Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 22 and 23 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.[1][2] Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.The following records were established during the competition:

Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports ComplexRica ReinischEast GermanyIna KleberPetra RiedelSwimming1980 Summer OlympicsUlrike RichterEast BerlinMoscowMontrealCarmen BunaciuRomaniaLarisa GorchakovaSoviet UnionMonique BosgaNetherlandsCarine VerbauwenBelgiumManuela CarosiTeresa RiveraMexicoLisa ForrestAustraliaYelena KruglovaJolanda de RoverLaura ForalossoGeorgina ParkesYolande Van Der StraetenÁgnes FodorHungaryHelen JamesonGreat BritainMichèle RicaudFranceAnnika UvehallSwedenJoy BeasleyMarianne HumpelstetterAustriaMaría ParisCosta RicaAnabel DrousiotouCyprusSoad FezzaniNguyễn Thị Hồng BíchVietnamMichele PessoaAngolaFizkultura i sportSybil BauerMarie BraunEleanor HolmNida SenffKaren HarupJoan HarrisonJudy GrinhamLynn BurkeCathy FergusonKaye HallMelissa BeloteTheresa AndrewsKristin OttoKrisztina EgerszegiBeth BotsfordDiana MocanuNatalie CoughlinMissy FranklinKatinka HosszúKaylee McKeown