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50 metres Freestyle, Women

Date31 July 1992
StatusOlympic
LocationPiscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona
Participants50 from 35 countries

At Seoul China’s Yang Wenyi had been favored after being the first swimmer to better 25 seconds, but she faltered and finished only second. It started a pattern as she placed second at the 1989 Pan Pacs to Jenny Thompson and was only fourth at the 1991 World Championships. She was far from favored in this event in Barcelona. The Olympic final began with a false start by her teammate Zhuang Yong, already the 100 free gold medalist in 1992, and the 1991 World Champion. On the actual start, Yang had the best of it, leading by a shoulder as they started stroking. And she never let up, bettering her world record with 24.79, as Zhuang came on for second.

Bronze went to American Angel Martino in her only individual event. She had been thought to have made the 1988 US Olympic team but was then found to have a positive drug test and did not compete in Seoul. Thompson disappointed, finishing fifth.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCR1B FinalFinal
1121Yang WenyiCHN25.84 (2 h7)–24.79 (1)Gold
2123Zhuang YongCHN25.56 (1 h6)–25.08 (2)Silver
3622Angel MartinoUSA25.63 (1 h5)–25.23 (3)Bronze
4231Catherine PlewinskiFRA25.78 (2 h5)–25.36 (4)
5635Jenny ThompsonUSA25.63 (1 h7)–25.37 (5)
6183Nataliya MeshcheryakovaEUN25.89 (4 h5)–25.47 (6)
7281Simone OsygusGER25.79 (2 h6)–25.74 (7)
8444Inge de BruijnNED25.86 (3 h5)–25.84 (8)
913Lisa Curry-KennyAUS26.07 (3 h6)25.87 (1)–
10105Kristin TophamCAN26.32 (6 h5)26.17 (2)–
=1198Andrea NugentCAN26.29 (4 h7)26.24 (=3)–
=11447Marianne MuisNED26.43 (5 h7)26.24 (=3)–
13525Marianne KrielRSA26.05 (5 h5)26.47 (5)–
14172Yevgeniya YermakovaEUN26.45 (5 h6)26.49 (6)–
15571Linda OlofssonSWE26.43 (4 h6)26.51 (7)–
16292Franziska van AlmsickGER25.96 (3 h7)– (DQ)–
17211Julie BlaiseFRA26.48 (6 h6)––
18131Gitta JensenDEN26.54 (6 h7)––
19360Cristina ChiusoITA26.72 (7 h6)––
20397Ayako NakanoJPN26.74 (7 h5)––
=21151Claudia FrancoESP26.76 (=1 h4)––
=21510Luminița DobrescuROU26.76 (=1 h4)––
23565Louise KarlssonSWE26.77 (8 h5)––
24257Karen PickeringGBR26.78 (3 h4)––
=2540Karen Van WirdumAUS26.80 (8 h6)––
=25133Mette Nørskov NielsenDEN26.80 (4 h4)––
=27262Alison SheppardGBR26.90 (=7 h7)––
=27461Toni JeffsNZL26.90 (=7 h7)––
29583Martina MoravcováTCH26.92 (5 h4)––
30518Diana UrecheROU26.96 (6 h4)––
31206Minna SalmelaFIN27.00 (1 h3)––
32140Rania El-WaniEGY27.20 (2 h3)––
33551Eva GyslingSUI27.21 (3 h3)––
=34395Shina MatsudoJPN27.36 (4 h3)––
=34538Joscelin YeoSGP27.36 (1 h2)––
36315Robyn LamsamHKG27.40 (5 h3)––
37440Monica DahlNAM27.45 (6 h3)––
38205Marja PäivinenFIN27.49 (2 h2)––
39452Joshua IkhaghomiNGR27.53 (7 h3)––
40353Shelley CramerISV27.84 (3 h2)––
41350Keren RegalISR27.93 (1 h1)––
42347Helga SigurðardóttirISL27.94 (7 h4)––
43646Vola Hanta Ratsifa AndrihamananaMAD28.22 (2 h1)––
44590Ratiporn WongTHA28.42 (4 h2)––
45323Ana FortínHON28.59 (5 h2)––
46536May OoiSGP28.77 (6 h2)––
47197Sharon PickeringFIJ28.90 (3 h1)––
4861Paola PeñarrietaBOL29.71 (4 h1)––
49546Sara CasadeiSMR30.05 (5 h1)––
505Elsa FreireANG30.17 (6 h1)––

