100 m Backstroke, Women
| Competition | 1978 World Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
West-Berlin
 GER
|
| Held | — |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 28 |
| Countries | 18 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Linda Jezek |  USA |
1:03.22 (1 h1) |
1:02.55 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Birgit Treiber |  GDR |
1:03.49 (2 h1) |
1:03.18 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Cheryl Gibson |  CAN |
1:03.70 (3 h1) |
1:03.43 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Monique Bosga |  NED |
1:04.85 (6 h1) |
1:03.86 (4 F) |
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| 5 | Sue Walsh | USA |
1:04.36 (4 h1) |
1:04.11 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Antje Stille | GDR |
1:04.63 (5 h1) |
1:04.45 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Carmen Bunaciu |  ROU |
1:04.92 (7 h1) |
1:04.53 (7 F) |
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| 8 | Carine Verbauwen |  BEL |
1:04.95 (8 h1) |
1:04.99 (8 F) |
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| 9 | Ágnes Fodor |  HUN |
1:04.99 (9 h1) |
— | ||
| 10 | Gabriella Verrasztó | HUN |
1:05.02 (10 h1) |
— | ||
| 11 | Olena Kruhlova |  URS |
1:05.09 (11 h1) |
— | ||
| 12 | Diane Edelijn | NED |
1:05.18 (12 h1) |
— | ||
| 13 | Debra Forster |  AUS |
1:05.19 (13 h1) |
— | ||
| 14 | Hélène Boivin | CAN |
1:05.31 (14 h1) |
— | ||
| =15 | Ute Neubert | GER |
1:05.82 (=15 h1) |
— | ||
| =15 | Kaire Indrikson | URS |
1:05.82 (=15 h1) |
— | ||
| 17 | Joy Beasley |  GBR |
1:05.83 (17 h1) |
— | ||
| 18 | Heike John | GER |
1:05.84 (18 h1) |
— | ||
| 19 | Lisa Forrest | AUS |
1:06.56 (19 h1) |
— | ||
| 20 | Helen Gilyard | GBR |
1:06.76 (20 h1) |
— | ||
| 21 | Tina Gustafsson |  SWE |
1:06.81 (21 h1) |
— | ||
| 22 | Hisae Asari |  JPN |
1:07.13 (22 h1) |
— | ||
| 23 | Andrea Hawcridge |  NZL |
1:07.44 (23 h1) |
— | ||
| 24 | Melanie Jones | NZL |
1:07.62 (24 h1) |
— | ||
| 25 | Teresa Rivera |  MEX |
1:08.71 (25 h1) |
— | ||
| 26 | María París |  CRC |
1:09.33 (26 h1) |
— | ||
| 27 | Kristiina Salminen |  FIN |
1:09.87 (27 h1) |
— | ||
| 28 | Claudia Bellotto |  ARG |
1:10.53 (28 h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Myriam MizouniDNS |  TUN |
— (DNS h1) |
— |
Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Jezek | USA |
1:03.22 | |
| 2 | Birgit Treiber | GDR |
1:03.49 | |
| 3 | Cheryl Gibson | CAN |
1:03.70 | |
| 4 | Sue Walsh | USA |
1:04.36 | |
| 5 | Antje Stille | GDR |
1:04.63 | |
| 6 | Monique Bosga | NED |
1:04.85 | |
| 7 | Carmen Bunaciu | ROU |
1:04.92 | |
| 8 | Carine Verbauwen | BEL |
1:04.95 | |
| 9 | Ágnes Fodor | HUN |
1:04.99 | |
| 10 | Gabriella Verrasztó | HUN |
1:05.02 | |
| 11 | Olena Kruhlova | URS |
1:05.09 | |
| 12 | Diane Edelijn | NED |
1:05.18 | |
| 13 | Debra Forster | AUS |
1:05.19 | |
| 14 | Hélène Boivin | CAN |
1:05.31 | |
| =15 | Kaire Indrikson | URS |
1:05.82 | |
| =15 | Ute Neubert | GER |
1:05.82 | |
| 17 | Joy Beasley | GBR |
1:05.83 | |
| 18 | Heike John | GER |
1:05.84 | |
| 19 | Lisa Forrest | AUS |
1:06.56 | |
| 20 | Helen Gilyard | GBR |
1:06.76 | |
| 21 | Tina Gustafsson | SWE |
1:06.81 | |
| 22 | Hisae Asari | JPN |
1:07.13 | |
| 23 | Andrea Hawcridge | NZL |
1:07.44 | |
| 24 | Melanie Jones | NZL |
1:07.62 | |
| 25 | Teresa Rivera | MEX |
1:08.71 | |
| 26 | María París | CRC |
1:09.33 | |
| 27 | Kristiina Salminen | FIN |
1:09.87 | |
| 28 | Claudia Bellotto | ARG |
1:10.53 | |
| DNS | Myriam MizouniDNS | TUN |
— |
Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Jezek | USA |
1:02.55 | |
| 2 | Birgit Treiber | GDR |
1:03.18 | |
| 3 | Cheryl Gibson | CAN |
1:03.43 | |
| 4 | Monique Bosga | NED |
1:03.86 | |
| 5 | Sue Walsh | USA |
1:04.11 | |
| 6 | Antje Stille | GDR |
1:04.45 | |
| 7 | Carmen Bunaciu | ROU |
1:04.53 | |
| 8 | Carine Verbauwen | BEL |
1:04.99 |