Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans.

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[edit] Medal summary

[edit] Men’s events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle Image:Flag of the United States.svg Matt Biondi
United States (USA)
22.14 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jager
United States (USA)
22.36 Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennadiy Prigoda
Soviet Union (URS)
22.71
100 m freestyle Image:Flag of the United States.svg Matt Biondi
United States (USA)
48.63 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chris Jacobs
United States (USA)
49.08 Image:Flag of France.svg Stéphan Caron
France (FRA)
49.62
200 m freestyle Image:Flag of Australia.svg Duncan Armstrong
Australia (AUS)
1:47.25 Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Holmertz
Sweden (SWE)
1:47.89 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Matt Biondi
United States (USA)
1:47.99
400 m freestyle Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Uwe Daßler
East Germany (GDR)
3:46.95 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Duncan Armstrong
Australia (AUS)
3:47.15 Image:Flag of Poland.svg Artur Wojdat
Poland (POL)
3:47.34
1500 m freestyle Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Salnikov
Soviet Union (URS)
15:00.40 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Pfeiffer
West Germany (FRG)
15:02.69 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Uwe Daßler
East Germany (GDR)
15:06.15
100 m backstroke Image:Flag of Japan - variant.svg Daichi Suzuki
Japan (JPN)
55.05 Image:Flag of the United States.svg David Berkoff
United States (USA)
55.18 Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Polyansky
Soviet Union (URS)
55.20
200 m backstroke Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Polyansky
Soviet Union (URS)
1:59.37 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Frank Baltrusch
East Germany (GDR)
1:59.60 Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Kingsman
New Zealand (NZL)
2:00.48
100 m breaststroke Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adrian Moorhouse
Great Britain (GBR)
1:02.04 Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Károly Güttler
Hungary (HUN)
1:02.05 Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Dmitry Volkov
Soviet Union (URS)
1:02.20
200 m breaststroke Image:Flag of Hungary.svg József Szabó
Hungary (HUN)
2:13.52 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Gillingham
Great Britain (GBR)
2:14.12 Image:Flag of Spain.svg Sergio López Miró
Spain (ESP)
2:15.21
100 m butterfly Image:Flag of Suriname.svg Anthony Nesty
Suriname (SUR)
53.00 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Matt Biondi
United States (USA)
53.01 Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Jameson
Great Britain (GBR)
53.30
200 m butterfly Image:Flag of Germany.svg Michael Gross
West Germany (FRG)
1:56.94 Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Benny Nielsen
Denmark (DEN)
1:58.24 Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Mosse
New Zealand (NZL)
1:58.28
200 m individual medley Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Darnyi
Hungary (HUN)
2:00.17 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Patrick Kühl
East Germany (GDR)
2:01.61 Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vadim Yaroshchuk
Soviet Union (URS)
2:02.40
400 m individual medley Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Darnyi
Hungary (HUN)
4:14.75 Image:Flag of the United States.svg David Wharton
United States (USA)
4:17.36 Image:Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Battistelli
Italy (ITA)
4:18.01
4×100 m freestyle relay Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA)
Chris Jacobs
Troy Dalbey
Tom Jager
Matt Biondi
3:16.53 Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS)
Gennadiy Prigoda
Yuri Bashkatov
Nikolai Yevseyev
Vladimir Tkashenko
3:18.33 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR)
Dirk Richter
Thomas Flemming
Lars Hinneburg
Steffen Zesner
3:19.82
4×200 m freestyle relay Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA)
Troy Dalbey
Matthew Cetlinski
Doug Gjertsen
Matt Biondi
7:12.51 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR)
Uwe Daßler
Sven Lodziewski
Thomas Flemming
Steffen Zesner
7:13.68 Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG)
Erik Hochstein
Thomas Fahrner
Rainer Henkel
Michael Gross
7:14.35
4×100 m medley relay Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA)
David Berkoff
Richard Schroeder
Matt Biondi
Chris Jacobs
3:36.93 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada (CAN)
Mark Tewksbury
Victor Davis
Tom Ponting
Sandy Goss
3:39.28 Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS)
Igor Polyansky
Dmitry Volkov
Vadim Yaroshchuk
Gennadiy Prigoda
3:39.96