Round One

Date31 July 1992 — 12:00
FormatFastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
1–Zhuang YongCHN25.56Q
=2–Angel MartinoUSA25.63Q
=2–Jenny ThompsonUSA25.63Q
4–Catherine PlewinskiFRA25.78Q
5–Simone OsygusGER25.79Q
6–Yang WenyiCHN25.84Q
7–Inge de BruijnNED25.86Q
8–Nataliya MeshcheryakovaEUN25.89Q
9–Franziska van AlmsickGER25.96q
10–Marianne KrielRSA26.05q
11–Lisa Curry-KennyAUS26.07q
12–Andrea NugentCAN26.29q
13–Kristin TophamCAN26.32q
=14–Linda OlofssonSWE26.43q
=14–Marianne MuisNED26.43q
16–Yevgeniya YermakovaEUN26.45q
17–Julie BlaiseFRA26.48
18–Gitta JensenDEN26.54
19–Cristina ChiusoITA26.72
20–Ayako NakanoJPN26.74
=21–Luminița DobrescuROU26.76
=21–Claudia FrancoESP26.76
23–Louise KarlssonSWE26.77
24–Karen PickeringGBR26.78
=25–Mette Nørskov NielsenDEN26.80
=25–Karen Van WirdumAUS26.80
=27–Toni JeffsNZL26.90
=27–Alison SheppardGBR26.90
29–Martina MoravcováTCH26.92
30–Diana UrecheROU26.96
31–Minna SalmelaFIN27.00
32–Rania El-WaniEGY27.20
33–Eva GyslingSUI27.21
=34–Joscelin YeoSGP27.36
=34–Shina MatsudoJPN27.36
36–Robyn LamsamHKG27.40
37–Monica DahlNAM27.45
38–Marja PäivinenFIN27.49
39–Joshua IkhaghomiNGR27.53
40–Shelley CramerISV27.84
41–Keren RegalISR27.93
42–Helga SigurðardóttirISL27.94
43–Vola Hanta Ratsifa AndrihamananaMAD28.22
44–Ratiporn WongTHA28.42
45–Ana FortínHON28.59
46–May OoiSGP28.77
47–Sharon PickeringFIJ28.90
48–Paola PeñarrietaBOL29.71
49–Sara CasadeiSMR30.05
50–Elsa FreireANG30.17

Heat #1

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
1–Keren RegalISR27.93
2–Vola Hanta Ratsifa AndrihamananaMAD28.22
3–Sharon PickeringFIJ28.90
4–Paola PeñarrietaBOL29.71
5–Sara CasadeiSMR30.05
6–Elsa FreireANG30.17

Heat #2

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
1–Joscelin YeoSGP27.36
2–Marja PäivinenFIN27.49
3–Shelley CramerISV27.84
4–Ratiporn WongTHA28.42
5–Ana FortínHON28.59
6–May OoiSGP28.77

Heat #3

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
1–Minna SalmelaFIN27.00
2–Rania El-WaniEGY27.20
3–Eva GyslingSUI27.21
4–Shina MatsudoJPN27.36
5–Robyn LamsamHKG27.40
6–Monica DahlNAM27.45
7–Joshua IkhaghomiNGR27.53

Heat #4

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
=1–Luminița DobrescuROU26.76
=1–Claudia FrancoESP26.76
3–Karen PickeringGBR26.78
4–Mette Nørskov NielsenDEN26.80
5–Martina MoravcováTCH26.92
6–Diana UrecheROU26.96
7–Helga SigurðardóttirISL27.94

Heat #5

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
1–Angel MartinoUSA25.63Q
2–Catherine PlewinskiFRA25.78Q
3–Inge de BruijnNED25.86Q
4–Nataliya MeshcheryakovaEUN25.89Q
5–Marianne KrielRSA26.05q
6–Kristin TophamCAN26.32q
7–Ayako NakanoJPN26.74
8–Louise KarlssonSWE26.77

Heat #6

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
1–Zhuang YongCHN25.56Q
2–Simone OsygusGER25.79Q
3–Lisa Curry-KennyAUS26.07q
4–Linda OlofssonSWE26.43q
5–Yevgeniya YermakovaEUN26.45q
6–Julie BlaiseFRA26.48
7–Cristina ChiusoITA26.72
8–Karen Van WirdumAUS26.80

Heat #7

PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
1–Jenny ThompsonUSA25.63Q
2–Yang WenyiCHN25.84Q
3–Franziska van AlmsickGER25.96q
4–Andrea NugentCAN26.29q
5–Marianne MuisNED26.43q
6–Gitta JensenDEN26.54
=7–Toni JeffsNZL26.90
=7–Alison SheppardGBR26.90

B Final

Date31 July 1992 — 20:00
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
1–Lisa Curry-KennyAUS25.87
2–Kristin TophamCAN26.17
=3–Marianne MuisNED26.24
=3–Andrea NugentCAN26.24
5–Marianne KrielRSA26.47
6–Yevgeniya YermakovaEUN26.49
7–Linda OlofssonSWE26.51
DQ–Franziska van AlmsickGER–

Final Round

Date31 July 1992 — 20:00
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
1–Yang WenyiCHN24.79WR
2–Zhuang YongCHN25.08
3–Angel MartinoUSA25.23
4–Catherine PlewinskiFRA25.36
5–Jenny ThompsonUSA25.37
6–Nataliya MeshcheryakovaEUN25.47
7–Simone OsygusGER25.74
8–Inge de BruijnNED25.84