Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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| Swimming at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool |
| Dates | 18 – 25 September 1988 |
| No. of events | 31 |
| Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
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. 633 participants from 77 countries were competing.[1][2]
Medal table
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Events
The swimming program for 1988 included two new events, the men's and women's 50 m freestyle, bringing the total number of events to 31. The following events were contested:
- Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m (women), 1500 m (men),
- Backstroke: 100 m, 200 m
- Breaststroke: 100 m, 200 m
- Butterfly: 100 m, 200 m
- Individual Medley: 200 m, 400 m
- Relay: 4 × 100 m free, 4 × 200 m free (men); 4 × 100 m medley
Competition schedule
All dates are in 1988.
| date | Morning session | Afternoon session |
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| Sept.18 | no competition | women's 100 freestyle (prelims) men's 100 breaststroke (prelims) women's 400 I.M. (prelims) men's 200 freestyle (prelims) |
| Sept.19 | women's 100 freestyle (finals) men's 100 breaststroke (finals) women's 400 I.M. (finals) men's 200 freestyle (finals) |
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| Sept.20 | men's 100 butterfly (prelims) women's 200 freestyle (prelims) men's 400 I.M. (prelims) women's 200 breaststroke (prelims) men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay (prelims) |
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| Sept.21 | men's 100 butterfly (finals) women's 200 freestyle (finals) men's 400 I.M. (finals) women's 200 breaststroke (finals) men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay (finals) | |
| Sept.22 | women's 400 freestyle (prelims) men's 100 freestyle (prelims) women's 100 backstroke (prelims) men's 200 backstroke (prelims) women's 4x100 Free Relay |
women's 400 freestyle (finals) men's 100 freestyle (finals) women's 100 backstroke (finals) men's 200 backstroke (finals) women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay (finals) |
| Sept.23 | men's 400 freestyle (prelims) women's 100 butterfly (prelims) men's 200 breaststroke (prelims) women's 100 breaststroke (prelims) men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay (prelims) women's 800 freestyle (prelims) |
men's 400 freestyle (final) women's 100 butterfly (finals) men's 200 breaststroke (finals) women's 100 breaststroke (finals) men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay (finals) |
| Sept.24 | men's 200 butterfly (prelims) women's 200 I.M. (prelims) men's 50 freestyle (prelims) men's 100 backstroke (prelims) women's 4x100 Medley Relay (prelims) men's 1500 freestyle (prelims) |
women's 200 I.M. (finals) men's 200 butterfly (finals) men's 50 freestyle (finals) women's 800 freestyle (finals) men's 100 backstroke (finals) women's 4 × 100 medley relay (finals) |
| Sept.25 | women's 200 butterfly (prelims) men's 200 I.M. (prelims) women's 50 freestyle (prelims) men's 4 × 100 medley relay (prelims) women's 200 backstroke (prelims) |
men's 200 I.M. (finals) women's 200 butterfly (finals) women's 50 freestyle (finals) men's 1500 freestyle (finals) women's 200 backstroke (finals) men's 4 × 100 medley relay (finals) |
Medal summary
Men’s events
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women’s events
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Participating nations
633 swimmers from 77 nations competed.[1]
- File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola (8)
- File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina (2)
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (25)
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (6)
- File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas (1)
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (2)
- File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados (1)
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (7)
- File:Flag of Bermuda (1910–1999).svg Bermuda (1)
- File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia (1)
- File:Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil (15)
- File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria (8)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (31)
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (24)
- File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei (8)
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (1)
- File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (8)
- File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia (6)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (15)
- File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (26)
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (5)
- File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (5)
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (1)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (25)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain (38)
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (4)
- File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam (4)
- File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (1)
- File:Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg Honduras (3)
- File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997).svg Hong Kong (10)
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (13)
- File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland (6)
- File:Flag of India.svg India (1)
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (2)
- File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland (5)
- File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel (1)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (21)
- File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (23)
- File:Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg Kuwait (2)
- File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon (4)
- File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg (2)
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (2)
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (10)
- File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique (2)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (11)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles (1)
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (2)
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (7)
- File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama (1)
- File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru (2)
- File:Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg Philippines (4)
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (5)
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal (12)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico (3)
- File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania (5)
- File:Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg San Marino (2)
- File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal (2)
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (5)
- File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea (15)
- File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (27)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (11)
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (2)
- File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname (1)
- File:Flag of Swaziland.svg Swaziland (2)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (18)
- File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (10)
- File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago (1)
- File:Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg Tunisia (1)
- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (2)
- File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates (6)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (44)
- File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands (6)
- File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (1)
- File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (2)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (29)
- File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia (3)
- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (4)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Swimming at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-17.