Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event.

Women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueStade Nautique d'Antwerp
DateAugust 29
Competitors12 from 3 nations
Medalists
Ethelda Bleibtrey, Irene Guest, Frances Schroth, Margaret Woodbridge
 United States
Hilda James, Constance Jeans, Grace McKenzie, Charlotte Radcliffe
 Great Britain
Aina Berg, Jane Gylling, Emily Machnow, Carin Nilsson
 Sweden
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 twelve swimmers, representing three teams from three nations, competed in the event, which was held on Sunday, August 29, 1920. The United States women, who had already swept all six medals in the 100 metre and 300 metre event, won easily. Ethelda Bleibtrey won her third gold medal.

Records

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

World Record 5:52.8 Belle Moore
Jennie Fletcher
Annie Speirs
Irene Steer		 Stockholm (SWE) July 15, 1912
Olympic Record 5:52.8 Belle Moore
Jennie Fletcher
Annie Speirs
Irene Steer		 Stockholm (SWE) July 15, 1912

The United States set a new world record.

Results

Final
PlaceSwimmersTime
1 Margaret Woodbridge, Frances Schroth, Irene Guest, and Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA)5:11.6 WR
2 Hilda James, Constance Jeans, Charlotte Radcliffe, and Grace McKenzie (GBR)5:40.8
3 Aina Berg, Emily Machnow, Carin Nilsson, and Jane Gylling (SWE)5:43.6

References
  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 2 May 2008.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.