<page_title> Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle </page_title> <section_title> Final A </section_title> <table> <cell> Stéphan Caron <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> France <col_header> Nationality </col_header> </cell> <cell> 49.62 <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> <cell> Gennadiy Prigoda <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Soviet Union <col_header> Nationality </col_header> </cell> <cell> Iurie Başcatov <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> Soviet Union <col_header> Nationality </col_header> </cell> </table>
France's Stéphan Caron held off a sprint battle against Soviet duo Gennadiy Prigoda and Iurie Başcatov to take home the bronze in 49.62.