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Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke

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Competitors
  
54 from 42 nations

Winning time
  
55.05 AS

Venue
  
Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool

Date
  
24 September 1988 (heats & finals)

Location
  
Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool, Songpa District, South Korea

The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 24 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.

Contents

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

The following records were established during the competition:

Heats

Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).

References

Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke Wikipedia