Swimming - Women's 100 m Backstroke

Honour Rating : 1924-56: 6, 1960-64: 5, 1968-2000: 4

Distance:

• 1924-2000: 100m

Formula

• Final:
  • 1924: five finalists
  • 1928-36: seven finalists
  • 1948-2000: eight finalists
• B-final:
  • 1984-96: eight B-finalists
• Semi-Finals:
  • 1924: two semi-finals of five or six competitors, two qualified, plus one fastest loser
  • 1928-32: three semi-finals of five or six competitors, two qualified, plus one fastest loser
  • 1936: two semi-finals of six competitors, three qualified plus one fastest loser
  • 1948: two semi-finals of eight competitors, three qualified plus two fastest losers
  • 1952-64: none
  • 1968-76: two semi-finals of eight competitors, eight fastest times qualified
  • 1980-96: none
  • 2000: two semi-finals of eight competitors, eight fastest times qualified
• Round one:
  • 1924-32: none
  • 1936: three heats, four qualified
  • 1948: four heats, three qualified, plus three fastest losers
  • 1952-64: 8 fastest times qualified
  • 1968-76: 16 fastest times qualified
  • 1980: 8 fastest times qualified
  • 1984-96: 8 fastest times qualified for final, next 8 for B-final
  • 2000: 16 fastest times qualified

Participants

Top Competitors

1. (11100) Eleanor Holm (USA/1928-32)
2. (10400) Egerszegi Krisztina (HUN/1988-92)
3. (10200) Maria "Zus" Braun (NED/1928-32)
4. (10164) Phyllis Harding (GBR/1924-36)
5. (9600) Sybil Bauer (USA/1924)
6. (9600) Nida Senff (NED/1936)
7. (9600) Karen Margrethe Harup (DEN/1948)
8. (9600) Joan Harrison (RSA/1952)
9. (9600) Judith Grinham (GBR/1956)
10. (8000) Lynn Burke (USA/1960)
11. (8000) Cathy Ferguson (USA/1964)
12. (6492) Ellen King (GBR/1924-28)
13. (6400) Kaye Hall (USA/1968)
14. (6400) Melissa Belote (USA/1972)
15. (6400) Ulrike Richter (GDR/1976)
16. (6400) Rica Reinisch (GDR/1980)
17. (6400) Theresa Andrews (USA/1984)
18. (6400) Kristin Otto (GDR/1988)
19. (6400) Beth Botsford (USA/1996)
20. (6400) Diana Mocanu (ROM/2000)
21. (6400) Natalie Coughlin (USA/2004)
22. (6123) Philomena "Bonnie" Mealing (AUS/1928-32)
23. (6000) Rie Mastenbroek (NED/1936)
24. (6000) Suzanne Zimmerman (USA/1948)
25. (6000) Geertje Wielema (NED/1952)
26. (6000) Carin Cone (USA/1956)
27. (5600) Betsy Mitchell (USA/1984-88)
28. (5600) Mai Nakamura (JPN/1996-2000)
29. (5200) Satoko Tanaka (JPN/1960-64)
30. (5040) Christine Caron (FRA/1964-68)
31. (5000) Natalie Steward (GBR/1960)
32. (5000) Gyarmati Andrea (HUN/1968-72)
33. (4800) Joyce Cooper (GBR/1928-32)
34. (4120) Nina Zhivanevskaya (EUN-RUS-ESP/1992-2004)
35. (4040) Kirsty Coventry (ZIM/2000-04)
36. (4000) Elaine Tanner (CAN/1968)
37. (4000) Birgit Treiber (GDR/1976)
38. (4000) Ina Kleber (GDR/1980)
39. (4000) Szabó Tünde (HUN/1992)
40. (4000) Whitney Hedgepeth (USA/1996)
41. (3990) Jean Stewart (NZL/1952-56)
42. (3840) Aileen Riggin (USA/1924)
43. (3840) Valerie Davies (GBR/1932)
44. (3840) Alice Bridges (USA/1936)
45. (3840) Judy-Joy Davies (AUS/1948)
46. (3840) Margaret Edwards (GBR/1956)
47. (3200) Ginny Duenkel (USA/1964)
48. (3200) Carmen Bunaciu (ROM/1980-84)
49. (2660) Marianne Kriel (RSA/1992-96)
50. (2616) Jolanda de Rover (NED/1980-88)
51. (2600) Wendy Cook (CAN/1972-76)
52. (2560) Jane Swagerty (USA/1968)
53. (2560) Susie Atwood (USA/1972)
54. (2560) Nancy Garapick (CAN/1976)
55. (2560) Petra Riedel (GDR/1980)
56. (2560) Cornelia Sirch (GDR/1988)
57. (2560) Lea Loveless (USA/1992)
58. (2560) Laure Manaudou (FRA/2004)

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