Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke explained

The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between September 1 and 2.^[1] This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:06.60
2			1:07.84
3			1:09.14
4			1:09.16
5			1:09.81
6			1:10.90

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:07.00
2			1:08.06
3			1:08.68
4			1:09.55
5			1:10.06
6			1:10.44
7			1:11.20
8			1:13.99

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:07.96
2			1:08.30
3			1:08.81
4			1:09.25
5			1:09.26
6			1:09.86
7			1:10.63
8			1:12.12

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:06.56
2			1:06.71
3			1:08.24
4			1:08.92
5			1:09.25
6			1:10.43
7			1:19.39

Heat 5

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			1:07.45
2			1:07.69
3			1:07.70
4			1:09.72
5			1:09.72
6			1:12.13
7			1:12.91
8			1:14.24

Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			1:05.78	OR
			1:06.26
			1:06.34
4			1:06.69
5			1:06.70
6			1:06.82
7			1:07.27
8			1:07.36

Key: OR = Olympic record

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055314/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/SWI/womens-100-metres-backstroke.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 27 November 2016 . Sports Reference.