Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly

The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 29 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

The following records were established during the competition:

Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).

* Delord and Kirichenko tied for sixteenth place, but the latter elected not to participate in a swimoff, allowing the former to advance to the semifinals by default.