Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
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 August 10, 1928, and on Saturday August 11, 1928.
Twenty-four swimmers from eleven nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:10.0 |  |
Toledo (USA) | January 28, 1926 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 1:12.2 | |
Paris (FRA) | July 19, 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
Heats
The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 1:14.0 | Q |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:14.2 | Q |
| 3 |  | 1:14.4 | q |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:15.0 | |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 6 |  |
Heat 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 1:15.8 | Q |
| 2 |  | 1:16.4 | Q |
| 3 | | 1:22.6 | |
| 4 |  | ||
| 5 | |
Heat 3
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:14.8 | Q |
| 2 | | 1:26.4 | Q |
Heat 4
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:12.4 | Q |
| 2 | | 1:17.2 | Q |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:18.8 |
Heat 5
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:15.4 | Q |
| 2 | | 1:22.2 | Q |
| 3 |  | 1:31.6 |
Heat 6
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:15.6 | Q |
| 2 | | 1:16.8 | Q |
| 3 | | 1:20.6 | |
| 4 | | ||
| 5 | |
Semifinals
The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:12.2 | Q =OR |
| 2 | | 1:13.8 | Q |
| 3 | | 1:14.0 | Q |
| 4 | | 1:04.8 | |
| 5 | | ||
| 6 | | ||
| — | | DNF |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:11.4 | Q OR |
| 2 | | 1:15.6 | Q |
| 3 | | 1:15.8 | Q |
| 4 | | ||
| 5 | | ||
| 6 | |
Final
Saturday August 11, 1928:
| Place | Swimmer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1:11.0 OR |
| 2 | | 1:11.4 |
| 3 | | 1:13.6 |
| 4 | | 1:13.8 |
| 5 | | 1:14.6 |
| 6 | | 1:15.2 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 October 2008.
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