The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
took place on 24 September at the
Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool () is an aquatics venue located in Seoul, South Korea. It hosted the swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming, and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon events at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The venue wa ...
in
Seoul, South Korea
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.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
Finals
Final B
Final A
References
External links
Official ReportUSA Swimming
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Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men's events at the 1988 Summer Olympics