[edit] Women’s events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Kristin Otto
East Germany (GDR)
25.49 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wenyi Yang
China (CHN)
25.64 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jill Sterkel
United States (USA)
25.71
Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Katrin Meißner
East Germany (GDR)
100 m freestyle Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Kristin Otto
East Germany (GDR)
54.93 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yong Zhuang
China (CHN)
55.47 Image:Flag of France.svg Catherine Plewinski
France (FRA)
55.49
200 m freestyle Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Heike Friedrich
East Germany (GDR)
1:57.65 Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Silvia Poll Ahrens
Costa Rica (CRC)
1:58.67 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Manuela Stellmach
East Germany (GDR)
1:59.01
400 m freestyle Image:Flag of the United States.svg Janet Evans
United States (USA)
4:03.85 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Heike Friedrich
East Germany (GDR)
4:05.94 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Anke Möhring
East Germany (GDR)
4:06.62
800 m freestyle Image:Flag of the United States.svg Janet Evans
United States (USA)
8:20.20 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Astrid Strauß
East Germany (GDR)
8:22.09 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Julie McDonald
Australia (AUS)
8:22.93
100 m backstroke Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Kristin Otto
East Germany (GDR)
1:00.89 Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary (HUN)
1:01.56 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Cornelia Sirch
East Germany (GDR)
1:01.57
200 m backstroke Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Krisztina Egerszegi
Hungary (HUN)
2:09.29 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Katrin Zimmermann
East Germany (GDR)
2:10.61 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Cornelia Sirch
East Germany (GDR)
2:11.45
100 m breaststroke Image:Flag of Bulgaria 1971-1990.png Tania Dangalakova
Bulgaria (BUL)
1:07.95 Image:Flag of Bulgaria 1971-1990.png Antoaneta Frenkeva
Bulgaria (BUL)
1:08.74 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Silke Hörner
East Germany (GDR)
1:08.83
200 m breaststroke Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Silke Hörner
East Germany (GDR)
2:26.71 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Xiaomin
China (CHN)
2:27.49 Image:Flag of Bulgaria 1971-1990.png Antoaneta Frenkeva
Bulgaria (BUL)
2:28.34
100 m butterfly Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Kristin Otto
East Germany (GDR)
59.00 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Birte Weigang
East Germany (GDR)
59.45 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hong Qian
China (CHN)
59.52
200 m butterfly Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Kathleen Nord
East Germany (GDR)
2:09.51 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Birte Weigang
East Germany (GDR)
2:09.91 Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mary T. Meagher
United States (USA)
2:10.80
200 m individual medley Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Daniela Hunger
East Germany (GDR)
2:12.59 Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yelena Dendeberova
Soviet Union (URS)
2:13.31 Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Noemi Lung
Romania (ROM)
2:14.85
400 m individual medley Image:Flag of the United States.svg Janet Evans
United States (USA)
4:37.76 Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Noemi Lung
Romania (ROM)
4:39.46 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Daniela Hunger
East Germany (GDR)
4:37.76
4×100 m freestyle relay Image:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR)
Kristin Otto
Katrin Meißner
Daniela Hunger
Manuela Stellmach
3:40.63 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED)
Marianne Muis
Mildred Muis
Conny van Bentum
Karin Brienesse
3:43.39 Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA)
Mary Wayte
Mitzi Kremer
Laura Walker
Dara Torres
3:44.25
4×100 m medley relay Image:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR)
Kristin Otto
Silke Hörner
Birte Weigang
Katrin Meißner
4:03.74 Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA)
Beth Barr
Tracey McFarlane
Janel Jorgensen
Mary Wayte
4:07.90 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada (CAN)
Lori Melien
Allison Higson
Jane Kerr
Andrea Nugent
4:10.49

[edit] Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Image:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR) 11 8 9 28
2 Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 8 6 4 18
3 Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (HUN) 4 2 0 6
4 Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 2 2 5 9
5 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (AUS) 1 1 1 3
Image:Flag of Bulgaria 1971-1990.png Bulgaria (BUL) 1 1 1 3
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) 1 1 1 3
Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 1 1 1 3
9 Image:Flag of Japan - variant.svg Japan (JPN) 1 0 0 1
Image:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname (SUR) 1 0 0 1
11 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) 0 3 1 4
12 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada (CAN) 0 1 1 2
Image:Flag of Romania (1947-1989).svg Romania (ROM) 0 1 1 2
14 Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (CRC) 0 1 0 1
Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (DEN) 0 1 0 1
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED) 0 1 0 1
Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) 0 1 0 1
18 Image:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) 0 0 2 2
Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (NZL) 0 0 2 2
20 Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) 0 0 1 1
Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) 0 0 1 1
Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (ESP) 0 0 1 1
de:Olympische Sommerspiele 1988/Schwimmen

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