Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke

The women's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held from Tuersday August 11, 1936, to Thursday August 13, 1936.

Twenty-one swimmers from 14 nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Nida Senff
 Netherlands		 Rie Mastenbroek
 Netherlands		 Alice Bridges
 United States

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.

World Record 1:15.8 Netherlands Rie Mastenbroek Amsterdam (NED) February 27, 1936
Olympic Record 1:18.3 United States Eleanor Holm Los Angeles (USA) August 9, 1932

Nida Senff set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 1:16.2 minutes.

Results

Heats

Tuersday August 11, 1936: The fastest four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Nida Senff (NED)1:16.6QQ OR
2 Tove Bruunstrøm (DEN)1:20.4QQ
3 Lorna Frampton (GBR)1:20.9QQ
4 Anni Stolte (GER)1:23.1QQ
5 Kitty Mackay (AUS)1:24.6
6 Irén Győrffy (HUN)1:25.8
7 Noel Oxenbury (CAN)1:28.9
8 Sieglinda Zigler (BRA)1:32.0

Heat 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Alice Bridges (USA)1:19.2QQ
2 Truus Kerkmeester (NED)1:21.2QQ
3 Phyllis Harding (GBR)1:22.1QQ
4 Pat Norton (AUS)1:22.3QQ
5 Christel Rupke (GER)1:23.7
6 Thérèse Blondeau (FRA)1:23.8
7 Roma Wagner (AUT)1:28.4

Heat 3

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Edith Motridge (USA)1:21.0QQ
2 Rie Mastenbroek (NED)1:22.0QQ
3 Audrey Hancock (GBR)1:23.6QQ
4 Tove Nielsen (DEN)1:25.3QQ
5 Mary McConkey (CAN)1:25.3
6 Yeung Sauking (ROC)1:36.4

Semifinals

Wednesday August 12, 1936: The fastest three in each semi-final and the fastest fourth-placed advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Nida Senff (NED)1:17.1QQ
2 Edith Motridge (USA)1:19.1QQ
3 Tove Bruunstrøm (DEN)1:19.1QQ
4 Phyllis Harding (GBR)1:19.8qq
5 Anni Stolte (GER)1:21.7
6 Pat Norton (AUS)1:21.9

Semifinal 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Rie Mastenbroek (NED)1:19.1QQ
2 Lorna Frampton (GBR)1:19.6QQ
3 Alice Bridges (USA)1:20.4QQ
4 Truus Kerkmeester (NED)1:21.3
5 Audrey Hancock (GBR)1:21.6
6 Tove Nielsen (DEN)1:22.0

Final

Thursday August 13, 1936:

PlaceSwimmerTime
1 Nida Senff (NED)1:18.9
2 Rie Mastenbroek (NED)1:19.2
3 Alice Bridges (USA)1:19.4
4 Edith Motridge (USA)1:19.6
5 Tove Bruunstrøm (DEN)1:20.4
6 Lorna Frampton (GBR)1:20.6
7 Phyllis Harding (GBR)1:21.5

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Backstroke". Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  • Olympic Report
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 November 2008.
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