Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition:

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

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition:

Date	Round	Name	Nationality	Time	Record

22 September	Heat 8	Chris Jacobs	United States	49.20	OR

22 September	Heat 10	Matt Biondi	United States	49.04	OR

22 September	Final A	Matt Biondi	United States	48.63	OR

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Matt Biondi finished in 48.63.

final_sentence: Matt Biondi finished in 48.63.