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

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

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Birgit Meineke | East Germany | 55.34 |
| 2 | Annemarie Verstappen | Netherlands | 56.02 |
| 3 | Jill Sterkel | United States | 56.89 |
| 4 | Irina Gerasimova | Soviet Union | 57.00 |
| 5 | Kathy Treible | United States | 57.02 |
| 6 | Caren Metschuck | East Germany | 57.19 |
| 7 | Karin Seick | West Germany | 57.20 |
| 8 | Agneta Eriksson | Sweden | 57.44 |
| 9 | Kaori Yanase | Japan | 57.49 |
| 10 | Susanne Schuster | West Germany | 57.54 |
| 11 | June Croft | United Kingdom | 57.82 |
| 12 | Wilma van Velsen | Netherlands | 57.92 |
| 13 | Carol Klimpel | Canada | 58.10 |
| 14 | Nataliya Strunnikova | Soviet Union | 58.49 |
| 15 | Isabel Reuss | Mexico | 58.51 |
| 16 | Sylvie Boube | France | 58.57 |
| 17 | Susie Baumer | Australia | 58.58 |
| 18 | Virginia Sachero | Argentina | 58.70 |
| 19 | Naomi Marubashi | Canada | 58.78 |
| 20 | Miki Saito | Japan | 59.18 |
| 21 | Pascale Verbauwen | Belgium | 59.24 |
| 22 | Marie-Thérèse Armentero | Switzerland | 59.29 |
| 23 | Beda Leirvaag | Norway | 59.38 |
| 24 | Silvia Persi | Italy | 59.50 |
| 25 | Claudia Zierold | Switzerland | 59.81 |
| 26 | Caroline Foot | United Kingdom | 59.94 |
| 27 | Vilma Aguilera | Puerto Rico | 59.98 |
| 28 | Sofia Dara | Greece | 1:00.02 |
| 29 | Carol Ann Heavey | Ireland | 1:00.47 |
| 30 | Frederique Piegao | France | 1:00.96 |
| 31 | Anita Hill | Puerto Rico | 1:01.36 |
| 32 | Shelley Cramer | United States Virgin Islands | 1:01.65 |
| 33 | Tanya Dangalakova | Bulgaria | 1:01.83 |
| 34 | Maria Bendito | Venezuela | 1:02.30 |

### Finals

**Final B**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 9 | June Croft | United Kingdom | 57.06 |
| 10 | Kaori Yanase | Japan | 57.55 |
| 11 | Susanne Schuster | West Germany | 57.66 |
| 12 | Carol Klimpel | Canada | 57.82 |
| 13 | Isabel Reuss | Mexico | 57.91 |
| 14 | Wilma van Velsen | Netherlands | 58.07 |
| 15 | Sylvie Boube | France | 58.38 |
| 16 | Nataliya Strunnikova | Soviet Union | 58.45 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Birgit Meineke | East Germany | 55.79 |
| | Annemarie Verstappen | Netherlands | 55.87 |
| | Jill Sterkel | United States | 56.27 |
| 4 | Irina Gerasimova | Soviet Union | 56.61 |
| 5 | Kathy Treible | United States | 56.69 |
| 6 | Caren Metschuck | East Germany | 56.71 |
| 7 | Karin Seick | West Germany | 56.90 |
| 8 | Agneta Eriksson | Sweden | 56.92 |
