Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

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The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 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 Thursday 9 August 1928.

Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
Date9 August
Competitors31 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Africa
← 1924
1932 →

The United States replaced two swimmers between the semi-finals and the final, while France replaced one. Thirty-one swimmers from seven nations competed.

Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these four swimmers from the United States as gold medalist. Susan Laird and Josephine McKim both swam in the semi-final are not credited with medals.

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record 4:58.8   Euphrasia Donnelly
  Gertrude Ederle
  Ethel Lackie
  Mariechen Wehselau
Paris (FRA) 18 July 1924
Olympic Record 4:58.8   Euphrasia Donnelly
  Gertrude Ederle
  Ethel Lackie
  Mariechen Wehselau
Paris (FRA) 18 July 1924

The United States with Adelaide Lambert, Josephine McKim, Susan Laird, and Albina Osipowich set a new world record in the semi-final with 4:55.6 minutes. In the final the United States with Adelaide Lambert, Albina Osipowich, Eleanor Garatti, and Martha Norelius bettered the world record to 4:47.6 minutes.

Results

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Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes
1   United States 4:55.6 Q, WR
2   Netherlands 5:08.8 Q
3   South Africa 5:17.4 Q
4   Denmark Unknown

Semifinal 2

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Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes
1   Great Britain 5:16.6 Q
2   Germany 5:19.0 Q
3   France 5:42.4 Q

Final

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Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes
    United States 4:47.6 WR
    Great Britain 5:02.8
    South Africa 5:13.4
4   Germany 5:14.4
5   France 5:32.0
  Netherlands DQ

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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