Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke


The final of the women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1984.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
DateRoundNameNationTimeRecord
2 AugustFinal APetra van Staveren1:09.88

Results

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A, while the next eight to final B.
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
125Catherine Poirot1:10.69Q, NR
234Petra van Staveren1:11.18Q
322Jean Hill1:11.37Q
443Eva-Marie Håkansson1:11.41Q
545Susan Rapp1:11.63Q
624Anne Ottenbrite1:11.81Q
744Hiroko Nagasaki1:11.82Q
814Tracy Caulkins1:11.99Q
932Ingrid Lempereur1:12.08q
1013Ute Hasse1:12.17q
1026Dimity Douglas1:12.17q
1215Lisa Borsholt1:12.24q
1333Angelika Knipping1:12.41q
1427Patricia Brülhart1:12.44q
1546Annelie Holmström1:12.60q
1623Carlotta Tagnin1:12.70q
1716Sandra Bowman1:12.92
1837Sharon Kellett1:13.43
1912Petra Hillenius1:14.09
2042Liang Weifen1:14.38
2136Alicia María Boscatto1:14.45
2247Kaori Iwasaki1:14.68
2341Sara Guido1:14.69
2417Maarit Vähäsaari-Sihvonen1:14.85
2531Guðrún Ágústsdóttir1:16.70
2621Rosa María Silva1:17.11
2711Chow Lai Yee1:17.92
2848Helen Chow1:18.99
2938Isabel Lardizábal1:25.12
35Manuela Dalla Valle

Finals

Final B

Final A