Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke

Women's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Date July 16–18
Competitors 15 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Lucy Morton  Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) Agnes Geraghty  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gladys Carson  Great Britain

The women's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the first appearance of the event, as women only swam freestyle events before this Games. The competition was held on Wednesday July 16, 1924 and on Friday July 18, 1924.

Records

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

World Record 3:20.4 United Kingdom Irene Gilbert Rotherham (GBR) June 18, 1923
Olympic Record - none - -

In the first heat Agnes Geraghty set the first Olympic record with 3:27.6 minutes. This record was not bettered during this competition.

Results

Semifinals

Wednesday July 16, 1924: The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced.

Semifinal 1

Mietje Baron was disqualified, because she touched the wall with only one hand.

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Agnes Geraghty (USA)3:27.6QF OR
2 Irene Gilbert (GBR)3:32.8QF
3 Wivan Pettersson (SWE)3:37.0qf
4 Odette Monard (FRA)3:48.4
— Mietje Baron (NED)(3:22.6)DSQ

Semifinal 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Lucy Morton (GBR)3:29.4QF
2 Laure Koster (LUX)3:35.0QF
3 Eleanor Coleman (USA)3:39.2
4 Ella Molnár (HUN)3:39.8
5 Alice Stoffel (FRA)3:48.0

Semifinal 3

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Gladys Carson (GBR)3:30.0QF
2 Hjördis Töpel (SWE)3:39.0QF
3 Matilda Scheurich (USA)3:41.2
4 Běla Drážková (TCH)3:43.0
5 Sophie Kieffert-Porte (FRA)3:43.6

Final

Friday July 18, 1924:

PlaceSwimmerTime
1 Lucy Morton (GBR)3:33.2
2 Agnes Geraghty (USA)3:34.0
3 Gladys Carson (GBR)3:35.4
4 Wivan Pettersson (SWE)3:37.6
5 Irene Gilbert (GBR)3:38.0
6 Laury Koster (LUX)3:39.2
7 Hjördis Töpel (SWE)3:47.6

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  • Olympic Report
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 September 2008.
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