| 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) | – | – |
| 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 | 7 | Anja Margetić | BIH | 1:06.26 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Sharon Pickering | FIJ | 1:06.35 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Monica Dahl | NAM | 1:06.58 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Ana Fortín | HON | 1:07.94 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Elsa Freire | ANG | 1:10.17 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Mariza Gregorio | MOZ | 1:10.27 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Joscelin Yeo | SGP | 1:03.82 | ||
| 2 | 3 | May Ooi | SGP | 1:04.14 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Praphalsai Minpraphal | THA | 1:04.28 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Joana Arantes | POR | 1:04.59 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Blanca Morales | GUA | 1:05.02 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Nguyễn Kiều Oanh | VIE | 1:05.19 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Anna Uryniuk | POL | 1:02.50 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Bárbara Franco | ESP | 1:02.83 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Nataša Meškovska | IOA | 1:04.16 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Ana Alegria | POR | 1:04.18 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Berit Puggaard | DEN | 1:04.57 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Gabriela Gaja | MEX | 1:04.84 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Martina Moravcová | TCH | 1:02.11 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Marianne Kriel | RSA | 1:02.49 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Diana Ureche | ROU | 1:02.72 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Timea Toth | ISR | 1:03.18 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Marja Päivinen | FIN | 1:03.94 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Iuliana Pantelimon | ROU | 1:04.07 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Shelley Cramer | ISV | 1:05.84 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Franziska van Almsick | GER | 1:00.02 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Catherine Plewinski | FRA | 1:00.03 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Summer Sanders | USA | 1:00.38 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Inge de Bruijn | NED | 1:01.12 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Therèse Lundin | SWE | 1:01.38 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Bettina Ustrowski | GER | 1:02.07 | ||
| 7 | 1 | María Peláez | ESP | 1:02.79 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Samantha Purvis | GBR | 1:02.94 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Wang Xiaohong | CHN | 59.34 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Susie O'Neill | AUS | 59.95 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Rie Shito | JPN | 1:01.04 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Ilaria Tocchini | ITA | 1:01.37 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Yoko Kando | JPN | 1:01.56 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Jacqueline Delord | FRA | 1:01.78 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Julie Howard | CAN | 1:02.89 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Nataliya Yakovleva | EUN | 1:03.18 |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Qian Hong | CHN | 59.37 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Crissy Ahmann-Leighton | USA | 1:00.10 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Lisa Curry-Kenny | AUS | 1:01.07 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Kristin Topham | CAN | 1:01.20 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Karin Brienesse | NED | 1:01.33 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Olga Kirichenko | EUN | 1:01.78 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Madeleine Campbell | GBR | 1:02.43 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Malin Strömberg | SWE | 1:02.78 |
| Date | 29 July 1992 — 18:30 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Inge de Bruijn | NED | 1:01.02 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Karin Brienesse | NED | 1:01.20 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Yoko Kando | JPN | 1:01.32 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Therèse Lundin | SWE | 1:01.43 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lisa Curry-Kenny | AUS | 1:01.61 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Kristin Topham | CAN | 1:01.91 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Ilaria Tocchini | ITA | 1:02.06 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Jacqueline Delord | FRA | 1:03.22 |
| Date | 29 July 1992 — 18:30 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Qian Hong | CHN | 58.62 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Crissy Ahmann-Leighton | USA | 58.74 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Catherine Plewinski | FRA | 59.01 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Wang Xiaohong | CHN | 59.10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Susie O'Neill | AUS | 59.69 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Summer Sanders | USA | 59.82 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Franziska van Almsick | GER | 1:00.70 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Rie Shito | JPN | 1:01.16 |
