Swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre freestyle explained

Event:	Women's 100 metre freestyle
Competition:	1978 FINA World Championships
Dates:	28 August 1978 (heats) 28 August 1978 (final)
Competitors:	45
Win Value:	55.68 seconds
Gold:	Barbara Krause
Goldnoc:	GDR
Silver:	Lene Jenssen
Silvernoc:	NOR
Bronze:	Larisa Tsaryova
Bronzenoc:	URS
Prev:	1975
Next:	1982

See main article: Swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships.

The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships took place 28 August.

Results

Heats

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Rank	Swimmer	Nation	Time	Notes
1			55.99	CR
2			57.00
3			57.04
4			57.22
5			57.41
6			57.51
7			57.98
8			58.01
9			58.17
10			58.20
11			58.21
12			58.26
13			58.42
14			58.52
15			58.53
16			58.68
17			58.71
18			58.97
19			59.51
20			59.60
21			59.68
22			59.75
23			59.94
24			1:00.63
25			1:00.63
26			1:00.69
27			1:00.79
28			1:01.02
29			1:01.14
30			1:01.32
31			1:01.41
32			1:01.49
33			1:01.55
34			1:01.67
35			1:01.74
36			1:01.95
37			1:02.35
38			1:02.77
39			1:03.40
40			1:03.65
41			1:03.92
42			1:04.26
43			1:05.24
44			1:05:59
45			DNS

Final

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			55.68	CR
			56.82
			56.85
4			56.98
5			57.17
6			57.49
7			57.54
8			58.03

References

• USASwimming

Notes and References

1. https://www.fina.org/competitions/1096/3rd-fina-world-championships-1978/results?disciplines=SW&event=b9ab1f11-8c78-494d-858d-bc699d176084&unit=heat-summary Heat Summary
2. https://www.fina.org/competitions/1096/3rd-fina-world-championships-1978/results?disciplines=SW&event=b9ab1f11-8c78-494d-858d-bc699d176084&unit=final Final