The women's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Friday and Saturday, 10 and 11 August 1928.
Women's 100 metre freestyle at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Date | 10–11 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 24 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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Twenty-four swimmers from eleven nations competed.
Records edit
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 1:10.0 | Ethel Lackie | Toledo (USA) | 28 January 1926 |
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Olympic Record | 1:12.2 | Mariechen Wehselau | Paris (FRA) | 19 July 1924 |
In the first semi-final Albina Osipowich equaled the Olympic record with 1 minute 12.2 seconds. In the second semi-final Eleanor Garatti improved the record with a time of 1 minute 11.4 seconds. In the final Albina Osipowich again bettered the Olympic record with 1 minute 11.0 seconds.
Results edit
Heats edit
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1 edit
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jean McDowell | Great Britain | 1:14.0 | Q |
2 | Susan Laird | United States | 1:14.2 | Q |
3 | Maria Vierdag | Netherlands | 1:14.4 | q |
4 | Reni Erkens | Germany | 1:15.0 | |
5 | Rhoda Rennie | South Africa | Unknown | |
6 | Claire Horrent | France | Unknown |
Heat 2 edit
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Agnete Olsen | Denmark | 1:15.8 | Q |
2 | Ena Stockley | New Zealand | 1:16.4 | Q |
3 | Zus Engelenberg | South Africa | 1:22.6 | |
4 | Edna Davey | Australia | Unknown | |
5 | Marguerite Ledoux | France | Unknown |
Heat 3 edit
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Eleanor Garatti | United States | 1:14.8 | Q |
2 | Iris Tanner | Great Britain | 1:26.4 | Q |
Heat 4 edit
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Albina Osipowich | United States | 1:12.4 | Q |
2 | Kathleen Miller | New Zealand | 1:17.2 | Q |
3 | Margit Sipos | Hungary | 1:18.8 |
Heat 5 edit
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kathleen Russell | South Africa | 1:15.4 | Q |
2 | Sarolta Stieber | Hungary | 1:22.2 | Q |
3 | Marguerite Dockrell | Ireland | 1:31.6 |
Heat 6 edit
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Charlotte Lehmann | Germany | 1:15.6 | Q |
2 | Joyce Cooper | Great Britain | 1:16.8 | Q |
3 | Bonnie Mealing | Australia | 1:20.6 | |
4 | Gerda Bredgaard | Denmark | Unknown | |
5 | Anne Dupire | France | Unknown |
Semifinals edit
The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.
Semifinal 1 edit
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Albina Osipowich | United States | 1:12.2 | Q, =OR |
2 | Susan Laird | United States | 1:13.8 | Q |
3 | Joyce Cooper | Great Britain | 1:14.0 | Q |
4 | Iris Tanner | Great Britain | 1:04.8 | |
5 | Ena Stockley | New Zealand | Unknown | |
6 | Agnete Olsen | Denmark | Unknown | |
— | Sarolta Stieber | Hungary | DNF |
Semifinal 2 edit
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Eleanor Garatti | United States | 1:11.4 | Q, OR |
2 | Jean McDowell | Great Britain | 1:15.6 | Q |
3 | Charlotte Lehmann | Germany | 1:15.8 | Q |
4 | Kathleen Russell | South Africa | Unknown | |
5 | Maria Vierdag | Netherlands | Unknown | |
6 | Kathleen Miller | New Zealand | Unknown |
Final edit
Saturday 11 August 1928:
Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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Albina Osipowich | United States | 1:11.0 | OR | |
Eleanor Garatti | United States | 1:11.4 | ||
Joyce Cooper | Great Britain | 1:13.6 | ||
4 | Jean McDowell | Great Britain | 1:13.8 | |
5 | Susan Laird | United States | 1:14.6 | |
6 | Charlotte Lehmann | Germany | 1:15.2 |
References edit
- ^ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
External links edit
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 October 2008.