Swimming at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre freestyle explained

Event:	Women's 100 metre freestyle
Competition:	1982 FINA World Championships
Dates:	1 August 1982 (heats) 1 August 1982 (final B) 1 August 1982 (final A)
Competitors:	34
Win Value:	55.79 seconds
Gold:	Birgit Meineke
Goldnoc:	GDR
Silver:	Annemarie Verstappen
Silvernoc:	NED
Bronze:	Jill Sterkel
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	1978
Next:	1986

See main article: Swimming at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships.

The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships took place 1 August.

Results

Heats

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Rank	Swimmer	Nation	Time	Notes
1			55.34
2			56.02
3			56.89
4			57.00
5			57.02
6			57.19
7			57.20
8			57.44
9			57.49
10			57.54
11			57.82
12			57.92
13			58.10
14			58.49
15			58.51
16			58.57
17			58.58
18			58.70
19			58.78
20			59.18
21			59.24
22			59.29
23			59.38
24			59.50
25			59.81
26			59.94
27			59.98
28			1:00.02
29			1:00.47
30			1:00.96
31			1:01.36
32			1:01.65
33			1:01.83
34			1:02.30

Finals

Final B

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
9			57.06
10			57.55
11			57.66
12			57.82
13			57.91
14			58.07
15			58.38
16			58.45

Final A

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			55.79
			55.87
			56.27
4			56.61
5			56.69
6			56.71
7			56.90
8			56.92

References

• USASwimming

Notes and References

1. https://www.fina.org/competitions/1091/4th-fina-world-championships-1982/results?disciplines=SW&event=7ed081d4-5a19-4baa-a538-ad8a463ac8ab&unit=heat-summary Heat Summary
2. https://www.fina.org/competitions/1091/4th-fina-world-championships-1982/results?disciplines=SW&event=7ed081d4-5a19-4baa-a538-ad8a463ac8ab&unit=final-b Final B
3. https://www.fina.org/competitions/1091/4th-fina-world-championships-1982/results?disciplines=SW&event=7ed081d4-5a19-4baa-a538-ad8a463ac8ab&unit=final-a Final A