Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's 300 metre freestyle

The women's 300 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the first appearance of the event, which was later adjusted to 400 metres to match the men's competition.

Women's 300 metre freestyle
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueStade Nautique d'Antwerp
DatesAugust 26–28
Competitors16 from 7 nations
Medalists
Ethelda Bleibtrey  United States
Margaret Woodbridge  United States
Frances Schroth  United States
Swimming at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
100 mmenwomen
300 mwomen
400 mmen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmen
Breaststroke
200 mmen
400 mmen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mwomen
4×200 mmen

A total of 16 swimmers from seven nations competed in the event, which was held on Thursday, August 26 and on Saturday, August 28, 1920.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World Record 4:56.2 Fanny Durack ? 1912
Olympic Record - none - -

In the first semi-final Ethelda Bleibtrey set a new world record with 4:41.4 minutes. She bettered her own record in the final with 4:34.0 minutes.

Results

Semifinals

Thursday, August 26, 1920: The fastest two in each semi-final and the fastest third-placed from across the semi-finals advanced.

Semifinal 1

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA)4:41.4Q WR
2 Constance Jeans (GBR)4:57.8Q
3 Carin Nilsson (SWE)5:07.0
4 Hilda James (GBR)5:07.2
5 Lily Beaurepaire (AUS)

Semifinal 2

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Margaret Woodbridge (USA)4:56.6Q
2 Violet Walrond (NZL)5:04.6Q
3 Jane Gylling (SWE)5:04.8q
4 Grace McKenzie (GBR)
5 Ernestine Lebrun (FRA)

Semifinal 3

PlaceSwimmerTimeQual.
1 Eleanor Uhl (USA)5:02.0Q
2 Frances Schroth (USA)5:03.2Q
3 Aina Berg (SWE)5:29.6
4 Suzanne Wurtz (FRA)5:33.0
5 Florence Sancroft (GBR)
6 Barbara Nash (RSA)

Final

Saturday, August 28, 1920:

PlaceSwimmerTime
1 Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA)4:34.0 WR
2 Margaret Woodbridge (USA)4:42.8
3 Frances Schroth (USA)4:52.0
4 Constance Jeans (GBR)4:52.4
5 Eleanor Uhl (USA)
6 Jane Gylling (SWE)
7 Violet Walrond (NZL)

References
  1. "Swimming at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Women's 300 metres Freestyle". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 2 May 2008.
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