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir	ISL	1:13.01
24	–	Pascaline Louvrier	FRA	1:13.21
25	–	Yoshie Nishioka	JPN	1:13.36
26	–	Virginie Bojaryn	FRA	1:13.55
27	–	Chen Huiling	CHN	1:13.65
28	–	Karen Horning	PER	1:14.03
29	–	Nancy Arendt	LUX	1:14.99
30	–	Patricia Brülhart	SUI	1:15.00
31	–	Kornelia Stawicka	POL	1:15.41
32	–	Seto Car-Wai	TPE	1:15.47
33	–	Alicia María Boscatto	ARG	1:15.67
34	–	Hiroko Nagasaki	JPN	1:16.63
35	–	Sigrid Niehaus	CRC	1:16.65
36	–	Montserrat Hidalgo	CRC	1:18.42
37	–	Valentina Aracil	ARG	1:19.60
38	–	Dipika Chanmugam	SRI	1:20.18
39	–	Kim Chen	TPE	1:20.95
40	–	Katerine Moreno	BOL	1:22.62
41	–	Ana Martins	ANG	1:24.01
42	–	Nádia Cruz	ANG	1:24.46
DNS	–	Annemarie Munk	HKG	–
DNS	–	Heike Esser	FRG	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Montserrat Hidalgo	CRC	1:18.42	37.11 (1)	41.31 (1)
2	–	Katerine Moreno	BOL	1:22.62	39.89 (3)	42.73 (2)
3	–	Ana Martins	ANG	1:24.01	39.50 (2)	44.51 (3)
4	–	Nádia Cruz	ANG	1:24.46	39.94 (4)	44.52 (4)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Karen Horning	PER	1:14.03	35.13 (1)	38.90 (1)
2	–	Seto Car-Wai	TPE	1:15.47	35.59 (2)	39.88 (3)
3	–	Alicia María Boscatto	ARG	1:15.67	36.30 (4)	39.37 (2)
4	–	Sigrid Niehaus	CRC	1:16.65	36.08 (3)	40.57 (4)
5	–	Valentina Aracil	ARG	1:19.60	38.18 (7)	41.42 (5)
6	–	Dipika Chanmugam	SRI	1:20.18	37.91 (5)	42.27 (6)
7	–	Kim Chen	TPE	1:20.95	38.17 (6)	42.78 (7)
DNS	–	Annemarie Munk	HKG	–	– (–)	–

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Park Seong-Won	KOR	1:12.32	34.51 (2)	37.81 (2)
2	–	Brigitte Becue	BEL	1:12.90	35.49 (7)	37.41 (1)
3	–	Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir	ISL	1:13.01	34.02 (1)	38.99 (6)
4	–	Yoshie Nishioka	JPN	1:13.36	35.18 (4)	38.18 (3)
5	–	Virginie Bojaryn	FRA	1:13.55	35.12 (3)	38.43 (4)
6	–	Nancy Arendt	LUX	1:14.99	35.36 (=5)	39.63 (7)
7	–	Patricia Brülhart	SUI	1:15.00	35.36 (=5)	39.64 (8)
8	–	Kornelia Stawicka	POL	1:15.41	36.81 (8)	38.60 (5)

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Tanya Dangalakova	BUL	1:08.35	32.15 (1)	36.20 (1)	QOR
2	–	Yelena Volkova	URS	1:09.86	32.87 (3)	36.99 (2)	Q
3	–	Tracey McFarlane	USA	1:10.59	32.64 (2)	37.95 (3)	Q
4	–	Suki Brownsdon	GBR	1:11.66	33.43 (4)	38.23 (4)	q
5	–	Britta Dahm	FRG	1:12.98	33.98 (5)	39.00 (7)
6	–	Pascaline Louvrier	FRA	1:13.21	34.24 (6)	38.97 (6)
7	–	Chen Huiling	CHN	1:13.65	34.96 (7)	38.69 (5)
DNS	–	Heike Esser	FRG	–	– (–)	–

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Antoaneta Frenkeva	BUL	1:10.09	33.25 (2)	36.84 (1)	Q
2	–	Annett Rex	GDR	1:10.61	32.56 (1)	38.05 (6)	Q
3	–	Huang Xiaomin	CHN	1:10.78	33.79 (7)	36.99 (2)	Q
4	–	Svetlana Kuzmina	URS	1:10.83	33.65 (5)	37.18 (3)	q
5	–	Keltie Duggan	CAN	1:10.95	33.54 (4)	37.41 (4)	q
6	–	Manuela Dalla Valle	ITA	1:11.25	33.27 (3)	37.98 (5)	q
7	–	Linda Moes	NED	1:11.84	33.71 (6)	38.13 (7)
8	–	Maggie Hohmann	GBR	1:12.67	33.92 (8)	38.75 (8)

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Silke Hörner	GDR	1:08.35	31.84 (1)	36.51 (1)	Q=OR
2	–	Allison Higson	CAN	1:09.39	32.74 (2)	36.65 (2)	Q
3	–	Ingrid Lempereur	BEL	1:11.00	34.07 (6)	36.93 (3)	q
4	–	Susan Johnson	USA	1:11.09	32.94 (3)	38.15 (7)	q
5	–	Gabriella Csépe	HUN	1:11.10	33.71 (5)	37.39 (4)	q
6	–	Lara Hooiveld	AUS	1:11.40	33.65 (4)	37.75 (5)	q
7	–	Dorota Chylak	POL	1:12.38	34.24 (7)	38.14 (6)
8	–	Hiroko Nagasaki	JPN	1:16.63	36.15 (8)	40.48 (8)

B Final

Date	23 September 1988 — 20:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Svetlana Kuzmina	URS	1:10.42	33.31 (3)	37.11 (1)
2	–	Keltie Duggan	CAN	1:10.58	32.94 (1)	37.64 (5)
3	–	Ingrid Lempereur	BEL	1:10.86	33.63 (6)	37.23 (2)
4	–	Manuela Dalla Valle	ITA	1:10.95	33.70 (8)	37.25 (3)
5	–	Susan Johnson	USA	1:11.08	33.46 (4)	37.62 (4)
6	–	Gabriella Csépe	HUN	1:11.24	33.53 (5)	37.71 (6)
7	–	Lara Hooiveld	AUS	1:11.26	33.13 (2)	38.13 (7)
8	–	Suki Brownsdon	GBR	1:11.95	33.65 (7)	38.30 (8)

Final Round

Date	23 September 1988 — 20:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Tanya Dangalakova	BUL	1:07.95	31.90 (2)	36.05 (1)	OR
2	–	Antoaneta Frenkeva	BUL	1:08.74	32.43 (4)	36.31 (2)
3	–	Silke Hörner	GDR	1:08.83	31.58 (1)	37.25 (7)
4	–	Allison Higson	CAN	1:08.86	32.18 (3)	36.68 (5)
5	–	Yelena Volkova	URS	1:09.24	32.87 (5)	36.37 (3)
6	–	Tracey McFarlane	USA	1:09.60	33.02 (6)	36.58 (4)
7	–	Huang Xiaomin	CHN	1:10.53	33.64 (8)	36.89 (6)
8	–	Annett Rex	GDR	1:10.67	33.04 (7)	37.63 (8)