Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle

Women's 100 metre freestyle
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Date July 19–20
Competitors 16 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ethel Lackie  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Mariechen Wehselau  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gertrude Ederle  United States

The women's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Saturday July 19, 1924, and on Sunday July 20, 1924.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record 1:12.8 United States Gertrude Ederle Newark (USA) June 30, 1923
Olympic Record 1:13.6 United States Ethelda Bleibtrey Antwerp (BEL) August 25, 1920

In the first heat Mariechen Wehselau set a new world record with 1 minute 12.2 seconds.

Results

Heats

The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.

Heat 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Mariechen Wehselau (USA)1:12.2QQ WR
2 Iris Tanner (GBR)1:22.4QQ
3 Agnete Olsen (DEN)1:23.0

Heat 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Ethel Lackie (USA)1:12.8QQ
2 Florence Barker (GBR)1:20.8QQ
3 Ernestine Lebrun (FRA)1:23.4
4 Wivan Pettersson (SWE)1:27.4
5 Karen Maud Rasmussen (DEN)1:29.0

Heat 3

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Gertrude Ederle (USA)1:12.6QQ
2 Mariette Protin (FRA)1:22.2QQ
3 Hedevig Rasmussen (DEN)1:22.4
4 Gurli Ewerlund (SWE)1:23.2

Heat 4

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Constance Jeans (GBR)1:16.0QQ
2 Gwitha Shand (NZL)1:21.0QQ
3 Maria Vierdag (NED)1:22.0qq
4 Hjördis Töpel (SWE)1:25.8

Semifinals

The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Mariechen Wehselau (USA)1:15.2QF
2 Ethel Lackie (USA)1:16.0QF
3 Iris Tanner (GBR)1:18.6qf
4 Maria Vierdag (NED)1:21.2
5 Florence Barker (GBR)1:21.4

Semifinal 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Gertrude Ederle (USA)1:15.4QF
2 Constance Jeans (GBR)1:16.6QF
3 Gwitha Shand (NZL)1:22.4
4 Mariette Protin (FRA)1:22.8

Final

PlaceSwimmerTime
1 Ethel Lackie (USA)1:12.4
2 Mariechen Wehselau (USA)1:12.8
3 Gertrude Ederle (USA)1:14.2
4 Constance Jeans (GBR)1:15.4
5 Iris Tanner (GBR)1:20.8

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  • Olympic Report
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 September 2008.
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