Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle
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 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second appearance of the event, which was established in 1924 after 1920 a 300-metre event was held. The competition was held from Saturday August 4, 1928 to Monday August 6, 1928.
Twenty swimmers from nine nations competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Martha Norelius |
Marie Braun |
Josephine McKim |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 5:49.6 | New York City (USA) | June 30, 1928 | |
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Olympic Record | 6:02.2 | Paris (FRA) | July 15, 1924 |
In the first heat Martha Norelius set a new world record with 5:45.4 minutes. In the final she bettered her own record to 5:42.8 minutes.
Results
Heats
Saturday August 4, 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:45.4 | QQ WR | |
2 | 6:12.3 | ||
3 | 6:26.4 | ||
4 | |||
5 | |||
6 | 6:37.0 |
Heat 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 6:04.6 | ||
2 | 6:11.0 | ||
3 | 6:12.0 | ||
4 | 6:28.0 | ||
5 | |||
6 |
Heat 3
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 6:10.0 | ||
2 | 6:16.8 | ||
3 | 6:20.0 | ||
4 |
Heat 4
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:53.8 | ||
2 | 6:03.6 | ||
3 | 6:10.4 | ||
4 |
Semifinals
Sunday August 5, 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:58.0 | QF | |
2 | 6:01.6 | QF | |
3 | 6:06.4 | QF | |
4 | |||
5 |
Semifinal 2
Place | Swimmer | Time | Qual. |
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1 | 5:54.6 | QF | |
2 | 5:55.0 | QF | |
3 | 6:09.0 | QF | |
4 |
Final
Monday August 6, 1928:
Place | Swimmer | Time |
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1 | 5:42.8 WR | |
2 | 5:57.8 | |
3 | 6:00.2 | |
4 | 6:07.0 | |
5 | 6:07.2 | |
6 | 6:11.6 |
References
- ↑ "Swimming at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 8 October 2008.