Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
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| Swimming events at the 1972 Summer Olympics  |
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between September 1 and September 2. This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold | Cathy Carr United States |
| Silver | Galina Prozumenshchikova Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Beverley Whitfield Australia |
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
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Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Cathy Carr | United States |
1:13.58 | WR |
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Galina Prozumenshchikova | Soviet Union |
1:14.99 | |
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Beverley Whitfield | Australia |
1:15.73 | |
| 4 | Ágnes Kaczander-Kiss |  Hungary |
1:16.26 | |
| 5 | Judy Melick | United States |
1:16.34 | |
| 6 | Vreni Eberle |  West Germany |
1:17.16 | |
| 7 | Britt-Marie Smedh |  Sweden |
1:17.19 | |
| 8 | Dorothy Harrison |  Great Britain |
1:17.49 |
Key: WR = World record
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References
- 1972 Summer Olympics results: Women's 100 m breaststroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-12-10.
